Every January since 2008, KMC Texas has held a major public talk at the prestigious Dallas Museum of Art (DMA). This year the Resident Teacher Gen Menla gave a talk on the Pure Bliss of Tantra which was attended by over 250 people and was very well received.
Fortunate Kadampas gathered in Vancouver this weekend for the Western Canada Dharma Celebration. Gen Kelsang Rigpa, the NKT Western US National Spiritual Director granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Maitreya and gave powerful teachings on the three aspects of love.
With January already their busiest time of the year, they needed to be crafty about how they could cater to lots of newcomers while simultaneously creating retreat conditions for those wanting to engage in the Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka close retreat.
While most centers have completed their winter retreats some retreats continue at the International retreat centers and elsewhere.
At IKRC Grand Canyon they are now entering the fifth week of the Mountain Retreat focusing on tranquil abiding.
Kadampa Meditation Center Vancouver hosted a public talk last night called Finding Peace: Meditation, Inner Health & Happiness. Gen Rigpa led a packed house to think about our inner health as much as we normally think about our physical health.
The three main centers in Texas – Austin, Houston, and Dallas had their first annual away retreat on the Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa.
We have laid the foundation for Mahamudra meditation by deepening our experience of Lamrim and Lojong. Gen Rigpa has skillfully laid out the entire path to enlightenment meditations in such a powerful and concise way. KMC New York has become a retreat bubble, where even visitors feel peace and tranquility from the environment and retreaters.
This weekend two feet of snow fell overnight at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon making for a beautiful morning at the temple during the start of their Lamrim week.
This weekend the IKRC Grand Canyon started its sixth annual six-week Mountain Retreat. Saturday morning began with 90 people from 7 countries and all across the USA joining together in the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Manjushri.
Over a hundred people gathered at Kadampa Meditation Center Tampa Bay to prepare for the new year with Kadam Morten.
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It’s been a joyful and inspiring start to the new term at Compassion KMC and Maitreya KBC in the UK, and at KMC Valladolid in Spain. From uplifting teachings and practical advice for everyday life, to connecting with the local community and…
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