Editors’ Picks ~ October 2026
Our editors select their favorite photographs from around the world for the month of October.
Read MoreThis year the Nordic Dharma Celebration was hosted by Kadampa Meditation Centre Copenhagen in Denmark, where over 60 people from the Nordic sangha were fortunate enough to meet in-person and via online recordings, to celebrate together over 3 wonderful days.
Tharpaland’s community offers popular morning prayer services to benefit the local community, guided tours and meditations in the afternoon; to learn about the history of the place but also to get a taste for its nature and function nowadays.
After giving a powerful public talk at KMC Berlin, Gen Ananda is now heading for Vienna and Lubiljana where he will give further public talks and weekend courses
In the annual Refuge retreat guided by Gen Lochani at the KMC in Barcelona the students have been able to savor that the best way to love oneself is to enter the path of Buddhism, for our own sake and that for the sake of others.
“If only the world out there were a little like Tharpaland! Everyone in the world would be much better off.”
KMC Spain just held an open house weekend. 600 people from the surrounding towns, including Malaga, Granada and Seville, came to see this beautiful Temple and enjoy guided meditations from the Resident Teacher Gen Chokga, guided tours of the whole site and special activities for children and families.
After her participation in the ITTP at Manjushri Cente, the Summer Festival and the post-festival retreat at the Sintra World Peace Temple, our Resident Teacher, Gen Lochani, has finally returned to Barcelona. We met with her first at the urban temple in the city for a special day full of friends – a family of more than 200 people, welcoming their most beloved member.
Menorca IRC just concluded its final week of retreat following the Summer Festival 2022. Part I was guided by Gen Kelsang Ananda, National Spiritual Director of Germany, on tummo, or inner fire, and part II was led by Gen Kelsang Chodor, Resident Teacher at KMC London, on the clarity of mind.
September will see three Kadampa Dharma Celebrations: The Quebec Dharma Celebration, UK Dharma Celebration & Nordic Dharma Celebration.
Tharpaland KMC hosted their summer retreat with Gen Rabten titled “The Clear Light of Happiness”. Throughout the retreat, Gen Rabten taught meditations to cleanse the subtle body and attain enlightenment.
