At this year’s New Zealand Dharma Celebration, Gen Kelsang Rabten granted the empowerment of Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification and gave teachings on how to purify negative karma by relying on Vajrasattva. The celebration was hosted by Kadampa Meditation Centre Auckland.
KMC San Francisco & KMC Los Angeles held a joint retreat nestled in beautiful IKRC Grand Canyon temple.
The two Resident Teachers, Gen Kelsang Rigpa & Gen Kelsang Choma, explained and guided meditations on emptiness.
25 years of Kadam Dharma in Atlanta, Georgia, were celebrated this past weekend at Kadampa Meditation Center Georgia.
Last weekend on the West coast of Europe, in the charming city of Sintra, the Portugal National Festival organised by Kadampa Meditation Center Deuachen was held at the forth Kadampa Temple for World Peace.
Gen-la Kelsang Thubten granted the empowerment of Buddha Prajnaparamita during the festival and provided commentary to the Yoga of Great Mother practice and meditations on emptiness from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s book The New Heart of Wisdom. The importance of engaging in the meditation on emptiness was emphasized throughout the festival.
Recently Gen Kelsang Rabten visited KMC Brisbane to give a public talk on the mental peace, inner strength and deep joy we can unlock through the power of meditation.
April 20th 2023 – over 125 people gather on an unusually cold and windy night at the Manchester Crowne Plaza Hotel. They have come, many for the first time, to learn how mental peace is the key to their own inner health.
Recently people of Norway and Sweden enjoyed clear and profound guidance of visiting teacher Gen Kelsang Lekma. Through her practical approach and skillful presenting of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s teachings from ‘The New Eight Steps to Happiness’ hearts of almost 30 persons were deeply touched and transformed.
The Mid-Atlantic Dharma Celebration 2023 was held at KMC Maryland. Kadam Morten, National Spiritual Director for Eastern USA granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Amitayus and gave inspiring teachings on this practice.
This year’s Austrian Dharma celebration held April 14 – 16th 2023 with Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, National Spiritual Director for Italy, Austria and Switzerland, was an unforgettable weekend with participants from all over Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Nyungnay retreats to purify negative karma, teachings, empowerments and courses, were just some of the ways practitioners marked the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating the attainment of enlightenment.
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