Editors’ Picks ~ October 2026
Our editors select their favorite photographs from around the world for the month of October.
Read MoreWhat a wonderful weekend! People arrived at MKMC on Friday evening for a weekend course with Gen-la Dekyong. Over the weekend Gen-la gave the blessing empowerment of Je Tsongkhapa and commentary to the special Kadampa prayer “Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples”.
Two wonderful events recently took place at KMC Vajravarahi. Visiting teachers came to cherish the community in Toulouse through offering teachings on the significance of loving kindness and how to improve confidence.
Last weekend, we had a great opportunity to host Gen Kelsang Tonglam, at KMC Singapore. The teachings centred on the profound topic of The Emptiness of the Eight Extremes. It was truly a memorable occasion with the presence of our Sangha community.
Gen Samten Kelsang visited KMC Maryland to lead a weekend retreat on “Remembering Emptiness in Daily Life”. In addition to local students, many people traveled from all over the Mid-Atlantic region to join this retreat, including participants from KMC DC, KMC Philadelphia, Menlha KMC, Dharmapala KBC, and Kalpa Bhadra KBC.
The wave of blessings continues to spread as more Kadampa Centres have engaged in the Blessing Ceremonies of various Buddhas. Last week’s events include the Empowerments of Buddha Vajrasattva in KMC New Mexico in USA, Green Tara at KMC Metz in France and KMC Vienna in Austria and Buddha Vajrapani at Atisha KMC Darlington in UK.
A wonderful opportunities for the practitioners around the globe arisen past weekend, where participants – those new and those with more experience received blessing Empowerments of Buddha Vajrapani at KMC Sidney Australia, Buddha Shakyamuni at KMC Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA and Buddha Shakyamuni at Nagarjuna KMC Leicester in UK.
Kadampa Centers around the world actively organize a diverse range of events for the benefit of the public. When a guest teacher visits, it often marks a special occasion, and a unique event is crafted to share wisdom teachings and insights with attendees. See the last special events at KMC Austria and KMC Metz in France.
Kadampas from the Florida State and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States came together for weekend retreats led by an array teachers from multiple centers. This shared experience encouraged an atmosphere of camaraderie and mutual support, strengthening the connections between Kadampa Centers.
In 2018 when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso established Kadampa Meditation Centre in Aberdeen there was a vision that the centre would serve as a hub for the whole of the North of Scotland.
KMC Malaga, IKRC Menorca, KMC Barcelona and KMC Madrid have all hosted retreats following the Summer Festival. See the galleries to visit Spanish post-festival week.
