Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
General Spiritual Director of The New Kadampa Tradition
& Founder of Jangchub Ling Centre
TEACHINGS IN 2008
Video teaching in New York
The New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU), a network of
over 1000 Kadampa Buddhist Centers and branches throughout
the world.
Venerable
Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.
Out of loving kindness and compassion,
he has devoted his life to making Buddha's pure teachings
accessible to the modern world.
From the age of eight, Geshe-la studied
extensively in the great monastic universities of Tibet
and earned the title "Geshe", which literally
means "spiritual friend". Under the guidance of
Trijang Rinpoche, his Spiritual Guide, he then spent the
next eighteen years in meditation retreats in the Himalayas.
In 1976 he was invited to teach in England. Since arriving in the West, Geshe-la has given immaculate teachings on Kadampa Buddhism in Europe and North America, and published a series of 20 remarkable books on Buddhist thought and meditation.
He has established three unique study programs
and nearly 900 Centers and branches around the world, trained
qualified Western teachers and a flourishing ordained community,
and created a project to build Buddhist temples in every
major city in the world.
In his teachings, Geshe Kelsang emphasizes
the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily
life, the need to develop inner peace if we are to be truly
happy, and how to cultivate the ability to help others.
He demonstrates perfectly these qualities in his own life.
This remarkable teacher inspires so many people from so many different countries because he teaches from example.
He is a humble Buddhist monk dedicated to helping people throughout the world find true happiness in their hearts. He currently divides his time between Europe and the US, where he continues to teach and guide thousands of followers.
Venerable Geshe-la teachings in 2008:
Video of Venerable Geshe-la Teaching
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