June 5, 2021Founders Day has been established as a way to honor the legacy of our founders, Lama Chuck and Mary Stanford. Founders Day has been set to occur on June 5th, the Saturday closest to June 8th, Lama Chuck’s birthday. As a celebration of homecoming we use this time to welcome back former sangha members and celebrate the organization’s existence with pujas, meditation practices, and family activities. Read more…
April 18, 2021 @10:30amLama Matthew Palden Gocha will be offering both a spirit offering and smoke offering during the Sunday Service April 18th. We will be making offerings to help establish auspicious connections for the end of the 108 Day Bodhisattva Challenge. Read more.
April 3, 2021 @ 9amDesigned to be accessible for all levels of learning, each retreat will focus on developing shamatha (calm abiding). The retreats will focus on releasing ego clinging and training the mind in compassion through mindfulness meditation. Beginners are encouraged to attend. Read more.
March 27, 2021 @ 1:00 pmThe Rime Center is looking for volunteers to help spread mulch at the new meditation garden site. We are asking volunteers to bring basic garden tools such as rakes, shovels, etc. Volunteers should also bring a pair of heavy duty garden gloves.
April 11, 2021 @ 1pmThe Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Shawnee Mission Park on Sunday April 11th at 1pm for a socially distant hike through the park. We will be hiking the Gary L. Haller Trail and Mill Creek Trail at Shawnee Mission Park… Read more.
March 16, 2021 @ 6pmThe Rime Center’s Program Committee will be having a planning session on Tuesday, March 16th at 6pm. This will be a Zoom event so please email Lama Matt if you would like to join. Please come with you ideas for our Summer programs.
March 13 @ 9amWhat is Zen? See for yourself at a free, two-hour introduction to Zen meditation on Saturday, March 13 at 9am CST on Zoom. Zen teacher Maezen Miller‘s Dewdrop Sangha in partnership with the Rime Center are hosting this wonderful opportunity to learn about establishing a Zen practice. Read more.
March 22, 2021 @ 6pmThe Rime Center’s Social Justice Committee will be having a planning session on Monday, March 22nd at 6pm. This will be a Zoom event so please email Nicole if you would like to join. Please come with you ideas.
February 27, 2021 @ 6pmThe Rime Center will be hosting a special puja to commemorate the Chotrul Düchen, the ‘Festival of Miracles’. It is one of the four major Buddhist holidays, and celebrate the fifteen days on which the Buddha displayed a different miracle. Read more…
March 6, 2021 @ 9amDesigned to be accessible for all levels of learning, each retreat will focus on developing shamatha (calm abiding). The retreats will focus on releasing ego clinging and training the mind in compassion through mindfulness meditation. Beginners are encouraged to attend. Read more…