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International Kadampa Summer Festival 2025

Buddha Green Tara Empowerment with Teachings on Advice From Atisha's Heart

How to be a Kadampa

Over 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 are 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.

By 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.

“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.”

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

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UPCOMING COURSES, RETREAT AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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International Kadampa Fall Festival 2025

Dorje Shugden Empowerment & Teachings
October 3-9
with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong

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Introduction to Tantra

Saturday, October 11
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Kadam Morten

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The Yoga of the Great Mother Prajnaparamita

Saturday, October 18
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Michelle Valladares

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Je Tsongkhapa Day Retreat

Saturday, October 25
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Kadam Morten

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The Empowerment of Long-Life Buddha Tara

Saturday – Sunday, November 8-9
with Kadam Morten
Everybody welcome!

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January Retreat 2026

Offered Throughout January
January 3-29
with Kadam Morten