General Spiritual Director
Bonus Bulletin – 27 November
Nov 27, 2024
Post festival retreat blessings around the world
KMC France, Nagarjuna KMC and KMC Seville have all hosted retreats following the Summer Festival.
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Volunteering – a precious opportunity
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.
International retreat at the sixth Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Málaga
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.
A timeless message from Venerable Geshe-la
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.
Why training qualified Kadampa Teachers is so important
For the last three weeks in the run up to the 2022 Summer Festival, Manjushri KMC has been abuzz with almost 200 Resident Teachers from around the world studying on the Intensive Teacher Training Program.
A beautiful end to a beautiful year
Recently we featured the summer party held by KMC Barcelona at their retreat center in Montserrat. This was followed by a party at their urban Temple in the city to celebrate the end of the teaching year.
Ask a Buddhist Teacher: Do scientists and Buddhists see eye to eye?
Gen Kelsang Rigpa, Western US National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center LA, answers “Do Scientists and Buddhists see eye to eye?”
ONE WEEK TO GO!
Manjushri KMC is now closed to the public and preparations have begun in earnest for Summer Festival 2022.
After the busiest month ever, the Manjushri Cafe closed with the staff and volunteers celebrating with a party on the lawn. The next day they set about a deep clean of the cafe preparing it to transform into a Festival cafe.
A new Kadampa Meditation Center is established in Cologne
Through the kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche the New Kadampa Tradition has purchased a modern and well-located commercial space in the heart of Cologne, the fourth biggest city in Germany.
While the Teacher is away . . .
While the Teacher is away . . . With the Resident Teachers currently at Manjushri KMC for the Intensive Teacher Training Program, we may wonder what is happening back at the centers. Besides the regular General Program classes being maintained by senior students at the centers, there is also a host of other activities taking … Read more
