retreats

January 7, 2023

January Retreat at the Mother Center

Special Close Retreat ~ collecting 100,000 Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka mantras in the Kadampa Temple at the Mother Centre of the NKT, Manjushri KMC

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January 2, 2023

New Year’s Eve Celebration at the Mother Center

At Manjushri KMC, a temple full of visitors and residents learned how to be inspired, confident and joyful in the New Year with a special teaching by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU.

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December 30, 2022

Christmas at the Mother Center

This week, Manjushri KMC, the mother center of Modern Kadampa Buddhism, is alive with visitors and residents enjoying the Christmas course with Gen-la Thubten entitled As smooth as Lapis Lazuli. Everyone is enjoying the profound, yet practical teachings and meditations.

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December 23, 2022

A magical approach to the Guru’s heart

Gen Lochani, resident teacher at Kadampa Meditation Centre Barcelona recently led a special retreat on the practice of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka.

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November 27, 2022

Meditation retreat in Israel

Previously we reported on the nascent Israeli Sangha forming in Tel Aviv under the leadership of Daniel Koren. The group has thrived during the lockdown period and recently gathered for their second in-person retreat. Here is their update.

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November 14, 2022

Winter retreats 2023

For many Kadampa centers, January is a retreat month and retreats of various levels and duration are organised at centers around the world. Here is a selection of the longer ones:

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November 6, 2022

Seeking Inner peace at KMC Barcelona

In the annual Refuge retreat guided by Gen Lochani at the KMC in Barcelona the students have been able to savor that the best way to love oneself is to enter the path of Buddhism, for our own sake and that for the sake of others.

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Buddha Tara Fall Festival
October 31, 2022

Meeting Tara around the world

Following the Fall Festival 2022, Kadampa centers around the world have hosted retreats to give participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience. Here, in the first review, we feature photos of the retreats at Tharpaland KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC London.

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October 28, 2022

Taking the Fall Festival to Heart

Following the Fall Festival 2022, Kadampa centers around the world have hosted retreats to give participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding and experience. Here, in the first review, we feature photos of the retreats at Tharpaland KMC, IKRC Grand Canyon, and KMC London.

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September 7, 2022

A Magical Time in Menorca

Menorca IRC just concluded its final week of retreat following the Summer Festival 2022. Part I was guided by Gen Kelsang Ananda, National Spiritual Director of Germany, on tummo, or inner fire, and part II was led by Gen Kelsang Chodor, Resident Teacher at KMC London, on the clarity of mind.

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