On Sunday October 6th during the Sunday Service the Rime Center will hold a baby and child blessing ceremony officiated by Lama Matthew. Part of the ceremony includes the parents, the sangha and the children all reading parts of a text.
October 25-27, 2019, Lama Aria Drolma will introduce “Calm- Abiding” meditation (called “Shamatha” in Sanskrit and “Shinay” in Tibetan) with techniques to help you directly experience deep peace, harmony and a genuine sense of wellbeing. She will present detailed instruction guiding you through various stages of practice that are suitable to both new and experienced meditators. Calm-abiding meditation is essentially the foundation for all other meditation practices. The methods are simple but the benefits are extremely profound.
This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat for as little at $150. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.
Lama Matthew Palden Gocha gave a town hall meeting about the future of the Rime Center on September 29th, 2019.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
Dharma talk given by Chaplain Sergio Moreno September 8th, 2019.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
Join us as we welcome Younge Khachab Rinpoche back to Kansas City. Rinpoche will be teaching the basis for understanding the Vajrayana path and be giving an introduction into the practice of Tsa Lung, or the yogic practice of working with the channels and winds. Rinpoche will introduce the three continuums, upon which we can understand the practice of tantra, and teach various methods for purifying our own body, speech and mind to actualize our innate buddhanature in this very lifetime.
This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat for as little at $150. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.
Dharma talk given by Lama Matthew Palden Gocha on September 1st, 2019.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
November 19, 2019
Lha Bab Düchen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan month. Buddha’s mother Mayadevi was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods, Buddha spent three months teachings in the realm of the gods. When he was about to return to this world, Indra and Brahma manifested three stairs of 80,000 yojanas each reaching this world in Sankisa. As the Buddha walked down the central one, they accompanied him to his left and right carrying umbrellas to honor him. He descended to earth in Sankisa, which is located in modern Uttar Pradesh, and which is counted among the eight holy places. Continue reading
The Rime Center is pleased to announce that with the help and input of the Dharma facilitators Sergio Moreno and Andrea Duloc, Lama Matthew has redesigned the Basics of Buddhism class. The class has been shortened to 8 weeks instead of the original 12 weeks. With the new format the class will begin at 7 pm and use the Wednesday group meditation as part of the class. This will provide opportunity for the facilitators and participants to cover the discussion topics. The other change to the class is to have more in-class group activities rather than just discussion. The final change is that the class will be using Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s book. Into the Heart of Life. Topics covered in the class will be the meditation workshop, Life of the Buddha and spread of Buddhism, Impermanence, Karma, Suffering and Refuge, the Eight Worldly Concerns, Renunciation, and Bodhichitta. As this is the first time having the class in the new format the Rime Center would like to invite those who have attended before to join the class again after which your feedback will be solicited.
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Role at Time: Member, Volunteer
Day job: Retired and loving it
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, making limoncello
What led you to the Dharma: Initially, curiosity mostly, then interest, a connection and eventually a way of life.
Something most people don’t know about you: I have a keen interest and knowledge of the Chinese Horoscope and Palmistry…use to do readings.
Buddhist book you would recommend. “Dalai Lama, My Son: A Mother’s Autobiography”. Great read to see what life was like in Tibet before and after the birth of the Dalai Lama from the perspective of his mother.
The Four Immeasurables are the sublime expressions of love, compassion, equanimity, and joy. The Buddha said that it is wholesome to channel your awareness in one of these four ways. No matter what your mind state, you can always turn to one of these four. Continue reading
I recently read an op-ed by Todd May in the New York Times, published January 16, 2017, entitled the Stories We Tell Ourselves. He starts off with a story,
“I was driving home from work and a car cut me off. The guy was driving really slowly, and I wound up following him for half a mile.
As it stands, it’s not a very interesting story. But suppose we add another line: Continue reading