KMC Deuachen in Sintra Portugal recently held a special event at which the Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Rigden, granted empowerment and teachings on the practice of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshevara. The meditations were led by Maria João Caldeira.
Recently the Gen Lochani, Resident Teacher at KMC Barcelona, took part in a discussion at the College of Arts & Design in Barcelona. The subject was how to help people of the millennial generation understand and solve their problems. Gen Lochani shared the Buddhist perspective and explained how meditation can help.
Updates from two Kadampa centers – KMC Austria in Vienna & KMC Mahamudra in South Bay Los Angeles
As the Opening of the Temple and the beginning of the 2022 Spring Festival approach, preparations are underway at the site to host thousands of people. The Festival will have a distinctive Mediterranean feel. Here we see the team trying out a vegetable paella, one of the dishes offered at the chiringuitos distributed throughout the site, which will also provide tortilla, tapas, salads etc.
The Mid-Atlantic Dharma Celebration 2022 was held at KMC Washington DC. Kadam Morten, National Spiritual Director for Eastern USA. Kadam Morten granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani and gave powerful teachings on overcoming obstacles.
After taking possession of their wonderful new property in the mountains of Sierra de Guadarrama, the most popular natural site in Madrid and preparing it to open to the public, KMC Madrid recently held a special weekend at which the Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Tongmo granted the first empowerment in the new property.
In a sign that we are emerging from the pandemic restrictions and returning to normal operations – but with renewed vigor – many centers held full length in-person retreats over January. And some finished with fire pujas and self initiation pujas on site. Here we feature three of these – each with a remarkable story to tell.
At the suggestion of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, yesterday a special Prayers for World Peace was held at Manjushri KMC led by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, to pray for peace in the world at this time.
Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director for Mexico, recently visited southern Mexico where she gave a number of talks and joined people from various centers on a group retreat called The Power to Change. The retreat was hosted by KBC Menlha in Chiapas, Mexico.
The Welsh Dharma Celebration 2022 recently took place in the midst of storms and wild weather at KMC Wales in Swansea.
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