This month the blessings of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, reached Guadalajara and Cuernavaca in Mexico, Stuttgart in Germany and Tampa Bay in the USA.

Due to the great kindness of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, his guidance and his blessings, Kadampa centers in Berlin and Lyon have had the opportunity to receive the magical blessing empowerment of Great Mother Prajnaparamita and commentaries to her practice.

This month the empowerment of Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification, was given at the Kadampa Temple in Portugal and in Asheville (US)

A rain of Wisdom Buddha Manjushri’s blessings fall on three continents.

This month, the empowerments of White Tara and Medicine Buddha were given at the Kadampa Temple in Malaga and KMC Munich.

This month precious blessing empowerments were given in Florida, Chiapas and Quebec. The empowerments offered us the special blessings of a deep guided meditation ceremony. We learned to strengthen and protect our wisdom and compassion.

At the beginning of December, Kadampa communities in the UK and the US hosted blessing empowerments of Je Tsongkhapa, Medicine Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni, and Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara. With thoughtful preparation, these special ceremonies welcomed participants to receive blessings and deepen their spiritual connection with Buddha through meditation and meaningful teachings.

KMC Madrid recently hosted two inspiring events. Nearly 100 people attended a public talk on ‘How to Be Happy’, led by Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Tsongmo. Following this, participants enjoyed some stillness during a ‘Silence and Concentration’ retreat, that focussed on compassion in the tranquil setting of KMC Madrid La Sierra.