Going Beyond the Ordinary with Long Retreats
Mar 6, 2025
Two National Festivals are taking place in March. These special events are a cherished opportunity to break from our daily problems and recharge spiritually, as well as creating causes for Dharma to grow in our countries. KMC Durban in South Africa is hosting the South African National Festival on 20 – 23 March, while KMC Stockholm, in Sweden, is hosting the Nordic National Festival on 28 – 31 March 2025.
Read MoreThe 2025 International Spring Festival is fast approaching. You will be able to book for the Festival from 13.00 UK time on Wednesday February 26.
Read MoreThe launch of the 2025 brochure showing the International Kadampa Teaching Program of Festivals and Dharma Celebrations. The brochure will be available in six languages in print and online for download.
Read MoreA few days before the end of the year the Asian Sangha gathered for the Asian Festival 2024, and and KMC Wales hosted the Welsh Dharma Celebration 2024.
Read MoreOn the December holiday weekend, people from all over Spain gathered at KMC Spain for the National Dharma Celebration 2024 at the Kadampa Temple for World Peace in Malaga. Over 500 students (in person and online) received the blessing empowerment of Buddha Manjushri from National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Chokga.
Read MoreLast weekend on November, 190 Kadampas from all over Germany participated in the German Festival with Gen-la Kunsang in a beautiful, wintry Tharpaland KMC.
Read MoreRecently the Sangha from the Nordic region of Europe gathered at Kadampa Meditation Center Copenhagen for the Nordic Dharma Celebration, and Kadampa Meditation Center France hosted the French Dharma Celebration 2024.
Read MoreThe third Dharma Celebration of Canada with Gen-la Jampa took place last weekend in Toronto. Dharma centers from across Ontario gathered at the national center, KMC Canada, to celebrate Buddha’s wisdom teachings.
Read MoreThree Dharma Celebrations recently took place across the vast space of Canada. Gen-la Jampa continued his journey in Canada by coming for the first time to Montreal to give a beautiful public talk ‘Is Peace Possible?’ on Wednesday November 20, followed by the Quebec Dharma Celebration 2024.
Read MoreThree Dharma Celebrations recently took place across the vast space of Canada. Gen-la Jampa, the National Spiritual Director for Canada, began his journey of granting the blessing empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni at three Celebrations: one in Western Canada, one in Quebec, and one in Ontario. In this post discover the first of these Celebrations – in Vancouver.
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