Tharpa Mexico was present at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Jalisco, one of the most important publishing festivals in the world. This year 806,000 visitors attended, 2,000 publishers were present and 49 countries were represented. It is one of the most awaited events in the City.
Last Saturday, the city of Buenos Aires celebrated the Night of the Temples. Kadampa Meditation Centre Argentina participated for the third time, together with more than 80 temples of different faiths.
Under the guidance of Kelsang Dechog from the Kadampa Art Studio in the UK, Kadampa Meditation Centre Brazil’s community are engaged in maintenance work on the roof vajras, Confession Buddhas and Heruka Mandala.
Last weekend 350 Kadampa practitioners from all over Mexico gathered at Kadampa Meditation Centre Cuernavaca for the National Celebration with Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director for Mexico.
“For the first time, Gen-la Jampa, the deputy spiritual director of the NKT-IKBU, visited our country to share teachings on developing the mind of compassion, and on transforming our fearful and anxious society into a more loving, wise and, of course, compassionate one.”
On November 19, after months of work and renovations, a new Dharma center was inaugurated in Zona Norte area of Buenos Aires.
Over 60 people came for this auspicious event born out of the intention of our Guru, the Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, to bring Dharma centers to all people so that they can achieve ultimate happiness by listening to Buddha’s teachings.
After a 3-year wait since the last gathering at the Brazil Temple for the National Festival, this year people from all over Brazil reunited with old friends to receive profound blessings and teachings, enjoy working and laughing together and experience directly how wonderful it is to attend a Kadampa Festival in person.
This weekend Kadampa Meditation Centre Argentina hosted the seventh National Dharma Festival with practitioners from Argentina and Uruguay.
After three years without an in-person National Festival, last weekend people from all over Chile gathered to receive empowerment and teachings from Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, Deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.
Recently at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, DC, Resident Teacher and U.S. Midwestern National Spiritual Director Gen Kelsang Demo guided a Post Summer Festival Retreat drawn from some of the most profound teachings given in Weeks 1 and 2 of the International Summer Festival.
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