General Spiritual Director
News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Nov 13, 2024
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder:
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Founder:
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
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
Working for world peace
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE
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.
International Festivals
Study & Meditation
News from the post Fall Festival retreats
Following the successful Brazilian Kadampa Fall Festival, Kelsang Pandita and Gen Devi led inspiring post-festival retreats at KMC Málaga and KMC Indaiatuba.
Centers
Video feature ~ It’s your new home in Rio de Janeiro
In the second largest city in Brazil, a new Centre is developing. After 15 years of Kadam Dharma in Rio de Janeiro, the community is now enjoying a new project of renovating the future home of KMC Rio de Janeiro, as one of the Brazilian Sangha, Gen Kelsang Chochin said – your new home in Rio de Janeiro.
Study & Meditation
Meditation Changes Everything Dharma tour in Germany (II)
Gen Kelsang Ananda, the National Spiritual Director for Germany, gave inspiring and encouraging talks to the KMCs in Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Hamburg.
Centers
Visit and blessing of future home of KMC Rio de Janeiro
On Saturday 2nd November in the heart of the Botafogo precinct of Rio de Janeiro, some 150 people brimming with joyful energy arrived for the blessing of the newly-purchased future home of KMC Rio de Janeiro
Festivals & Celebrations
Fall Festival 2024 ~ Day 8
Friday is an auspicious day. After a final meditation session practicing The Yoga of Buddha Heruka, there is a huge gathering in the Temple as it is opened to everyone to join in a truly global Prayers for World Peace. Many local people attend in addition to the international Festival participants, and it is simultaneously live-streamed around the world. How wonderful that thousands and thousands of people are praying together for peace in our world.
- Nov 15 – 17 Western Canadian Dharma Celebration
- Nov 15 – 17 South African Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Quebec Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Nordic Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Portuguese Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Mexican Dharma Celebration
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 Ontario Dharma Celebration
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 French Dharma Celebration
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 German Festival
- Dec 5 – 9 Spanish Dharma Celebration
- Dec 13 – 16 Asian Festival
- Dec 13 – 15 Welsh Dharma Celebration
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Words of Wisdom & Compassion
Daily quote from the collected works of Venerable Geshe-la
The goal or aspiration of every living being is to experience happiness. There are two kinds of happiness and hence two kinds of goal - temporary and ultimate. Temporary happiness is the happiness that can be experienced by humans and gods; it is the limited happiness that can be experienced while beings remain bound within samsara. Ultimate happiness is the pure, eternal happiness of liberation and full enlightenment.
Joyful Path of Good Fortune