March 25, 2023 at 11amThe Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Weston Bend State Park on Sunday July 18th at 6pm for a socially distant hike through the park. We will be hiking the West Ridge Trail. It is a 2.4 mile loop trail located near Weston, Missouri that features a river and… Read more.
April 1, 2023 @ 9amDesigned to be accessible for all levels of learning, this retreat will focus on developing calm abiding using the guided meditations of B. Alan Wallace. The retreat will focus on releasing ego clinging and training the mind in compassion through mindfulness meditation. Beginners are encouraged to attend. This event will be online only. Read more.
April 5-16, 2023Join Lama Matt and other Rime Sangha members as we participate in this year’s SevenDays events. SevenDays provides opportunities to encourage all people to increase kindness through knowledge, mindset, and behaviors. They accomplish this with their SevenDays® themed experiences held in April 2023. The events kick off with the SevenDays® Kindness Breakfast. Then each day, a new theme will help us to practice kindness with the hope to promote understanding so we can Make a Ripple to Change the World. The events end with year’s SevenDays® 2023: Kindness Walk.
Following the April 13, 2014 tragedy at the Jewish Community Campus and Village Shalom in Overland Park, Kansas, a group of caring individuals decided that we, as a community, have the power to outshine and overcome such senseless acts of hate. SevenDays is a challenge for young and old, to embrace diversity across races, religions and cultures. Read more.
March 5, 2023 @12:30pmThis class is for anyone who is contemplating on taking the refuge vows. The aim of this class is to provide the student with the understanding the what, why and how before making the commitment to take the refuge vows. Refuge & Pratimoksha Vows will be given on March 12th during the Sunday Service. Read more.
March 7, 2023Join us for Chotrul Düchen, the ‘Festival of Miracles’. The Rime Center will be open during the day for you to come in and meditate at your own pace and time limit. Lama Matt will be offering the 24 hour Mahayana vows to those who wish to make special effort for the day. The vows will be given in-person at 6:30am. A special puja begins at 7:00 pm. The puja will be in-person and online using Zoom. Read more.
The Rime Center Board of Directors is looking for several sangha members to collaborate with the Board to develop the Rime Sangha Advisory Council. The intention is for the Rime Sangha Advisory Council to care for the harmony of the Rime Sangha. In the spirit of collaborative leadership, to represent the Sangha’s perspectives and suggestions regarding matters relevant to mission and culture of the Rime Center.
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Beginning February 4, 2023 @ 9amJoin us for the Rime Center’s Zen style retreat Saturday November 5th. We will follow the practice taught by visiting teacher, Karen Maezen Miller, with a brief instruction at the beginning of the meditation. This event will be in-person and online. Read more.
January 29, 2023 @ 1:30pmA story sharing experience where all are equal and have uninterrupted opportunities to speak from the heart, while others listen from the heart, as the talking piece moves around the circle. The theme will be about the Building Blocks of Belonging. Read more…
Beginning February 4, 2023In this four week class, lead by Soto Zen practitioners, we will learn the Zen style of meditation and explore the form and function of a traditional Zendo. Read more.