General Spiritual Director
Creating Peace, Health and Harmony in This World
Apr 18, 2024
Modern Kadampa Buddhism
New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union
Founder:
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Founder:
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
The Founder of Modern Kadampa Buddhism is Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, affectionately known as Venerable Geshe-la, a world-renowned meditation master and Teacher. He inspired thousands of people around the world to apply the pure teachings of Buddha to their modern lives to solve their personal problems and discover a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness. Today, the legacy of his life's work touches the lives of people of all nationalities and cultures.
"The day will come when you will do my job."
VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE
Working for world peace
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche devoted his entire life to making the pure teachings of Buddha available in a modern form to people throughout the world.
Now Venerable Geshe-la's followers holding him at their hearts continue his work with auspicious projects in every region of the world.
International Festivals
New Kadampa Information
What is the New Kadampa Tradition? Here we try to answer all your questions.
Visit site newkadampatruth.org
Centers
Creating Peace, Health and Harmony in This World
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.
Centers
Dharma events in the Netherlands
Recently KMC Oslo organised a well-attended and much appreciated meditation weekend in the Netherlands with Gen Dragpa in Amsterdam who is a native Dutch speaker. The public talk, day course and one day retreat took place in the same venue as the first ever events in Amsterdam 30 years ago with Gen-la Thubten. Read on to find out more…
Festivals & Celebrations
Summer Festival 2024 Website Now Live
Discover the profound teachings that Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche shared in Portugal in 2013, revisited at the Summer Festival 2024. Join Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong and Gen-la Kelsang Jampa at Manjushri KMC as they revisit the essence of Buddha’s Perfection of Wisdom teachings, the Empowerment of Great Mother Prajnaparamita, and commentaries on the practices of Buddha Vajrayogini. Receive priceless heart advice and encouragement to control distractions and make your meditations effective. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to deepen your spiritual path.
Centers
NKT Day Celebrations ~ Part 2
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 to get inspired!
Centers
NKT Day Celebrations ~ Part 1
The first Saturday of April of each year is NKT Day, during which we celebrate the founding 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…
- Apr 19 – 21 Portuguese Festival
- Apr 19 – 21 Northwest US Dharma Celebration
- Apr 19 – 21 Southern England Dharma Celebration
- Apr 26 – 29 New Zealand Dharma Celebration
- Apr 26 – 28 Mexican Festival
- Apr 26 – 28 Northeast US Dharma Celebration
- May 24 – 29 NKT-IKBU International Spring Festival, UK
- May 24 – Aug 10 NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival, UK
- Jun 21 – 24 Northern Spanish Dharma Celebration
- Sep 6 – 9 Austrian, Italian & Swiss Festival
- Sep 13 – 15 Colombian Dharma Celebration
- Sep 13 – 15 Southern German Dharma Celebration
- Sep 13 – 15 Southern German Dharma Celebration
- Sep 20 – 22 UK Dharma Celebration
- Sep 20 – 25 US Festival
- Oct 25 – Nov 1 NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival
- Nov 15 – 17 Western Canadian Dharma Celebration
- Nov 15 – 17 South African Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Quebec Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Nordic Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Portuguese Dharma Celebration
- Nov 22 – 24 Mexican Dharma Celebration
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 French Dharma Celebration
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 German Festival
- Nov 29 – Dec 1 Ontario Dharma Celebration
- Dec 5 – 9 Spanish Dharma Celebration
- Dec 13 – 16 Asian Festival
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Words of Wisdom & Compassion
Daily quote from the collected works of Venerable Geshe-la
By practising conscientiousness we keep our mind pure and harnessed to virtuous objects, and so our energy is not dissipated by external or internal distractions. As a result our mind becomes settled and gathered within, making it easy for us to develop virtuous concentration. Virtuous concentration makes our mind lucid and powerful, which in turn enables us to improve our wisdom.
How to Understand the Mind