General Spiritual Director
Spanish Dharma Celebration 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Gen Rabten
Australian Dharma Celebration 2023
Last weekend Gen Kelsang Rabten, National Spiritual Director of Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Vajrasattva at this year’s Australian Dharma Celebration.
New Zealand Festival 2022
After many years of not being able to gather, this past weekend over 60 fortunate Kadampas met up in Wellington for the 2022 New Zealand Festival.
“We received Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara empowerment and teachings on the precious mind of bodhichitta from our National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Rabten.”
Australian Festival 2022
National Spiritual Director for Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, Gen Kelsang Rabten came to Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia, to grant the blessing empowerment of 1000-Armed Avalokiteshvara.
Gen Rabten also gave inspiring teachings on the precious mind of bodhichitta – the best method for bestowing happiness, eliminating suffering, and dispelling confusion.
Kadam Dharma in Asia
With the Asian Festival fast approaching we take a look at the some of the centres in Asia.
Open Day at KMC Leeds
On Sunday Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds offered guided meditations, historic building tours throughout the day and Q&A with their resident teacher, Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Rabten available to everyone in their local area.
The Clear Light of Happiness
Tharpaland KMC hosted their summer retreat with Gen Rabten titled “The Clear Light of Happiness”. Throughout the retreat, Gen Rabten taught meditations to cleanse the subtle body and attain enlightenment.
Ask a Buddhist Teacher: What happens to us when we die?
A new series in which Kadampa Teachers answer commonly asked questions | We begin with Gen Kelsang Rabten, Resident Teacher of KMC Leeds and National Spiritual Director for New Zealand, Australia and South East Asia, who answers “What happens to us when we die?”
Establishing a deep connection with Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka in France
KMC France just concluded their post festival retreat with Gen Rabten.
Meditation changes everything
350 people recently gathered in the magnificent setting of St George’s Hall in Liverpool for a public talk by Gen Rabten, Resident Teacher at KMC Leeds.
The blessings of White Tara in southeast Asia
After visiting in Australia for the Australian Dharma Celebration, Gen Kelsang Rabten, the National Spiritual Director for South-East Asia, Australia & New Zealand visited Singapore to preside over the Southeast Asia Dharma Celebration.