The emphasis for Spring Festival 2022 is on in-person attendance, but it will be possible to participate online if you are not able to attend in-person. The NKT IKBU International Spring Festival 2022 will be held at KMC Spain, Málaga, June 10-16. Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, the General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU will grant the empowerment (more…)
Buddha’s example of peace and compassion has made a lasting impression in the world and inspired many people to enter a spiritual path. By following in his footsteps, we too can discover a life of great meaning and benefit others through training in six essential practices that form the Buddhist path to enlightenment. These six (more…)
In today’s culture of social comparison, it's common to become excessively self-critical, which undermines self-confidence and causes feelings of confusion and discouragement. Listening to and believing in the inner critic wreaks untold havoc: it damages relationships, impairs the ability to make spiritual progress, and prevents the realization of your full human potential. Buddha taught practical (more…)
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful we shall be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we shall experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we shall find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in (more…)
How can we make our meditation more effective? And how can we effectively check if our meditation practice is really working in bringing about the change we wish for? This series is based on ancient wisdom on the art of meditation, on how to go beyond the breath into a wondrous journey of true inner (more…)
The Back Bay class is now on summer break and will resume in September. The classes in Cambridge run all summer long, and are also available online. How can we make our meditation more effective? And how can we effectively check if our meditation practice is really working in bringing about the change we wish (more…)
When we have a fearless and loving mind, our whole experience of life changes. There arises naturally from deep within us patience, energy, forgiveness and joy. In this series, we're looking at Buddha’s famous teachings on taking and giving. These contemplations and meditations will help you awaken a vision of yourself beyond your current limitations, (more…)
When we have a fearless and loving mind, our whole experience of life changes. There arises naturally from deep within us patience, energy, forgiveness and joy. In this series, we're looking at Buddha’s famous teachings on taking and giving. These contemplations and meditations will help you awaken a vision of yourself beyond your current limitations, (more…)
Within each of us there is an extraordinary potential for inner peace, deep joy, lasting freedom and even enlightenment. This potential is grown and ripened by not only training our own mind, but from awakening a connection and kindness towards others. This series will look at Buddha’s famous teachings on equalizing and exchanging self with (more…)
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful we shall be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we shall experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we shall find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in (more…)