Post Festival Retreats

How to Become Invulnerable with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, Resident Teacher of Tara KIRC and retired General Spiritual Director of the NKT During this retreat, Gen-la Khyenrab will guide us in meditations on transforming adverse conditions based on meditations from “New Eight Steps of Happiness”. To support this inner training, we will also engage once a day in the powerful meditation practice of Buddha Amitayus – the Buddha of long life, wisdom and good fortune.

Finding the Source of True Happiness

with Gen Kelsang Rabten, National Spiritual Director for Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia and Resident Teacher of KMC Australia and KMC Melbourne.

Based on teachings from the Spring Festival 2026, Gen Rabten will guide a week retreat on developing authentic love and compassion ~ the actual method for discovering lasting happiness. The beautiful and blessed surroundings of Madhyamaka KMC offer the perfect environment to take these teachings to heart and develop a personal experience of this practice in the company of Kadampa family and friends. Shuttle bus available from Manjushri KMC.

The Source of True Happiness

with Gen Kelsang Dargyey, Resident Teacher at KMC Madrid

On this occasion, Gen Kelsang Dargyey will guide us in meditation practices that enable us to transform all the problems and challenges of our daily life into opportunities to develop genuine love and compassion, based on the teachings we will receive at the 2026 NKT–IKBU Spring Festival.

Steps to Happiness

With Gen Kelsang Devi, Resident Teacher of KMC Switzerland and Kailash IKRC

Following the teachings of the International Spring festival 2025 Gen Devi will guide us through meditation practices of the ancient and best-loved Buddhist teaching “Eight Verses of Training the Mind”, which reveals essential methods to transform the problems and difficulties of our daily life into opportunities for developing authentic love and compassion, and for finding true and lasting happiness.

Eight Steps to Happiness

with Gen Kelsang Chogka Resident Teacher at KMC Spain, National Spiritual Director of Spain and Portugal

Train in developing a loving heart. Through meditation, we can experience a deepening of our compassionate purpose. This short retreat will be based on the teachings from the International NKT-IKBU Spring Festival.

Long life, Wisdom and Good Fortune

With Kadam Morten Clausen is the Eastern US National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center New York City.

Kadam Morten Clausen will lead a retreat based on the teachings and commentaries received at this Festival. During this retreat, Kadam Morten will guide us in meditations on transforming adverse conditions. We will learn how to train our mind to respond to any difficulty with peace and positivity.

A Long Life, Full of Merit and Happiness

With Gen Kelsang Lochani, Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Barcelona
During this retreat, you will have the opportunity to internalize the blessings received at the Festival and deepen your practice of Amitayus, in order to purify obstacles to long life and accumulate the merit needed to sustain a meaningful life dedicated to Dharma. With his help, we will experience deep calm, health, and mental clarity—essential for our spiritual progress.

How to Transform Daily Challenges into Inner Strength

With Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles and Deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT

Based on teachings from the Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC, Gen-la Jampa will guide a short retreat focused on transforming the challenges and difficulties of daily life into meaningful opportunities to develop authentic love, compassion, and discover true and lasting happiness.

Post Festival Retreat

Gen Kelsang Tonglam, National Spiritual Director of Kadampa Buddhism in East Asia and the Resident Teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Centers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Buddha Amitayus is the embodiment of the life force, merit, and wisdom of all Buddhas. By relying on him through the The Yoga of Buddha Amitayus sadhana, we receive special blessings to temporarily increase our lifespan, merit, and wisdom. Ultimately, this practice will enable us to accomplish immeasurable long life, the vajra body, immeasurable merit, enlightenment, and immeasurable wisdom, clear light.