News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Nov 13, 2024
From 15th to 21st August, at KMC Deuachen, Gen Kelsang Lochani, Resident Teacher at KMC Barcelona, led a Post Festival Retreat based on the teachings and commentaries given in the NKT International Summer Festival.
Last weekend, KMC Mexico organized a post-festival retreat under the guidance of Gen Nampur, Resident Teacher at KMC Cuernavaca, we had the opportunity to meditate on the key teachings of the NKT International Summer Festival, based the book ‘The Clear Light of Bliss’ by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Last week, KMC Barcelona organized a post-festival retreat based on the NKT Summer Festival teachings at the beautiful Montserrat temple located in the outskirts of Barcelona. The retreat was guided by Gen Kelsang Darguey, resident teacher at IKRC Menorca, who provided teachings suitable for practitioners of all experience levels.
Following the International Summer Festival, on 15th August at KMC Madrid, Gen Kelsang Rigden led a retreat based on the teachings and comments given at the festival, in order to gain familiarity with the profound Tantric practices of Mahamudra through meditation and contemplation.
Last week we had the great good fortune and delight to welcome Gen-la Kelsang Thubten to guide our Post Summer Festival Retreat at Kailash International Retreat Centre. Including people participating online, over a hundred people took part in the retreat.
Last weekend, many practitioners from all over the world, and of all levels of experience, gathered together in the Morden temple for world peace to engage in Gen la Khyenrab’s special weekend retreat on Mahamudra.
KMC France, Nagarjuna KMC and KMC Seville have all hosted retreats following the Summer Festival.
Many Kadampa centers offer opportunities to take part in volunteer visits – helping out with the work of the center in exchange for accommodation, meals and participation in the spiritual program.
Kadam Morten Clausen, Eastern US National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at KMC New York City, is guiding a post summer festival retreat on Clear Light of Bliss in the newly inaugurated Temple at KMC Spain in Málaga.
On the final morning of the International Summer Festival 2022, everyone gathered in the Temple to watch the video presentation of the play of The Life of Buddha.
Here we share the talk Venerable Geshe-la gave at the end of the live presentation in 2009 – a precious teaching we will never tire of hearing.