General Spiritual Director
Entering the New Year with Buddha’s Blessings
Jan 5, 2025
Temples
Video Feature ~ Restoration Project in the First Kadampa Temple for World Peace
Entering 2025, enjoy an inspiring feature video celebrating the restoration project of the First Kadampa Temple for World Peace. Designed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and opened by him in 1997, this temple has welcomed thousands seeking inner peace for nearly three decades. The restoration project revitalized the shrine and temple art, honoring its legacy and ensuring its beauty and significance to last for future generations.
Where can we find peace of mind?
What do all living beings desire most? Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong reveals the universal wish we all share: to be happy and free from pain and problems. Yet, as Gen-la explains, despite this deep wish, we often sabotage our own happiness through anger, jealousy, and selfish habits.
Encouragement from the Spiritual Guide
In this video Venerable Geshe-la gives strong encouragement to believe in our ability to develop a happy mind all the time, We can make progress through training every day to practice Buddha’s teachings on improving our good qualities of mind.
The Wisdom of Meditation
In an upcoming weekend course Gen-la Dekyong will give the blessing empowerment of Wisdom Buddha Manjushri and reveal the priceless value of Venerable Geshe-la’s uncommon explanation of how to meditate.
Kadampa Buddhism Worldwide 2024
Yesterday, January 10, saw the launch of the 2024 brochure showing the International Kadampa Teaching Program of Festivals and Dharma Celebrations
A New Year Message for Peace
New Year’s Eve 2023, Gen-la Dekyong gave teachings based on the booklet ‘Prayers for World Peace’ by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. In this time of conflict and confusion, these teachings inspire us to feel hope for peace in our world through the power of our wishes and prayers.
The Perfect Gift
With this timeless message, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche shows simply and practically how to make our life happier and our world a better place.
Celebrating International Temples Day – 2023
On this day we celebrate the work of the International Temples Project inaugurated by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche to facilitate the growth and development of Kadampa Buddhism throughout the world.
Fulfilling a special vision
An increasing number of people around the world are relocating to live close to a Kadampa Temple or Center.
Their wish is to be able to help the center more and, of course, take a fuller part in the spiritual program.
Polishing pure refined gold: Special award for the Málaga Temple
Designed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche based on the holy mandala of Buddha Heruka, Kadampa Temples symbolise all the stages of the path we must accomplish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others.
Recently, as if polishing pure refined gold, the King of Spain bestowed an architectural award on the Temple in Málaga, which was received by the architect at a special ceremony in Almeira.