Day 7 ~ A Festival of Faith, Gratitude and Kindness
It’s the final day of the Festival, which finishes with two calm and focused retreat sessions enabling us to consolidate all we have received at this rich feast of Dharma.
Read MorePlease enjoy this excerpt from a teaching given by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche at Manjushri KMC, July 28, 2008.
Wishing everyone happiness throughout the holiday season and beyond. Through the compassionate presence of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in this world, may all living beings swiftly be freed from all suffering and enjoy everlasting happiness.
Two recent events – in Monterrey, Mexico and Manchester, UK – are wonderful examples of how Kadam Dharma is touching the hearts of people of the modern world.
Once a year in Buenos Aires, a special event is organized by the city called The Night of the Temples, in which all the temples of all religions in the city open their doors to the public. Last weekend, KMC Argentina participated in this year’s event and was visited by more than 320 people in four hours!
The students at KMC San Francisco had a fantastic time celebrating our 30th Anniversary this past weekend! It was so wonderful to be together as a community again and to receive the profound blessings of the Bodhisattva Vow from Gen-la Kelsang Jampa.
Last Saturday was ITP Day, when we celebrated the work of the International Temples Project, a worldwide charitable project that works to fulfill the wishes of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
The first World Peace Cafe (WPC) was opened in Ulverston 20 years ago by Manjushri KMC at the suggestion of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Since then many new WPCs have been opened around the world, and they are now a regular feature at Kadampa centers both in cities and in rural locations.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche says that Kadampa centers do not belong to any individuals but to all living beings. And legal and constitutional safeguards are in place to ensure this will always be the case. This means the centers are very precious. Venerable Geshe-la says that whenever we engage in an action to benefit our center we are in fact benefitting all living beings. Through such actions we accumulate vast merit, purify negativities and receive powerful blessings.
Just over a year ago, Daniel, a student at KMC New York, was requested to teach online to a group of people in Israel. Now he is living in Tel Aviv as the Teacher gathering many dedicated students.
