Special Events

UK Spring Festival

28 - 31 May 2010

The Empowerment and Commentary to the Practice of Enlightened Mother Arya Tara

Gen-la Dekyong will grant the empowerment of Enlightened Mother Arya Tara on Saturday May 29. Receiving this empowerment directly connects us with Arya Tara, giving us the inspiration and confidence to engage in this practice and progress successfully on the path to enlightenment.

Over the next two days, Gen-la Dekyong will give a commentary to the practice of Arya Tara, based on a self-generation sadhana practice called The Yoga of Enlightened Mother Arya Tara, recently composed from traditional sources by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Gen-la Dekyong will explain how we can practise this sadhana and thus continue to receive Arya Tara’s special inspiration in our daily life.

UK Summer Festival

23 July - 7 August

Week 1
Empowerment of Amitayus & Commentary to Eight Steps to Happiness

Week 2
Empowerment & Commentary to the Practice of Great Mother Prajnaparamita

During the first week of this, the nineteenth, NKT Summer Festival, the Deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Amitayus, and give teachings based on Eight Steps to Happiness.

On Sunday August 1 Gen-la Dekyong will grant the empowerment of Great Mother Prajnaparamita. This will be followed by a three-day commentary to this practice and then a two-day retreat. Both these empowerments and all the teachings are open to everyone.

Fall Festival

22 - 29 October

The Official Opening of the Kadampa Buddhist Temple at KMC Brazil.  The Empowerment and Commentary to the practice of Je Tsongkhapa, and the blessing transmission of Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom.

Je Tsongkhapa is the Wisdom Buddha who appeared in Tibet and spread a pure Buddhadharma that showed how to combine the practices of Sutra and Tantra. He displayed a perfect example of how to build the foundation for the spiritual path, how to progress on that path and how to complete it. He also embodies the wisdom, compassion and spiritual power of all the Buddhas. By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa and engaging in meditations that focus on him, we can also develop and perfect these qualities within ourselves.

From Sunday October 24 to Tuesday October 26 Venerable Geshe Kelsang will give a three-day commentary to the meditation practice of Je Tsongkhapa, and a blessing transmission of Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom.