{"id":691059,"date":"2025-12-30T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/2025\/12\/last-empowerments-of-the-year-were-in-canada-and-south-africa"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:47:39","slug":"last-empowerments-of-the-year-were-in-canada-and-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/2025\/12\/last-empowerments-of-the-year-were-in-canada-and-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Las \u00faltimas iniciaciones del a\u00f1o fueron en Canad\u00e1 y Sud\u00e1frica"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\".8\">LAST EMPOWERMENTS OF THE YEAR Were IN CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA<\/h2>\r\n<h3 data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">Celebrating the last empowerments of 2025, Kadampa communities in Canada and South Africa received precious blessings and participated in meaningful purification practices. These end\u2011of\u2011year events deepened Dharma connection and joy as the year draws to a close.<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Empowerments.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Empowerments\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Empowerments.jpg\" alt=\"Empowerments\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1350\" \/> <\/a> <a title=\"Click Here\" target=\"_self\" data-modal=\"role=&quot;button&quot;\" aria-label=\"KMC DURBAN\"> KMC DURBAN <\/a> <a title=\"Click Here\" target=\"_self\" data-modal=\"role=&quot;button&quot;\" aria-label=\"KMC QUEBEC\"> KMC QUEBEC <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>Manjushri Empowerment and Retreat at KMC Durban<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-Untitled-design.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 Untitled design\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-Untitled-design.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 Untitled design\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1381\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>What a beautiful and deeply moving weekend at<a href=\"https:\/\/meditateindurban.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> KMC Durban<\/a>. Receiving the empowerment of Buddha Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom, from Gen Jampel was both powerful and gentle. The wisdom blessings touched something very deep in all of us, dissolving our confusion and opening space for a view of enlightenment.<\/p>\r\n<p>At the same time, there was so much joy in simply being together &#8211; a community gathered with warm hearts, shared intention and an opportunity to engage in something profoundly meaningful.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6185.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6185\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6185.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6185\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6163.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6163\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6163.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6163\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6319.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6319\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6319.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6319\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6182.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6182\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6182.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6182\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Moments of stillness, moments of connection, and a feeling of being uplifted together by our precious Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe-la. We are so grateful for these precious teachings, the opportunity to do retreat, the special blessings received, and the warmth of Sangha. Thank you, Geshe-la.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>May wisdom continue to grow in our hearts and in our world.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6279.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6279\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6279.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6279\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6309.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6309\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-DURBAN-2025-IMG_6309.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC DURBAN - 2025 IMG_6309\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>VAJRASATTVA EMPOWERMENT AND PURIFICATION RETREAT IN QUEBEC<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1284.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1284\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1284.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1284\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/meditationaquebec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMC Quebec<\/a> community had the precious opportunity to receive Vajrasattva empowerment from their Resident Teacher, Marie-Claude Martel. In the days leading up to the event, the center came together with great joy to prepare every detail, creating the causes to purify negative karma and accumulate merit. When the special day arrived, nearly 50 people gathered to receive powerful blessings from Buddha Vajrasattva, along with clear and practical teachings on the four opponent powers and the practice of Meditation and Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva.<\/p>\r\n<p>This meaningful experience continued with a three-day unguided purification retreat, allowing participants to deepen their practice in a peaceful and focused way. Heartfelt thanks go to all the participants, organizers and volunteers, to Marie-Claude for her guidance, and above all, to our most kind <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/buddhism\/relying-upon-a-spiritual-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso<\/a>, whose compassion makes these precious opportunities possible.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_5527.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_5527\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_5527.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_5527\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1253.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1253\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1253.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1253\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_5530.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_5530\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_5530.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_5530\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1252.jpg\" target=\"_self\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1252\" src=\"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NKT-KMC-QUEBEC-2025-Copie-de-IMG_1252.jpg\" alt=\"NKT - KMC QUEBEC - 2025 Copie de IMG_1252\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrando las \u00faltimas iniciaciones de 2025, las comunidades kadampas de Canad\u00e1 y Sud\u00e1frica recibieron preciosas bendiciones y participaron en significativas pr\u00e1cticas de purificaci\u00f3n. Estos eventos de fin de a\u00f1o fortalecieron la conexi\u00f3n con el Dharma y la alegr\u00eda a medida que el a\u00f1o llega a su fin ","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":690598,"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":[1882],"tags":[2231,2232],"project":[],"class_list":["post-691059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eventos-es","tag-kmc-durban","tag-kmc-quebec","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691059"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":708630,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691059\/revisions\/708630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691059"},{"taxonomy":"project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kadampa.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project?post=691059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}