January 2020 at Manjushri KMC will be a special time for retreat with four weeks of contemplation and meditation on Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s book Mirror of Dharma with Additions led by Gen-la Jampa and Gen Rabten.
Gen-la has concluded her extraordinary teachings at Manjushri KMC this weekend, and the students have settled into 2 days of retreat with Gen Nyingpo. We finish with another inspiring excerpt from Gen-la’s teachings in which she encourages us to understand and live according to the Kadampa family’s purpose – an exquisite teaching revealing a special union of wisdom and compassion.
Listening to Gen-la Dekyong’s teachings this weekend at Manjushri KMC it is easy to see how she is perfectly qualified to be the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU. Her reliance upon her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Keslang Gyatso Rinpoche, is exemplary, and because of this listening to her teach we feel as if we are listening to Venerable Geshe-la himself teaching through her.
Last night in a packed Temple for World Peace at Manjushri KMC, Gen-la Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, shared some priceless advice she received directly from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
This time of year Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, literally sparkles as the world famous Christmas markets open and visitors flock to the city to browse the stalls, dine in the restaurants and enjoy the fairground attractions. But last night, in the midst of the festivities, a quiet and peaceful space appeared . . .
This weekend, Gen-la Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, will give the transmission of a precious Kadampa text – one of the three condensed Lamrim texts that are the very heart of Modern Kadampa Buddhism.
For those fortunate enough to attend the course by Gen-la Dekyong at Manjushri KMC this coming weekend, Friday 29 – Dec 3, a special opportunity awaits them – the transmission blessing of one of the three core condensed Lamrim texts of our tradition.
This weekend Kadam John McBretney, Resident Teacher at Heruka KMC in north London, granted the empowerment and commentary of the Great Mother Prajnaparamita. The event was a milestone for the development of Kadam Dharma in the capital city.
The last in a three-part series of extraordinary teachings given by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU at the Fall Festival 2019. To listen to this teaching on how the lineage of understanding and experience is passed down in our tradition, we begin to realise how extremely fortunate we are!
This is the second in a three-part series of extraordinary teachings given by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU at the Fall Festival 2019. Gen-la explains a teaching she received directly from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche on what is oral instruction. How fortunate we are!
General Spiritual Director
