Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Our Spiritual Director is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of buddhism.
Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is primarily responsible for the worldwide revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time.
In 1977 he accepted an invitation to teach in England. He took up residence at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, where he lived for many years giving teachings and guidance to an ever-growing group of disciples.
Geshe-la continued to give immaculate teachings on kadampa Buddhism in Europe and North America, and published a series of remarkable books on Buddhist thought and meditation.
He has established three unique study programmes, over 900 centres and branches around the world, trained qualified teachers, a flourishing ordained community, and created a project to build Buddhist temples in every major city in the world.
In his teachings Geshe Kelsang emphasises the importance of Buddhist 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.
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.
Gen-la Khyenrab
Gen-la Khyenrab is the deputy Spiritual Director of the NKT and has studied and practised Kadampa Buddhism for 25 years under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
He teaches at International Festivals and Celebrations around the world.
As one of Venerable Geshe Kelsang�s close disciples, Gen-la Khyenrab's teachings, humility and kindness exemplify the essence of the Buddhist way of life.
Kadam Bridget Heyes
We are very fortunate to have Kadam Bridget Heyes coming to Samantabhadra Centre to give a number of teachings this year.
She is the Resident Teacher of Nagarjuna Buddhist Centre in Northamptonshire and has many years of experience of teaching Buddhism and putting the instructions in practice. She is married with two children and demonstrates the perfect example of a practitioner integrating Buddha's teachings into her daily life. She is much loved by her students for her warm nature, the clarity of her teachings and her ability to inspire others to develop their own inner good qualities.
