October 14, 2023 @ 11amThe Rime Sangha will conclude with a final hike at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday October 14th. It will be an all day outing since the park is about a two hour drive from Kansas City. The carpool to the Tallgrass Prairie will leave at 9 am from the Rime Center and should get us to the park around 11am. If you are planning to carpool please email Gabi. Read more.
November 4, 2023 Begins at 7:30amJoin us as the Rime Center celebrates Lha Bab Düchen, the ‘Festival of the Descent from Heaven’. The Rime Center will be hosting a series of Shakyamuni Buddha Pujas and open meditation sessions as an opportunity for you to come in and meditate throughout the day at your own pace and time limit. Read more…
November 5, 2023 @ 12:30pmJoin us as we explore the rich repository of Buddhist Sutras, both Pali Canon and Tibetan Kangyur every first Sunday of the month after the Sunday Service. We will be discussing the Karaniya Metta Sutta. The Karaniya Metta Sutta is a Buddhist scripture that teaches the practice of loving-kindness (metta).
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September 14, 2023 @ 7:45 pmThis class is for anyone who is contemplating on taking the refuge vows. Taking the refuge vows is generally considered to be the doorway to the learning and incorporating the Buddhist tenets into one’s life. This class will be in-person only.
September 16, 2023 @ 10amThe Rime Sangha will be meeting up at Swope on Saturday September 16th at 10am for a hike through the park. We will be hiking the Wudchuk Run Loop which is a 2.2 mile loop trail and will be meeting at the parking lot near the Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park. Read more…
September 20, 2023 @ 7:45pmJoin us for our first core class of the fall. The four foundations of mindfulness are regarded as fundamental and lays a strong foundation for practice. This class is designed to be accessible for all levels of learning. Read more…
September 23, 2023 @10amJoin Lama Matthew Palden Gocha as he leads a discussion of how the three yanas are expressed in the art that is found at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The three yanas are the hinayana, the mahayana, and the vajrayana. Read more…
KumNye will resume again Sunday September 10th.
August 30, 2023 @ 7:45pmInterested in becoming an official member of the Rime Center? Beginning Wednesday August 30th, join us at 7:45 pm for our membership class. Upon completion of the classes, students are inducted as new members of the Rime Center sangha and are given a mala personally blessed by H.H. Dalai Lama. This event will be in-person and online. Read more.
September 2, 2023 @ 9amDesigned to be accessible for all levels of learning. The retreat will focus on the sadhana practice of Green Tara, which involves chanting the tantric liturgy, meditation, and chanting of mantras. During this retreat, Lama Matthew Palden Gocha will give teachings on Green Tara along with discussion on Yidam sadhana practice. Read more…