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Buddha Shakyamuni founded Buddhism and showed how to awaken from the sleep of ignorance and be free from uncontrolled rebirth by attaining full enlightenment. His teachings, also called Dharma, have since been transmitted in an unbroken line through teachers in the early Kadampa lineage such as Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa.
The great Indian Buddhist teacher Atisha (982-1054) reintroduced pure Buddhism to Tibet. He was asked to present the Dharma in a way that everyone could follow and showed how all paths, both Sutra and Tantra, could be practiced together. Atisha wrote “A Lantern for the Path,” the first Lamrim text that served as the foundation for all subsequent Lamrim teachings.
Je Tsongkhapa was a great Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the 14th century who promoted and developed the Kadampa Buddhism presented by Atisha three hundred years earlier. His followers were called “new Kadampas,” and even today new Kadampas from all over the world study his teachings and strive to emulate his good example.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche is a fully qualified meditation master and internationally recognized teacher of Buddhism. In 1977 he was invited to England to teach at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre where he lived for many years. There he taught and guided a steadily growing group of students.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso wrote 23 highly acclaimed books on Buddhism & meditation and founded over 1200 centres and groups worldwide. He personally trained hundreds of Kadampa Buddhist teachers, making the Kadampa lineage available for the people of the modern world, and created a International Temples Project to build a temple in every major city in the world.
Through his dedication and selfless work, Kadampa meditation classes are now available in cities around the world. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn how to accomplish inner peace and happiness for themselves and others.
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong is the NKT-IKBU general spiritual director and the resident teacher of Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in England, the mother centre of modern Buddhism. Gen-la Dekyong has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of her spiritual guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, from whom she received many transmissions.
She is a fully qualified teacher of both Sutra and Tantra teachings of Buddhism,. Her sincerity and kindness reflect the essence of the Buddhist way of life. Every year, Gen-la Dekyong teaches at international and national festivals and Dharma celebrations around the world, inspiring thousands of people through her practical example and wisdom.
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong is the NKT-IKBU general spiritual director and the resident teacher of Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in England, the mother centre of modern Buddhism. Gen-la Dekyong has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of her spiritual guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, from whom she received many transmissions.
She is a fully qualified teacher of both Sutra and Tantra teachings of Buddhism,. Her sincerity and kindness reflect the essence of the Buddhist way of life. Every year, Gen-la Dekyong teaches at international and national festivals and Dharma celebrations around the world, inspiring thousands of people through her practical example and wisdom.
Kadampa Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition founded by the great Indian teacher Atisha (982-1054). “Ka” refers to the teachings of the Buddha, and “dam” refers to Atisha’s special Lamrim teachings, also known as “The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.” Kadampas learn to use the Buddha’s practical methods to transform all daily activities into the spiritual path.
The Kadampa tradition was later spread far and wide in Tibet by Je Tsongkhapa and his followers, also known as “New Kadampas.” After Je Tsongkhapa, the New Kadampa has flourished for hundreds of years until today. In recent years, it has been spread far and wide by the contemporary Buddhist teacher Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche who founded the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU).
The NKT-IKBU is a union of over 1200 Buddhist centres and groups that follow the previous Kadampa Buddhist masters and strive to preserve Kadampa Buddhism for future generations.
Modern Buddhism is perfectly suited for inspiring those seeking solutions within Buddhism to problems of everyday life, as well as for encouraging practitioners of all faiths to deepen their understanding and practice of the spiritual path.
This book reveals how to build a foundation for the spiritual path, how to progress on that path and how to complete it. With compassion and wisdom we can solve all our daily problems and accomplish the real meaning of our human life; like two wings of a bird they will enable us to reach enlightenment quickly.
These are some of our activities that will help you start with meditation. You can book beforehand or just drop-in. Meditation can be useful regardless of any faith. Everyone is welcome.
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