Growing in Inner Peace
From Guadalajara, Mexico, to York, UK, recent retreats and events offered wonderful opportunities for participants to deepen their meditation practice, cultivate positive minds, and connect with greater inner peace.
Read MoreNyungnay retreat took place at the Temples for World Peace to celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Please enjoy these photo galleries from Manjushri KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC Deuachen.
The fifteenth day of the fourth month is a very special day in the Buddhist calendar, for it marks the day on which Buddha demonstrated the manner of attaining enlightenment in this world.
Both Brasil and France enjoyed their annual Dharma Celebration with their National Spiritual Directors over NKT Day weekend. Enjoy the wonderful photos they have shared.
This weekend, many Kadampa centers around the world took advantage of the Easter holidays to offer special events. And with Saturday being NKT Day it was also an occasion for special pujas and celebrations. In this first post on the events of the weekend we feature the mother center, Manjushri KMC in the UK and IKRC Grand Canyon in the US.
NKT was formally registered as a charity in July 1991. On Saturday April 3 the following year, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche inaugurated NKT Day, which was to be celebrated on the first Saturday in April every year.
The International Kadampa Buddhist Union is a global spiritual family emanating from the heart of our precious Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. One of the many advantages of this union is that because the Dharma and spiritual direction are the same for all constituent centers it is easy for them to engage in cooperative ventures. Here we feature two recent collaborations.
Last weekend, a rain of blessings fell as many centers around the world held special events at which fortunate Kadampa students received empowerments both in-person and online.
Lat weekend saw many special events in Kadampa centers around the world, with empowerments and other activities online. Enjoy this selection of photos from these events
With over 350 people around the world registered to take part in the online burning offerings this weekend at Manjushri KMC, all eyes on Saturday were on the Vajrayogini Burning Offering presided over by Gen-la Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.
Traditionally at Kadampa centers, February is a time to engage in the practice of Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, wisdom, and merit Some centers engage in short retreats, while others offer special pujas.
