NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL
SPRING FESTIVAL 2025
MAY 23 - 28
Post Festival Retreats
The three International Festivals are precious opportunities to receive teachings and empowerments from the Gen-las, and this experience is greatly enhanced if we can spend some time after the Festival in retreat improving our understanding of the teachings and taking their meaning to heart.
Post-festival retreats are organised by Kadampa centers around the world after each of the three International Festivals. See below for details of retreats following the 2025 Spring Festival.
Kailash International Retreat Centre
May 30 – Jun 2
Non – dual Profundity and Clarity – The tantric Self-generation Practice of Buddha Maitreya
with Kadam Morten Clausen, Eastern US National Spiritual and Resident Teacher at KMC NYC
Following on from the International Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC, UK, Kadam Morten will lead a 5-day retreat based on the teachings and commentaries received at the Festival. On this retreat, we will deepen our experience of non-dual profundity and clarity by engaging in the self-generation Practice of Buddha Maitreya. Through identifying strongly with this Buddha’s qualities, we nurture them within ourselves. In this way we begin to become someone whose love transforms the world.
Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre
May 29 – Jun 5
Solving our Daily Problems with Loving Kindness
Gen Kelsang Rabten is the National Spiritual Director for Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia and Resident Teacher of KMC Australia and KMC Melbourne
Gen Rabten will guide a beautiful series of meditations throughout the retreat, deepening our connection with Buddha Maitreya, as well as re-visiting the main points from the profound teachings on Loving Kindness that will be given by Gen-la Jampa at the Spring Festival.
Kadampa Meditation Centre France
May 30 – Jun 3
Infinite love
With Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang, National Spiritual Director of Austria, Switzerland, Italy and South Africa, and Resident Teacher in Madhyamaka KMC
This retreat will be guided on the sadhana The Yoga of Buddha Maitreya and the teachings of the International Spring Festival 2025. We will have the very special opportunity to welcome Gen-la Kunsang for this post-festival retreat. A very privileged moment to focus on the development of this essential realisation of loving-kindness.
Kadampa Meditation Center Madrid, Spain
May 30 – Jun 3
Buddha Maitreya – Universal Love & Kindness Retreat
With Gen Kelsang Mudita National Spiritual Director of Brazil and Resident Teacher of KMC Mahabodhi, Sao Paolo
This is a unique opportunity to strengthen our spiritual practice, transform our mind, and open our heart toward others. This retreat will help us cultivate loving-kindness and develop harmonious relationships.
International Kadampa Retreat Center, Menorca
Jun 6 – 8
The Practice of Buddha Maitreya and the three types of love
with Gen Dargyey Resident Teacher at KMC Seville
Join us for the Post-Fall Festival Retreat in the peaceful environment of IKRC Menorca, blessed by Venerable Geshe-la himself with his presence. Guided by Gen Kelsang Dargyey, we will deepen our experience of the Festival teachings on developing the three types of love and the practice of Buddha Maitreya in the very blessed and peaceful environment of IKRC Menorca.
Tharpaland Kadampa Meditation Center, Germany
May 31 – Jun 3
Meditations that Nourish our Heart
with Gen Kelsang Eupame, National Spiritual Director of the NKT in France and Resident Teacher of KMC France
Following the empowerment and teachings during the NKT International Spring Festival 2025, you are invited to join our annual Spring Retreat. Deepen your experience of the mind of affection and wishing love by practising the Yoga of Buddha Maitreya with others – all in the perfect retreat setting of Tharpaland KMC near Berlin!
Gen Kelsang Eupame is a senior Buddhist monk and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center France as well as the National Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition for France. He shows with a good heart how to apply the practical wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives.
Kadampa Meditation Center Barcelona, Spain
May 30 – Jun 3
Love is the Great Protector
with Gen Kelsang Dornying, Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Leeds
Based on teachings from the Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC, Gen Dornying will guide a short retreat, to enjoy and immerse in the wisdom of Buddha Maitreya, the manifestation of loving-kindness, and learn to develop the three types of love according to the instructions of Venerable Geshe-la.