In the last few weeks, participants in Spain and South Africa have had the opportunity to engage in various retreats and create the inner causes for a happy and meaningful life. Last weekend, KMC Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) enjoyed a meditation retreat at KMC Madrid – La Sierra. We received profound teachings from our Resident… Source ..read more

April blessing empowerments took place at KMC Cuernavaca, Mexico; KMC Peru; and KMC Mallorca, Spain. The Centers shared photos and stories so that others could get to know their communities and events – see the photo galleries below. In early April at KMC Cuernavaca in Mexico, nearly 90 fortunate individuals… Source ..read more

From a global heart of compassion, offerings, praises, and prostrations to Thousand-armed (Eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara resounded throughout the world on the second weekend of April. Practitioners worldwide engaged in Nyungnay retreats to develop their good hearts of compassion and wisdom so that, one day, they will be able to alleviate the suffering of our troubled world. Source ..read more

Nyungnay practice is a special purification ritual that is done once a year as a group practice in Kadampa Centers on Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Many Centers organize a Nyungnay retreat where practitioners celebrate Buddha Shakyamuni's attainment of enlightenment. IKRC Grand Canyon Beginning with the practice of taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts… Source ..read more

Two joyful Dharma Celebrations – in Austria and Southeast Asia – featured Buddha Shakyamuni empowerment in Vienna and Buddha Amitayus empowerment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This year's Austrian Dharma Celebration took place from April 5th to 7th, 2024, at KMC Austria in Vienna under the guidance of Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang… Source ..read more

Precious opportunities arose for the people of France, the UK, and the US: KMC France, Nagarjuna KMC Thornby Hall, and KMC New Mexico organized well-attended events to bring more peace, health, and harmony into this world. This was the theme of the latest retreat with Gen Eupame, the National Spiritual Director of France, organized at KMC France. Source ..read more

Recently, KMC Oslo organized a well-attended and much-appreciated meditation weekend in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Gen Dragpa, the Resident Teacher at KMC Oslo in Norway, who is also a native Dutch speaker, led the weekend event. Although based in Norway, Gen Dragpa offers a weekly online class and Foundation Program in Dutch for the people in the Netherlands. The weekend was an opportunity to meet… Source ..read more

To celebrate NKT Day this year, Kadampa Centers in Spain opened their doors with special events. Nine of them shared their celebrations. See this post and get inspired! See Part 1 of this post here. Source ..read more

The first Saturday of April of each year is NKT Day, during which we celebrate the funding of the New Kadampa Tradition by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in 1991. Kadampa Centers around the world organize special retreats, events, and prayers. At the Mother Center, Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center, the following dedication was made: " Source ..read more

Spring is here, and at Manjushri KMC this means the time has come to prepare the center for the first International Kadampa Festival of the year. For two days everyone comes together to thoroughly clean the Temple, main building and grounds. We regard it as an offering and a welcome to people from all over the world who will be coming to Spring Festival 2024. For many years this was done to… Source ..read more