It’s the first full day of Festival, a day to prepare our minds for receiving the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments by contemplating the three principal aspects of the path of lamrim. As Gen-la Dekyong teaches us, lamrim is the essential foundation for our practice of Highest Yoga Tantra to take us quickly to enlightenment.
It’s Je Tsongkhapa Day and the first day of our dream-like International Fall Festival in Brazil. An extraordinary gathering is taking place and people are arriving from all over the world, pouring into the Festival site on buses, in cars, by taxi, on foot. At the head of the road you are greeted by the first sight of the Temple grounds, a stunning scene of a golden five tiered Temple surrounded by terraces of tents and trees.
As the Festival approaches, an increasing number of volunteers from all corners of the globe are arriving. They join forces with the Brazilian Sangha, who have been tirelessly making preparations for months, bringing an incredible sense of energy to the work teams.
The World Peace Temple in Cabreúva is undergoing a profound and inspiring transformation! Dedicated volunteers from various parts of Brazil and the world are already working tirelessly on essential tasks to prepare the site for the International Fall Festival (October 25th to November 1st), where we expect to welcome around 2,500 participants.
The International Fall Festival is just two weeks away! Here is some practical information to answer some common questions and to help you prepare for your trip.
The 2024 Fall Festival in Brazil is just 4 weeks away. For Kadampas in Brazil the anticipation is building and they are looking forward to welcoming the international Kadampa community to the Temple at KMC Brazil.
The UK Dharma Celebration 2024 recently took place at Nagarjuna KMC Thornby Hall, bringing together many people both in person and online. The event featured the empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva and teachings with Kadam Bridget Heyes, the National Spiritual Director for the UK, with an introduction by Gen Kelsang Dornying and meditations guided by Gen Kelsang Tilopa.
Great news! Fall Festival 2024 online teachings with simultaneous translation will now be available to livestream. Join us at the World Peace Temple in KMC Brazil to enjoy the teachings and commentaries as they happen.
Coming to the IKRC Grand Canyon, Don’t miss out on this precious opportunity to receive Buddha Vajrapani Empowerment from NKT Deputy Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Jampa. It is the first time the IKRC Grand Canyon will be hosting a US Festival and it is the first major event back in this location since the Temple officially opened during the NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival in 2019
In the past few days we have shared photos from centers around the world as they conclude their post-Summer Festival retreats. Here we share more from that time. Enjoy!
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KMC Mexico hosted an inspiring retreat to deepen Vajrayogini practice, followed by a public talk on calming the mind, offering the community meaningful opportunities to cultivate greater peace, wisdom, and inspiration in daily life.
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