Bonus Bulletin – 23 September
Sep 23, 2024
The Austrian Dharma Celebration 2022 with Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang was hosted by KMC Austria.
This weekend, for the first time in three years, people in western Canada gathered in person for a Public Talk followed by the Western Canada Dharma Celebration presented directly by Canada’s National Spiritual Director, Gen-la Khynerab!
In October we reported on the nascent Israeli Sangha forming in Tel Aviv under the leadership of Daniel Koren. The group has thrived during the lockdown period and recently gathered for their first in-person retreat. Here is their update.
Booking for online attendance at the 2022 International Spring Festival is now open. You can book now on the booking page on the Festival website.
Recently, Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director of Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru and Chile, presided over the Colombia Dharma Celebration 2022, hosted by KMC Colombia. She granted the empowerment of Wisdom Protector Dorje Shugden and gave teachings on the practice of Heart Jewel.
KMC New York City recently celebrated NKT Day with an empowerment of the Wisdom Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden, granted by Resident Teacher Kadam Morten Clausen. This was followed by teachings and meditations led by Kadam Morten.
On NKT Day the community at KMC Madrid La Sierra illustrated the core values of NKT by welcoming everyone, including families and children, to their newly acquired center surrounded by the stunning Sierra de Guadarrama. Children were invited to join many games and activities including a theater performance of The Story of Aṅgulimāla. There were also workshops on malas and ecological soap, and teenagers and adults could enjoy walks in the mountains.
How wonderful that 300 people in-person and online had the great good fortune to listen to such teachings this weekend from Gen-la Khyenrab and engage in retreat guided by him at IKRC Grand Canyon! The teaching was on Saturday, NKT Day, and the retreat over the following days.
Last Saturday special events were held at Kadampa centers worldwide in celebration of the annual NKT Day.