September 13, 2022 @5:30 pmJoin Lama Matt and other interfaith participants for this year’s Table of Faiths. Interfaith cooperation is key to transforming this religiously diverse society into a more just, kind, and pluralistic nation, and world. It’s why Lama Matt and others are so passionate about interfaith dialogue. Read more.
Join the Rime Sangha Saturday September 24th as we attend this year’s World Music and Dance Showcase presented by the Traditional Music Society. The event will be at St. Mark Hope and Peace Lutheran Church. The event is free and open to the public.
This year they will have, as their special guest artist, Gerald Trimble. Mr. Trimble brings with him years of musical experiences, spanning several genres … Irish folk, jazz, baroque, Indian and classical. He will be performing with his group Jambaroque. In addition they will feature prominent flamenco dancer extraordinaire Tamara Carlson and her amazing Flamenco dance ensemble Ole! Read more.
October 2, 2022 @ 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 sangha and community. This event will be in-person at the Rime Buddhist Center. Read more.
October 15, 2021 @ 11amThe Rime Sangha will conclude with a final hike at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday October 15th. 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.
September 21, 2022 @ 7:45pmThis class is a combination of study and application of lovingkindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. The four immeasurables are a traditional set of practices that open the heart, counter the distortions in our relationships to ourselves, and deepen our relationships to others. Read more.
August 1, 2022 @6:00 pmJoin us for Chökhor Düchen, the ‘Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma’. The Rime Center will be hosting a special online puja, Monday August 1st at 6pm, to commemorate the Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma.
August 6, 2022 @9:00 amJoin us for our Zen style retreat August 6th. 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.
August 10, 2022 @ 7:30pmJoin Lama Matt as we discuss the book Steps to the Great Perfection. A compilation of teachings on the seven contemplations, an ancient system of mind-training teachings that has been preserved as part of a rare set of instructions on Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection. Read more.
August 12-14, 2022We are delighted to welcome back Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche to Kansas City. Rinpoche will give teachings on his upcoming book “The Power of Mind“. The Power of Mind provides the proven path of lojong, or mind training, for changing our experience from the inside out. Read more.
July 16, 2021 @ 10amThe Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Overland Park Arboretum on Saturday July 16th at 10am for a socially distant hike through the park. We will be hiking the Overland Park West, Rocky Ridge and Cottonwood Trail Loop. It is a 3.20 mile, loop trail near Stilwell, Kansas. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 25 min to complete. For those wishing too carpool to the hike meet at the Rime Center by 9am. Please email Gabi to let her know you want to car pool. Read more.