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Sessions

FESTIVAL PROGRAM
This will be included in the Links Email you receive. The email will include 2 links:

LINK 1: LIVE SESSIONS
Apart from Cantonese and Mandarin, all sessions will originally be streamed live via ZOOM. To access the live sessions, use the links provided in the e-mail.

LINK 2: CATCH-UP SESSIONS & MORE
All sessions except the empowerment will be made available for catch-up purposes approximately 48 hours after the session finishes, at which point the relevant link will become active.

To view the session, click on the link and it will open in the player above the link. Once opened you can select the the language you wish to listen in.

PLEASE NOTE: The catch-up videos will be available online until 23:59 (UK time) on 7 November.

TRANSLATION & TIME ZONES
The links you receive will be customised to the time zone for which you booked. When you click on the link for each session you can choose from the original English or any other language available in that time zone. You will find an 'interpretation' button inside ZOOM where you can choose your language. If this button is  not visible, you will need to update your ZOOM - see the Troubleshooting tab on this page.

3 IMPORTANT POINTS - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

  1. The empowerment Arya Green Tara will be broadcast only ONCE in the time zone that you have booked for
  2. To attend the Festival and receive the empowerment, you must be available at the time it is being broadcast (see timetable page for details of the time zones)
  3. To receive the commentary you must attend the empowerment

Books & Prayers

Here is a list of books and prayers that will be used during the Festival. These can be purchased from the Festival shop.

BOOKS

Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully
The Mirror of Dharma with Additions

SADHANAS

  • Prayers for Meditation
  • The Path to Heaven
  • Wishfulfilling Jewel
  • Offering to the Spiritual Guide
  • Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples
  • Prayers for the Long Life of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

ZOOM

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF ZOOM INSTALLED

All sessions will be streamed through Zoom. So you will need to have Zoom installed on the device with which you want to view the sessions. Install the latest version of ZOOM here.

If you already have Zoom installed, when you click on each link the session will automatically open at the appropriate time.

If you do not have Zoom installed YOU WILL HAVE TO INSTALL ZOOM ON YOUR DEVICE before you can view the live sessions. We recommend you do this and test it as soon as possible.

To see if you have Zoom installed, follow this link. If you do not, this link will give you an option of downloading the app: zoom.us/test

Once Zoom is installed you simply need to click on the link for each session in your Link E-mail and it will open in Zoom for you.

Troubleshooting

We hope that your online Fall Festival experience will be smooth, however we recognise that sometimes you may experience some problems.

This troubleshooting guide offers help for some of the most common issues. If you have further questions see the bottom of this section for further help options.

The video or audio quality in ZOOM are low or keeps dropping out

  1. Change your connection

On a mobile device, move to an area with a better connection to see if this helps. On PCs, try with a wired Ethernet connection, if possible. Otherwise, get close to the local router and use the 5GHz connection — it’s faster and (typically) less congested.

  1. Try putting the video into full screen mode 

HD video is triggered when the zoom player is in full screen mode. If you connection isn’t strong enough for HD video try watching in a smaller window.

  1. Try a different device

You might get a better connection when watching on a different device because of the differences in network devices. 

I can’t see the translation options inside zoom

If you do not see this button please check you are running the most recent version of zoom as some older versions do not support the translation feature.

More help
If you don't find the answer to your question here, you can also contact the help line using the live chat in the bottom right of the screen or email [email protected]

About

The International Fall Festival is organised by the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). Registered charity 1015054.

The profits from this Festival support the activities of the International Temples Project (ITP), a global charitable project founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

The ITP aims to introduce the Buddhist faith and practice of the New Kadampa Tradition publicly, and to exemplify contemporary Buddhist practice through service to the public.

Its scope and activities are constantly evolving in response to the needs of the ever-changing demands of busy lives. It presently achieves its aim through developing and building traditional and non-traditional temples and meditation and retreat centres, and through the activities of World Peace Cafés and Tharpa Publications.