Spiritual Friends & Festivals
Spiritual Friends - Sangha Jewels
The Sangha are our spiritual friends who help us on the spiritual path and who show a good example.
Ordained Sangha at the Berlin Festival
If we ourself want to become a Sangha Jewel we need to subdue our uncontrolled minds with the practice of Dharma. If we remain always with a peaceful mind we shall become a good example for others.
More About Kadampa Festivals
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Each year Kadampa Buddhist Centres around the world organize large International Buddhist Festivals and Buddhist Celebrations in various countries.
These events are special spiritual holidays, when thousands of people - including over 500 Buddhist monks and nuns - gather from around the world to receive Buddhist teachings directly from the Spiritual Director of NKT, the Buddhist Master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, or from the National Spiritual Directors.
Inside a Buddhist Temple at a Festival
The festivals provide a wonderful opportunity to contemplate and meditate on these teachings in guided meditation retreats, and to discuss them with spiritual friends - from beginners to those who have been practicing Buddhism for many years.
Meeting with Buddhists from all over the world can enrich our own understanding of how to integrate the Buddha's teachings into our daily lives. In this way, we learn to experience more deeply satisfying states of mind, thus solving our daily problems and enjoying a more peaceful and happier life.
Festival Cafe
Please click on the Links below for more information
International Buddhist Festivals
This page provides links to online diaries where you can view photos, videos and reviews of previous Buddhist Festivals:
Buddhist Festival Reviews
Gallery of Buddhist Festival Images
