NKT-IKBU INTERNATIONAL
SPRING FESTIVAL 2026
MAY 22 - 27
The Teachings at the Festival
Amitayus principal Guide of the world,
Destroyer of all untimely death,
Refuge for the suffering and protectorless;
To you Buddha Amitayus I prostrate.
During Spring Festival 2026 Gen-la Khyenrab will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Amitayus and give teachings from The New Eight Steps to Happiness
Through this empowerment we will receive the special blessings of Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, wisdom and merit. Then, based on Eight Verses of Training the Mind, Gen-la Khyenrab will explain how we can transform all the problems and difficulties of our daily life into opportunities for developing authentic love and compassion, and for finding true and lasting happiness.
'If everyone were to practise cherishing others, many of the major problems of the world would be solved in a few years.'
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche The New Eight Steps to Happiness
The empowerment and teachings are open to everyone and are suitable for beginners.
Meditations & retreats
Following the design made by Venerable Geshe-la, every Festival includes both daily meditations and a concluding retreat to enable us to take the teachings to heart. Both the meditations during the teaching days and the concluding retreat will be led by senior Teachers of the New Kadampa Tradition.
