Spiritual Director
 Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is the inspiration behind the revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time. Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. In his teachings Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life, the need to be truly happy, and how to cultivate a good heart to help others, and he demonstrates these qualities perfectly in his own life.
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 remarkable books on Buddhist thought and meditation.
Geshe-la has established three unique study programmes and over 1000 centres and groups 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.
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.
Visit www.kadampa.org/audiovideo for videoclips to see and hear Geshe-la teach
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