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SUMMARY:NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:How to be a Kadampa\n\n\n\n\n\nOver two weeks\, the Festival will emphasise teachings and meditations on Advice from Atisha’s Heart from our two most senior Teachers. For the first time\, all of Venerable Geshe-la’s oral transmissions on the verses will be brought together\, including his special advice on how to engage in retreat on this text. Through Venerable Geshe-la’s encouragement and blessings they will transmit a complete commentary to all the verses. \nBy keeping Atisha’s Advice in our heart we can maintain a peaceful\, happy mind\, our human nature and good qualities will improve\, we will show a good example in this troubled world and we will quickly attain great enlightenment. Kadampa Buddhists have an especially close connection with Buddha Tara because she appeared directly to Atisha\, the founder of Kadampa Buddhism\, and promised to care for all his future followers. \n“Simply putting this Advice into practice we will naturally become a Bodhisattva\, a holy compassionate being who is the object of everybody’s love and respect.” \nVenerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Festival will take place in the blessed Temple for World Peace set in the holy environment of Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre\, the Mother Centre of Kadampa Buddhism\, which is located in Ulverston in the beautiful Lake District\, UK. It is open to everyone and suitable for all levels of experience.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/nkt-ikbu-international-summer-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Manjushri KMC\, A5087 Coast Road\, Ulverston\, Cumbria\, LA12 9QQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Summer Festival Tara Empowerment Watch Party
DESCRIPTION:Summer Festival Watch Party \nPlease join KMC Florida on Saturday\, August 2nd to view the NKT-IKBU Summer Festival Green Tara Empowerment together on a large screen.The Empowerment will be viewed live from KMC Manjushri at 11AM EST (4PM UK Time). \nWe hope you will join us after the Empowerment for a potluck lunch. Bring your favorite vegetarian dish to share.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/summer-festival-tara-empowerment-watch-party/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
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SUMMARY:Florida Peaceful Getaway Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Florida Peaceful Getaway Retreat \nHeld at the Kadampa Temple for World Peace | Sarasota\nTaught by the Resident Teachers of the Seven Kadampa Centers in Florida \nJoin us in beautiful Sarasota for a special weekend retreat inspired by Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the great master Shantideva. This timeless text is a step-by-step guide to living with compassion\, wisdom\, and strength in our modern world. \nThis year’s theme\, “Benefiting Others by Becoming Your Best Self\,” explores the transformative power of the Six Perfections—giving\, moral discipline\, patience\, effort\, concentration\, and wisdom. These profound practices lie at the heart of the Bodhisattva path and offer us a blueprint for living a deeply meaningful life. \nThroughout the weekend\, Resident Teachers from the seven Kadampa centers in Florida will share Buddha’s teachings and guide meditations that awaken our inner potential and show how becoming our best self is the most powerful way to benefit the people around us. \nWhether you are new to Buddhism or a long-time practitioner\, this retreat offers a joyful opportunity to deepen your spiritual practice\, connect with like-minded individuals\, and return home inspired and empowered.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/florida-peaceful-getaway-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
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