In the first week of July 2023, KMC Oslo organised an unforgettable retreat right in the heart of the Netherlands. This was guided by the Nordic National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of KMC Oslo, Gen Kelsang Dragpa.
On the 1st of July, KMC La Sierra in Madrid celebrated their Open Day. It turned out to be a delightful day, blessed with great weather, and attracted the participation of approximately a hundred individuals.
Gen Kelsang Dornying visited France to give courses and public talk at KMC Paris and KMC Metz this week.
Granada KMC recently organized a meditation retreat near the city of Granada. The retreat was called “The peace of concentration”. Surrounded by the tranquillity of nature, the participants were able to train their mind in tranquil abiding according to the Mahamudra oral instructions, focusing their mind in the very subtle mind as their meditation object.
This June 10 and 11, KMC Bilbao received a very special visit, from international teacher Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, in which she shared from her heart teachings to understand why knowing and transforming our mind, we can transform the world.
KMC Spain celebrated on the 10th of June its first anniversary of the 6th Kadampa Temple for World Peace. The program included guided visits to the Temple and the site, gifts raffles, varios Cafés and shop open, activities for children and the most popular one: a public talk with the NSD in Spain and resident teacher, Gen Kelsang Chokga.
Following the Spring Festival, the Kadampa Meditation Centers in Berlin and Paris held compelling public talks that drew substantial crowds both in-person and online.
The sangha from the Spanish centers of KMC Albacete and Avalokiteshvara KBC in Huelva have been enjoying spring with their spiritual friends. Combining their courses with outdoor meditations and walks in beautiful locations, they have enjoyed the chance to build their sangha community.
IKRC Menorca hosted Nagarjuna KMC for a retreat guided by Kadam Bridget Heyes entitled “Calming the mind: a Buddhist approach”.
For the first time, Kadam Dharma appears in this beautiful country surrounded by the green mountains of the Pyrenees. An inaugural conference given by Gen Kelsang Lochani, Resident Teacher at KMC Barcelona, with more than 100 people at the emblematic Roc Blanc Hotel starts the journey.
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