Dharma in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Sep 1, 2024
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder:
The Founder of Modern Kadampa Buddhism is Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, affectionately known as Venerable Geshe-la, a world-renowned meditation master and Teacher. He inspired thousands of people around the world to apply the pure teachings of Buddha to their modern lives to solve their personal problems and discover a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness. Today, the legacy of his life's work touches the lives of people of all nationalities and cultures.
"The day will come when you will do my job."
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche devoted his entire life to making the pure teachings of Buddha available in a modern form to people throughout the world.
Now Venerable Geshe-la's followers holding him at their hearts continue his work with auspicious projects in every region of the world.
Throughout 2024 KMC Aberdeen have been travelling to the very north of Britain, far out in the Atlantic Ocean, to offer meditation workshops across the Shetland Isles.
Recently, some Centers have started activities to help spread peace in the world through activities that are open and accessible to everyone. These include KMC Montreal, KMC Birmingham and KMC Boston (USA). Everybody is welcome!
This August, practitioners in Mexico had a wonderful opportunity to engage in a post-Festival retreat and learn about karma and lojong (training the mind). See below for more details on the courses offered at KMC Mexico, KMC Cuernavaca, and KMC Monterrey.
Participants deeply experienced the profound theme of emptiness with Gen Rabten in Germany at the post-Summer Festival retreat at Tharpaland KMC and the special course at KMC Berlin.
While people in the Northern Hemisphere enjoy summer in August, those in the Southern Hemisphere are now enjoying their winter events. Check out the recent wintertime events in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Uruguay.
Although we need to be acutely aware of our faults we must never allow ourself to become overwhelmed or discouraged by them. We may have a lot of anger in our mind but this does not mean that we are an inherently angry person. No matter how many delusions we have or how strong they are, they are not an essential part of our mind. They are defilement a that temporarily pollute our mind but do not sully it's pure, essential nature. They are like mud that dirties water but never becomes an intrinsic part of it. Just as mud can always be removed to reveal the pure, clear water, so delusions can be removed to reveal the natural purity and clarity of our mind.