STRENGTHEN
Special Events
Day Courses,
Public Talks,
Retreats
ACTUALIZE YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
“What is enlightenment? It is the inner light of wisdom that is completely free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon each and every living being every day.”
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
SCHEDULE:
Saturday 2/7
10:30-11am Registration
11am - 1pm Empowerment
1-2:30pm Lunch Break
2:30 - 3:30pm Teaching #1
3:30-4pm Break
4-5pm Teaching #2
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Sunday 2/8
9:30 - 10:30am Session 1
10:30-11am Break
11am - 12pm Session 2
12 - 12:30pm Break
12:30 - 1:30pm Session 3
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SUPREME UNCHANGING FRIEND
The Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni, Teachings & Retreat
with Resident Teacher, John Baker
Saturday, February 7th • Empowerment & Teachings • 10:30am - 5pm
Sunday, February 8th • Retreat (3 Sessions) • 9:30am - 1:30pm
$55/Saturday Only • $75/Full Event
Please join us at KMC Philadelphia, February 7th & 8th, for a very special event. Saturday morning, Resident Teacher, John Baker, will grant Buddha Shakyamuni empowerment. The main purpose or aim of receiving an empowerment is to transform our mind from a negative state to a positive state. The word empowerment really means ‘receiving blessings’. Through making a special connection with Buddha Shakyamuni we receive powerful and profound blessings. Profound blessings directly cause us to gain inner realizations, which is the actual refuge that directly protects us from suffering.
Over the rest of the weekend there will be commentary based on Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s 2000 Spring Festival teachings, and a retreat to learn how to take the teachings to heart in meditation.
INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL EVENTS
NKT-IKBU US National Festival 2026
The Heart of Reality
Prajnaparamita Empowerment & Teachings on the Heart Sutra
with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
Apr 24 - 29 • at Kadampa Meditation Center NY in Glen Spey, NY
Everyone Welcome • No Experience Necessary
The Heart Sutra, a beloved, sacred text taught by Buddha, includes a special technique for overcoming our own and other's inner and outer obstacles. While these obstacles can feel like walls that limit our life, we can transcend them using this profound and beautiful practice. In this festival, we will learn how to recite the Heart Sutra, dive into its profound and practical meaning, and see how it can help us overcome any obstacle life may present. This will grant us tremendous confidence to not only help ourselves, but to elevate, empower and protect others.
To aid our understanding of this profound practice, we will receive the empowerment of Buddha Prajnaparamita. Prajnaparamita is the embodiment of the higher perfection of wisdom. Empowerments are blissful, guided meditations that help facilitate a connection with a certain enlightened being. Through receiving this blessing empowerment, we will gain inspiration to understand these deep truths of the Heart Sutra and feel energized to make positive change in our life. Everyone welcome!
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REGISTRATION OPENS JAN 22ND