Begin the New Year with the 108 Day Bodhisattva Challenge. This challenge will be practice intensive for practitioners who want to apply their understanding of Bodhicitta with daily practice. We welcome new students who are looking to learn about the Bodhisattva Mind Training and how to apply it to their Buddhist path, as well as experienced students who have insights to share. Kick-off is Jan 1st at 7:45pm. Read more…
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Stages of the Path – Part 6
January 6 @ 6:00 pm
Geshe Thinley will be continuing his class on the Stages of the path (Tibetan: Lamrim). This teaching condenses all the Buddha’s teachings into a step by step meditation manual that is easy to understand.
Holiday Cards for Inmates
As is our yearly tradition, we are inviting you to participate in our program of Holiday Cards for Buddhist Inmates. Packets will be available for the first 12 people who would like to participate this year. All you have to do is purchase postage stamps $11, write a message and drop the cards in the mail. It’s so simple and yet it makes such a difference in the lives of our Buddhist inmates. If you are interested in participating please fill out the following form to let up know if you will be picking up your packet. If you live in the Kansas City metro we can also arrange to have the packet dropped off to your home.
Rime Gift Shop Reopened
The gift shop is now open by appointment only on Saturdays from 10am – 12pm. Please email Gabi to schedule your visit.
Thanksgiving Day Kum Nye Yoga
Thursday November 26th from 8:00 – 9:30 am we will be offering a Kum Nye yoga session to get your Thanksgiving Day started right. The drop in group practice will meet online using Zoom.Celebrate GivingTuesday With Us!
GivingTuesday is an online movement to create a national day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and give.
TWELVE ways to support the Rime Buddhist Center this holiday season: Continue reading
Stages of the Path – Part 5
December 2 @ 6:00 pm
Geshe Thinley will be continuing his class on the Stages of the path (Tibetan: Lamrim). This teaching condenses all the Buddha’s teachings into a step by step meditation manual that is easy to understand.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
December 2 @ 7:45 pm
Join Dr. Nora and Luis as they discuss the Buddha’s instruction on using awareness of the breath as an initial focus for meditation. This teaching gives 16 steps to relax and compose the mind and body that are grouped into four foundational practices.
Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
December 3 @ 7:45 pm
Join Lama Matt as he discusses the five stages to learning Buddhist philosophy with its progressively more subtle and refined views of reality and the means to realize it through meditation practice.
What is it like to be transgender and Buddhist?
The Rime Buddhist Center celebrates transgender awareness week by highlighting Rime sangha member, Circe Namkha Rangdrol, she/her/hers. Lama Matt asked Circe to share about her experience with coming out as transgender and how being a Buddhist has helped her along the way.
As Buddhist experiences go, and as transgender experiences go, I can only speak for myself.
When I first realized I was a transgender woman, I was confused and frightened and anxious. I felt profoundly vulnerable, and had no examples among Buddhist teachers or teachings that I knew of that could help me make sense of it all. I struggled with many questions, including how can I reconcile my insistence on this truer self with the teachings on no-self? I had no understanding of how to bring this onto the spiritual path. Continue reading