Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpotche is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.

Geshe Kelsang, or Geshe-la, as he affectionately called by his diciples, is the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) in the modern world. He has established more than 1, 300 centres and branches worldwide, trained hundreds of qualified Teachers and a flourishing ordained community, and created a project to build Buddhist Temples in every major city in the world.

In his teachings, Geshe-la emphasizes the importance of meditation and applying it in our daily lives, 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. He is a humble Buddhist monk dedicated to helping people throughout the world find true happiness in their hearts.

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