General Spiritual Director
Booking for the Summer Festival 2024 opens today
May 2, 2024
Spring Festival 2021 Diaries Extra
Here are a few more submissions that came too late for the actual Diaries. Beautiful stories from beautiful people around the world.
Worldwide
A supreme dedication & promise
June 4 2021, Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, is the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the Founder of NKT-IKBU. Enjoy this remarkable video that celebrates this auspicious occasion.
Time for retreat
Kadampa centers around the world have arranged follow-up retreats, most of which are also online, to give people a chance to gain deeper experience of the teachings at the Festival. See the post for details.
Will you be joining these fortunate people?
Tonight at 10pm UK time the 2021 Spring Festival Page goes live with the full program and a brand new video wall each day. Here are some of the many people who are eagerly awaiting the start of the Festival.
Will you be joining a post Spring Festival Retreat?
Traditionally after the three NKT-IKBU International Festivals, Kadampa centers around the world organise follow-up retreats to give us a chance to deepen our understanding and experience of the teachings from the Festival. Here are the centers offering retreats following the 2021 Spring Festival. There is still time to book for the Festival online.
Laying the foundation
Since Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche introduced the Foundation Program in the ’80s, it has guided thousands of students around the world along their spiritual path, showing in very practical ways how to integrate Kadam Dharma into modern life.Discover more.
Why I am attending the Spring Festival
We asked people around the world what they are looking forward to about the Spring Festival. Here are few of their responses:
An offering of faith
On June 4, Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, we will celebrate the 90th birthday of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Fall Festival 2021 Important Announcement
Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding international travel in general, and in particular the uncertainty of when Australia’s borders will open to international visitors in sufficient numbers, it has been decided to once again postpone the NKT International Fall Festival in Brisbane for another year.
A Powerful Worldwide Purification
More wonderful photos of the Buddha Day celebrations around the world.
