At this year’s Australian Dharma Celebration, Gen Kelsang Rabten will grant the Blessing Empowerment of Je Tsongkapa and give an essential commentary to the The Request to the Lord of All Lineages prayer. The Request to the Lord of All Lineages prayer is the most blessed of all the Lamrim (Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) prayers.
It reveals each step of the journey to the fulfilment of our potential for deep lasting happiness. By studying and practising the complete Lamrim we can overcome all painful states of mind because each instruction is a perfect opponent and all painful states of mind find their opponents within Lamrim.
Additionally, with the blessings of Je Tsongkhapa in our mind, we will find it easy to extract all the spiritual treasures from this text and be able to always abide in wisdom and peace.
Festivals and Celebrations are a spiritual holiday like no other. They give us an opportunity to step away from the busyness of daily life and to make time for our inner spiritual development for a concentrated period of time. In this way we accelerate our meditation practice, deepening our understanding and experience in a relatively short period of time. Everyone is welcome.
Teachers.
Gen Kelsang Rabten.
Gen Kelsang Rabten is the Resident Teacher of KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges) and KMC Melbourne (CBD). Ordained in 1994, he has studied under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for 30 years. He has taught in many centres around the world including Australia, New Zealand, and South-East Asia.
Gen Rabten exemplifies the essence of the modern Kadampa way of life, brings a warm heart and joyful attitude to sharing Buddha’s teachings and the practice of meditation.
The Program.
More details coming soon.
The Venue.
Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia.
Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia (KMCA) is the national centre for Kadampa Buddhism in Australia. Located an hour outside of Melbourne in the lush forest of the Dandenong Ranges, it is the perfect place for experiencing inner peace.
To explore the accommodation facilities, please click here.
Address: 25 McCarthy Road, Monbulk
Fees.
In-person & Online
More details coming soon.
Bookings.
Bookings for the Australian Dharma Celebration 2025 will open on
Friday, 14th March at 6 PM
Joining Online.
It is recommended to attend the event in-person. If you are unable to do so, the event is available to attend online.
Each session will be available for live streaming at the scheduled time. Sessions will then be available 48 hours after the live broadcast to watch on demand.
These sessions will be available until approximately 30 days after the festival starts, ending at 9:00 PM AEDT. The exact date will be announced soon.
The Empowerment will be available to view for 24 hours only.
Post Dharma Celebration Retreats.
The Australian Dharma Celebration is a precious opportunity to receive empowerment and teachings from our National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Rabten. This experience is greatly enhanced if we can spend some time after the Dharma Celebration in retreat to improve our understanding of the teachings and take their meaning to heart.
Click here to view the list of available retreats.