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Marcela: I Love Kadampa Festivals!

June 16, 2021

I think the festivals are magical. For me, theyΒ are an exampleΒ ofΒ how the world could be. We enjoy our cake, we have our cupΒ ofΒ coffee, but we also cherish one another and we meditate.Β The whole setup allows you to devote yourself to the teachings and meditations. That’s why I spend so muchΒ ofΒ my vacation attending festivals andΒ retreats. I’ve been to so many at this point. I’ve travelled to Spain, Germany, multiple times to the U.K., Canada, three times toΒ the Temple in Arizona, and countless times to our Upstate World Peace Temple in Glen Spey. You get to meet so many people from so many different partsΒ ofΒ the world. AfterΒ a while, it feels like you have family everywhere. Wherever you go, you feel welcome. And the Temples are usually in remote places so there’s always so much nature, too andΒ you can often go hiking in the breaks.

One time I was in a meditation session at oneΒ ofΒ the retreats and I felt so much love that afterwards I ended up sobbing.Β I thought:Β that’s it!Β If I can be in that place all the time I feel like I won’t really need anything elseΒ because I felt soΒ completely loved.Β I know that that love could heal everything. I felt so whole.Β There really are no words to describe it.

I want to find the bliss in myΒ mind, 100 percent! I feel super devoted to doing that. I want to realize my potential, and I want to do it in this life.

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