{"id":640622,"date":"2025-07-28T12:58:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/2025\/07\/sommerfestival-2025-tag-3"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:27:29","slug":"sommerfestival-2025-tag-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/2025\/07\/sommerfestival-2025-tag-3","title":{"rendered":"Sommerfestival 202 Tag 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kadampa-Summer-Festival-2025---Buddha-Green-Tara-Merged-2x.png\" alt=\"Kadampa-Summer-Festival-2025---Buddha-Green-Tara-Merged-2x\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"828\" width=\"794\" title=\"Kadampa-Summer-Festival-2025---Buddha-Green-Tara-Merged-2x\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tInternational <b>Summer Festival 2025<\/b> diaries\t<\/h2>\n\t<em>The overarching theme of the Festival is how to be a Kadampa, a qualified Kadampa practitioner that strives to emulate the pure examples of our Kadampa Iineage Gurus, and especially the pure example of our own Spiritual Guide.<br \/>\n<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-82.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-82\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-82\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tDay 3 ~ how to be a Kadampa\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_flower-copy.png\" alt=\"Tara-3_motifs_flower copy\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1084\" width=\"889\" title=\"Tara-3_motifs_flower copy\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\twhy do we need to attain enlightenment with Gen-la Jampa\t<\/h3>\n\t<style>wistia-player[media-id='jzjbifcqws']:not(:defined) { background: center \/ contain no-repeat url('https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/jzjbifcqws\/swatch'); display: block; filter: blur(5px); padding-top:56.25%; }<\/style> <wistia-player media-id=\"jzjbifcqws\" aspect=\"1.7777777777777777\"><\/wistia-player>\n\t<p>We understand that through the kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, we, the people of the modern world, have an unsurpassed opportunity to practice modern Kadampa Buddhism and to integrate it with our daily life in a way that fits perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>This is something that it is easy to see embodied all around us at the Festival as people happily work to make the Festival possible: cherishing new arrivals at reception, welcoming people into the Temple, selflessly serving others in the dining marquis, joyfully washing the pots and in countless other seen and unseen ways<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-42.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-42\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-42\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<p>During the sessions people&#8217;s deep and growing faith is evident as they engage in prayer, carefully listen to the teachings and concentrate in deep meditation.<\/p>\n<p>Venerable Geshe-la encouraged us that by following <em>Advice from Atisha&#8217;s Heart<\/em> and practicing Lamrim we will become real qualified Kadampas, and we will have a good and happy life. Gen-la Jampa takes us deeply into the meaning of the first two verses in Advice from Atisha&#8217;s Heart drawing on commentaries given by Venerable Geshe-la.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-18.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-18\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-18\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-17.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-17\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-17\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SUMMER-F-25-MILOB-D2-074.jpg\" alt=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -074\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1282\" width=\"1920\" title=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -074\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SUMMER-F-25-MILOB-D2-103.jpg\" alt=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -103\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1282\" width=\"1920\" title=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -103\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\t Guided Meditation with gen tonglam\t<\/h2>\n\t<style>wistia-player[media-id='3blgxbkh4a']:not(:defined) { background: center \/ contain no-repeat url('https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/3blgxbkh4a\/swatch'); display: block; filter: blur(5px); padding-top:56.25%; }<\/style> <wistia-player media-id=\"3blgxbkh4a\" aspect=\"1.7777777777777777\"><\/wistia-player>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tBy relying on a qualified spiritual teacher we can progress on the spiritual path\t<\/h2>\n\t<style>wistia-player[media-id='2v2g03ldnw']:not(:defined) { background: center \/ contain no-repeat url('https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/2v2g03ldnw\/swatch'); display: block; filter: blur(5px); padding-top:177.78%; }<\/style> <wistia-player media-id=\"2v2g03ldnw\" aspect=\"0.5625\"><\/wistia-player>\n\t<blockquote><p><em>&#8222;Friends, until you attain enlightenment, the Spiritual Teacher is indispensable; therefore rely upon the holy Spiritual Guide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Until you realize ultimate truth, listening is indispensable; therefore listen to the instructions of the Spiritual Guide.&#8220;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<p>By relying on a qualified Spiritual Teacher we can progress on the spiritual path and gain perfect understanding. Without relying on a Spiritual Guide we will misunderstand many things and also we will not receive the powerful blessings that make our spiritual practice successful. Contemplating deeply we can reach the conclusion, to attain the ultimate goal of Enlightenment I must rely on my Spiritual Guide with deep faith.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer-2025-Photos-Norbu-2025-07-25_35.jpg\" alt=\"Summer-2025-Photos-Norbu-2025-07-25_35\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1243\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer-2025-Photos-Norbu-2025-07-25_35\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SUMMER-FEST-25-MILOB-D3.jpg\" alt=\"SUMMER FEST 25 - MILOB - D3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1354\" width=\"1920\" title=\"SUMMER FEST 25 - MILOB - D3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer-25-day3-Deshe-20.jpg\" alt=\"Summer 25-day3-Deshe-20\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer 25-day3-Deshe-20\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tRelying on the Spiritual teacher  through actions to benefit others\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_clouds-copy.png\" alt=\"Tara-3_motifs_clouds copy\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"655\" width=\"1047\" title=\"Tara-3_motifs_clouds copy\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Melani_Day3_23.jpg\" alt=\"Melani_Day3_23\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Melani_Day3_23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<p>How fortunate we are to be able to do all these things at the Festival. Beginning each morning with meditation on the teachings, then listening to a great wealth of Dharma and discussing and contemplating it with our Sangha friends, or putting it into practice in our actions to benefit others.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SUMMER-F-25-MILOB-D2-109.jpg\" alt=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -109\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1282\" width=\"1920\" title=\"SUMMER F 25 - MILOB- D2 -109\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-11.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-11\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-11\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Summer2025_Xavier-66.jpg\" alt=\"Summer2025_Xavier-66\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Summer2025_Xavier-66\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tFestival Podcast\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_lotus-copy.png\" alt=\"Tara-3_motifs_lotus copy\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1126\" width=\"1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_lotus-copy.png 1472w, https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_lotus-copy-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_lotus-copy-1339x1024.png 1339w, https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tara-3_motifs_lotus-copy-768x587.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" title=\"Tara-3_motifs_lotus copy\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Das Hauptthema des Festivals ist, wie man ein Kadampa sein kann, also ein qualifizierter Kadampa Praktizierender, der sich bem\u00fcht, den reinen Beispielen unserer Kadampa Liniengurus und vor allem dem reinen Beispiel unseres eigenen spirituellen Meisters nachzueifern.","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":639882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1917,1916,236],"tags":[],"project":[],"class_list":["post-640622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-sommerfestival","category-festival-tagebucher","category-internationale-festivals","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642849,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640622\/revisions\/642849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640622"},{"taxonomy":"project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project?post=640622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}