Founder
Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna was said to have been born the second son of a royal house in eastern India, given the name Candragarbha at birth. His father was Kalyana the Good and his mother Prabhavati the Radiant. After experiencing a vision of Tārā at the age of eleven, on the eve of his marriage, he […]
TEACHERS GATHERED TOGETHER AT THEIR SPIRITUAL HOME
With approximately 250 Teachers taking part in person and online, it is a truly international assembly with the teachings translated live into several languages. For the Teachers it is wonderful to have this time together and to take a short break from their teaching schedules to study Venerable Geshe-la’s books intensively with Gen-la Khyenrab, who […]
BONUS BULLETIN – 11 JULY
KMC TEXAS CELEBRATES THE KINDNESS OF OUR PRECIOUS VOLUNTEERS In the context of our 30th anniversary, KMC TEXAS celebrated the kindness and generosity of our many volunteers. We sincerely thank each one of our volunteers, who make a very committed group of sincere practitioners, for joyfully making KMC Texas a source of refuge for our […]
HOW MEDITATION PRACTICE HELPED ME DEAL WITH MY WIFE’S INCURABLE ILLNESS
My wife, Sandy, and I started going to Kadampa meditation classes back in 2000 and in a very short time we both felt that we had found the spiritual home that we had always been searching for, each in our own way. We continued with the classes, went to all the Kadampa International Spring and […]
ALCOHOL WAS DESTROYING MY LIFE; MEDITATION HEALED IT
From a very young age, I can remember feeling like I wasn’t good enough and didn’t belong. Constantly trying to seek attention and validation through people, places and things. Seeking fulfillment and happiness through relationships, careers, people pleasing, perfectionism, and more. As a result I experienced broken relationships, suicide attempts and alcoholism. Desperate to escape […]
DEALING WITH THE FEAR OF SURGERY
The envelope arrived in the mail explaining the basic info I needed to know for my surgery. “Surgery?” I thought. From the details contained in the letter I would be awake and would have local freezing. I decided that reframing the situation was a good option. Moving forward I referred to it as a “medical […]
