Visit to Vajrayogini temple, Pharping

Visit to Vajrayogini temple, Pharping

Visit to Vajrayogini temple, Pharping Our weeklong retreat at Segyu Gaden Phodrang Monastery came to an end with a pilgrimage to the Vajrayogini temple and a few other holy sites in Pharping, a hilltown perched on the Kathmandu Valley. We did a special puja and...
Attending Fall Festival 2024 in KMC Brazil

Attending Fall Festival 2024 in KMC Brazil

Attending Fall Festival 2024 in KMC Brazil Kadampa Meditation Center Brazil was the venue for the NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival 2024 from October 25 to November 1. Two members of Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra attended the weeklong festival of teachings,...
Offering food to Monks – Sarnath

Offering food to Monks – Sarnath

Offering food to Monks – Sarnath A special day was assigned during our meditation retreat in Sarnath from October 7-13 for Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra to offer lunch to the monks of Vajra Vidya Institute. Our members who were in the retreat served food to the...
Sarnath Retreat

Sarnath Retreat

Sarnath Retreat Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra held its annual away retreat of 2024 from October 7-13 at Sarnath, near Varanasi, where Buddha Shakyamuni turned the first Wheel of Dharma. The topic of the retreat was Heart Sutra, Buddha’s teachings on profound perfection...
Mindfulness and Mental Health for Students

Mindfulness and Mental Health for Students

Mindfulness and Mental Health for Students Pallavi Banerjee, consultant psychotherapist and a trustee of Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra, delivered a lecture on ‘Mindfulness and Mental Health’ on August 12, for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Department...
Prajnaparamita Empowerment

Prajnaparamita Empowerment

Prajnaparamita Empowerment Many of us received the Prajnaparamita Empowerment online on July 28, in the presence of our teacher Dr Anindya Chatterjee at Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra in Salt...