A beautiful dream begins

October 7, 2018

Last night Gen-la Khyenrab introduced the Fall Festival with a clear and practical explanation of Buddhist view, intention and practice. Gen-la emphasised the importance of developing sincere refuge in Buddha by contemplating his teachings again and again until our mind changes and we gain actual realisations. This is the key to pure Buddhist practice. In … Read more

An auspicious event at a very auspicious place

October 5, 2018

Seeing this idyllic place thronging with enthusiastic festival goers we cannot help but remember that auspicious day in 2011 when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche flew to Portugal to choose the site for the new Temple. And the magical day two years later when Venerable Geshe-la returned to open and bless the completed Temple, and … Read more

Travelling the globe for Kadam Dharma

October 3, 2018

Hard on the heels of her extraordinary empowerments and teachings at the Summer Festival, Gen-la Dekyong’s trip to Switzerland, Germany and Australia is a powerful illustration of how hard this precious Teacher works to spread Kadam Dharma throughout the modern world. On the last leg of her tour, in Brisbane, Gen-la opened the new City … Read more

Festival countdown – Just 3 days to go

October 2, 2018

As you can see the final set up and cleaning is well under way thanks to the unflinching efforts of the local volunteers in Sintra. A big thanks to everyone who has helped over the last few weeks to make the Festival site so welcoming. Please enjoy these delightful photos taken by our intrepid 12-year … Read more

Planning a post-festival retreat?

October 1, 2018

After each of the three International Festivals, local Kadampa centers around the world organise follow-up retreats to give participants time to absorb the meaning of the teachings and empowerments they have just received. If you are thinking of joining a retreat, here is a list of the post Fall Festival retreats for this year. Hope … Read more

Three big words – the meaning of a KMC

September 30, 2018

In this excerpt from her teachings in Brisbane, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU gives a powerful explanation of the meaning and purpose of a Kadampa Meditation Center (KMC). She provides precious insights into the extraordinary intention of Venerable Geshe-la to establish a city temple in every city of the world. See … Read more

The city temple

September 30, 2018

A place where all the conditions are conducive to inner peace In many ways the new KMC in Brisbane is a prototype for future city temples. As you will see from this inspiring video with Gen Rabten the Resident Teacher, NKT-IKBU has put a great deal of thought into the design and functionality of the … Read more

Art from the UK, four doorways appearing, tea with the neighbors

September 29, 2018

A lot can happen in two weeks! Watch this 90 second video to catch up on the latest developments at IKRC Grand Canyon in Arizona. A consignment of art from the Kadampa Art Studio at Manjushri KMC in the UK arrived and is being made ready for gilding by the team of artists onsite. The … Read more

The first Kadampa temple in Africa

September 28, 2018

Created through the kindness and vision of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, Tushita KMC in Cape Town is the first Kadampa temple in Africa. The building was purchased by NKT-IKBU in March 2017, and after a year-long renovation project was opened in May 2018 by Gen-la Jampa, the deputy Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU. Besides the … Read more

Tracy’s story – volunteering at the art studio

September 27, 2018

Tracy hails originally from Harbin, China and now lives in Toronto, where she works in banking. She met Kadam Dharma eight years ago in Toronto and is a regular at Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada. Tracy is taking a year off from work to visit other Kadampa centres around the world. We caught up with her … Read more

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