project: Festivals & Celebrations

Enjoy your summer spiritual holiday

Attending the International Summer Festival 2023 at Manjushri KMC is an opportunity like no other. It is a gathering of practitioners from all corners of the globe, coming together to immerse themselves in the teachings of wisdom and compassion. Let us take a look at the amazing delights you’ll find this summer…

Gain new insights at the Summer Festival 2023

Watch this video to see the event through a participant’s perspective, feeling the joy and inspiration that it brings. You can learn from global attendees and see how these festivals can really make a difference. Don’t just look, jump in, gain new insights, and be part of Summer Festival 2023.

Northern Dharma Celebration in Barcelona

A wonderful weekend in which more than 180 people gathered to delight in the yogas of Je Tsongkhapa, understanding a little more his teachings and aspect of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka. During the event, meditations were guided by kadam Gabby, the Resident Teacher of KMC Girona, and the retreat were guided by gen Kelsang Lochani, the Resident Teacher of KMC Barcelona.

2023 Post Summer Festival retreats

The three International Festivals are precious opportunities to receive teachings and empowerments from the Gen-las, and this experience is greatly enhanced if we can spend some time after the Festival in retreat improving our understanding of the teachings and taking their meaning to heart.

Canadian Festival ~ An Ocean of Compassion

This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees received the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on compassion with Gen Kelsang Samten.

Colombian Dharma Celebration 2023

Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU for Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia and Chile, visited CMK Colombia in Bogota for the 2023 Colombian Dharma Celebration, granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Tara and gave commentary to the praises of the 21 Taras.

US National Festival 2023

Universal compassion is the subject of this year’s US National Festival. Kadam Bridget Heyes, the NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland will grant an empowerment (blessing transmission) of Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara.

2023 Post Spring Festival Retreats review

Post-festival retreats are organised by Kadampa centers around the world after each of the three International Festivals. See below reviews of retreats that followed the 2023 Spring Festival.