Making everything ready to welcome you – Fall Festival 2026
Joyful preparations are underway at KMC Spain to make everything ready to welcome hundreds of people for the 2026 International Fall Festival on 9 October.
Read MoreThis year at the US National Festival 2023 attendees received the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on compassion with Kadam Bridget Heyes.
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.
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.
This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees received the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teachings on compassion with Gen Kelsang Samten.
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.
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.
This year at the Canadian National Festival 2023 attendees will be granted a Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and will receive teachings on compassion with Gen Samten Kelsang.
For the ordained Sangha of the New Kadampa Tradition, the Spring Festival pilgrimage always begins a day early with the ordination ceremony.
Kadampas from all over the Northeast descended upon the Temple for World Peace in Glen Spey for their annual Dharma Celebration.
This year, Kadam Morten Clausen, the Eastern US National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU, granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Manjushri and taught the practice of self-generation.
Last weekend people from all over Chile gathered to receive Dorje Shugden empowerment and teachings from Gen Kelsang Sangden, National Spiritual Director for Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia & Chile.
