The Founder
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, affectionately known as ‘Venerable Geshe-la’, a world-renowned meditation master and Teacher, he is a truly international Teacher who presents Buddha’s teachings in ways that anyone, regardless of nationality, culture or age can easily understand and apply to their modern daily lives. Through helping people to integrate the pure and life-transforming teachings of Buddha in their daily experience, Venerable Geshe-la has enabled them to solve their personal problems and to discover a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness.
Inspired by his extraordinary vision, a global infrastructure of Temples, centres, books, teachings, meditation and teacher training programmes, for this and future generations, has arisen, creating a truly international Buddhist tradition that benefits all living beings equally and without discrimination.
Venerable Geshe-la is the Spiritual Guide of many thousands of people, whose hearts have been touched by his extraordinary wisdom and pure example. The legacy of his life’s work enriches and will continue to enrich the lives of people of all nationalities and cultures throughout the world.
The Teacher
Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab is a retired General Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU, he has trained closely with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than forty years. His humility and pure example reflect his many years of reliance on his Spiritual Guide. He is greatly admired as a sincere practitioner and a powerful Teacher. He is also well-known for his wisdom and deep understanding of Buddha's teachings, and for his pure example of compassion and loving-kindness.
Upcoming Lectures
Can Faith be Scientific?
Friday 17 May 7:30 - 9:00pm
Often when we think about faith we think of 'blind faith', which seems to be an unthinking and baseless belief system. Although many people like the idea of faith, others believe that faith implies suspending disbelief or is somehow irrational. Is there a way that faith can be scientific and reliable?
Kadampa Buddhism is an inner science, introduced by Buddha Shakyamuni, and the teachings are explanations we can test and put into practice for ourselves to check they are correct. Faith comes from personal experience through practising Buddha’s teachings which are rooted in logic and reason. By understanding precisely what the mind of faith is and where it leads, our viewpoint can be drastically changed through inner conviction in a beneficial direction.
On this Friday Night Lecture, Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab will explain what actual faith is and how we can live a better life if we have faith in our heart. He will also look at how faith is developed, as well as common misconceptions about it.