Rainbow Body Meditation Group
2020-01-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-02-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-05-21 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-06-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Join us on every third Thursday at 7:30 - 9:00 pm as the Rime Center hosts a monthly meditation group and LGBTQIA+ safe space. The meditation group will be meet in our main shrine room for meditation practice followed by mindful dialogue.

This group is an open community of meditation practitioners led by and for LGBTQIA+ people and their friends. Intended to create a space where members of these communities can feel safe, being less likely to face dynamics of oppression that are part of their daily lives, in our culture where progress is still needed to move towards a society free of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.

Tibetan New Year Celebration
2020-02-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Please join us Monday, February 24th at 6 pm as we celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. This new year is designated as the year of the Iron Mouse.

Losar traces its origins to the pre-Buddhist period in Tibet when, every winter, Tibetans held a spiritual ceremony, offering large amounts of incense to please local spirits, deities, and protectors. Around the period when the measurement of time based on phases of the moon was introduced, this ceremony evolved into an annual Buddhist festival, which may have been the first celebration of what has become the traditional farmers’ festivals. Later, after the rudiments of the science of astrology were introduced in Tibet, the farmers’ festival became known as Losar.

The Rime’s Losar celebration will include a potluck, Tibetan food, Tibetan Mo divination, linked verse, tsa tsa, prayer flag making, and other family activities. Be sure to bring a vegetarian dish to share.

6:00 – Open House
7:00 – Pot Luck Dinner
7:30 – Family Activities

Full Day Meditation Retreat – Green Tara
2020-03-07 08:00 - 19:30 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Green Tara is a wonderful Yidam practice to do that helps eliminates fears and obstacles (i.e. fears within your mind) from one’s life. Tara is a completely enlightened Buddha who made a promise in the distant past that after reaching complete enlightenment she would always appear in the form of a female for the benefit of all beings. She especially protects all sentient beings from the eight great fears.

Sadhana practice is extremely beneficial and helps us overcome mental, physical, and spiritual obstacles. Through a sadhana we are replacing the old patterns and thoughts that we have with new ones. The practitioner is encouraged to see all beings and environments, to hear all sounds, and to experience all thoughts as divine and pure. It is through these practices that we work to attain spiritual realization. The sadhana practice 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. The retreat is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced practitioners wanting to deepen their experience of the Green Tara sadhana.

This retreat is open to all.
Fee: $30 suggested donation

Schedule
8 am - Kum Nye Yoga
9 am - Teaching and Meditation
12 pm - Lunch
2 pm - Teaching and Meditation
5 pm - Tea Break
5:30 pm - Teaching and Meditation
7:00 pm - Twenty One Tara Puja and Dedication

Chotrul Düchen, the ‘Festival of Miracles’
2020-03-09 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Chotrul Düchen occurs on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Tibetan calendar during the full moon, which is called Bumgyur Dawa. The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days during which the Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples in order to increase their devotion.

The Rime Center will be hosting a special puja to commemorate the Festival of Miracles and will be open during the day for you to come in and meditate at your own pace.

Schedule:
6:30 am – Lama Matt will give 24 hour vows
8:00 am – Open meditation begins
7:00 pm – Ven. Geshe Thinley will lead special puja ceremony

Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death with Karma Lekshe Tsomo - Postponed
2020-04-03 19:00 - 2020-04-05 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Karma Lekshe Tsomo will teach on Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death. She will talk about Buddhist notions of human consciousness and personal identity and how these figure in the Buddhist view of death. Beliefs about death and enlightenment and states between life and death will also discussed. Karma Lekshe Tsomo will also examine topics such as cloning, abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, organ donation, genetic engineering, and stem-cell research within a Buddhist context, introducing new ways of thinking about these highly controversial issues.

This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat for as little at $150. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.

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Karma Lekshe Tsomo ordained as a nun in France in 1977 and is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, where she teaches Buddhism, World Religions, and Comparative Religious Ethics. She studied Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, for fifteen years and received a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Hawaii. She is a founder and past president of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women, and director of Jamyang Foundation, an innovative education project for women in developing countries.
Schedule
Friday,
7:00 – 9:00 pm - Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death
Saturday,
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm - Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death
2:00 – 4:00 pm - Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death
Sunday,
10:30 am Sunday Service Dharma Talk - Women in the Transmission and Transformation of Buddhism

Bodhisattva Vows - Postponed
2020-04-22 19:45 - 21:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
The bodhisattva precepts are taken on the basis of having taken refuge in the Three Jewels and some or all of the five lay precepts. Buddha prescribed the precepts in order to protect us from doing actions that bring unhappy results and to help us attain awakening quickly and easily. Therefore, precepts are not burdens to bear but are ornaments to be worn joyfully. The format will consist of a teaching session by Lama Matthew Palden Gocha and ending with the Bodhisattva Vow ceremony. No fees but dana to the teacher is suggested. We do ask that you have taken Refuge Vows previously.

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Preceptor: Lama Matthew Palden Gocha
Dates: One session on Wednesday April 22, 2020
Time: 7:45 pm – 9 pm
Prerequisite: Bodhisattva Challenge, Tier 1 Classes and Refuge Vows

Special Dharma Talk with Ven. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
2020-05-03 10:30 - 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Join us during our online Sunday Service, May 3rd at 10:30 am, as we are joined by Ven. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche. He will be giving a special Dharma talk on How to Bring Obstacles on to the Dharma Path!

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Special Dharma Talk with Lama Aria Drolma
2020-05-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Join us during our online Sunday Service, May 17th at 10:30 am, as we are joined by Lama Aria Drolma. She will be giving a special Dharma talk entitled "Healing with Loving Compassion (Buddhist Tonglen Practice) Guided Meditation".

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Meditation Garden Clean Up Day
2020-05-23 12:00 - 14:30 | Rime Meditation Garden, 1616 E 30th St, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
The Rime Center will be cleaning up the new meditation garden site and is in need of enthusiastic volunteers! We are asking volunteers to bring basic garden tools such as rakes, shovels, pruning shears, bags, etc. Volunteers should also bring a pair of heavy duty garden gloves to avoid contact with broken glass, etc.

Special Dharma Talk with Santikaro
2020-05-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Join us during our online Sunday Service, May 24th at 10:30 am, as we are joined by Santikaro. He will be giving a special Dharma talk to the Rime Sangha.

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Founders Day
2020-06-14 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
TBD

Chökhor Düchen, the ‘Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma’
2020-07-24 06:30 - 19:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Chökhor Düchen, the ‘Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma’. It occurs on the fourth day of the sixth Tibetan lunar month. For seven weeks after his enlightenment, Buddha did not teach. Finally, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he turned the Wheel of Dharma for the first time, at Sarnath, by teaching the ‘Four Noble Truths’.

The Rime Center will be hosting an full day meditation to commemorate the Festival of Miracles and will be open throughout the day for you to come in and meditate at your own pace.

Schedule:
6:30 am – Lama Matt will give 24 hour vows
8:00 am – Open meditation begins
7:00 pm – Lama Lena Teachings

Full Day Open Meditation
2020-10-17 07:00 - 20:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
The Rime Center will be open throughout the day for people to come and meditate. Due to Covid-19 we are offering 1 hour sessions throughout the day and ask that you sign up for one of the sessions. Each hour will have two slots available. To make sure that others are able to meditate please keep to just one session. You must register to save your spot.

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Please wear a mask - Participants will need to wear a mask at all times in the Rime Center. We want to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Don’t have a mask? No problem! Thanks to several generous and talented sowers we have extra masks for you.

Practice social distancing - Please remember to stay a safe distance (at least 6 feet) from other participants. Let’s all be as safe as possible.

Lha Bab Düchen, the ‘Festival of the Descent from Heaven’
2020-11-07 06:30 - 19:30 | Rime Buddhist Center - Pennway, 700 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Lha Bab Düchen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan month. Buddha’s mother Mayadevi was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods, Buddha spent three months teachings in the realm of the gods. When he was about to return to this world, Indra and Brahma manifested three stairs of 80,000 yojanas each reaching this world in Sankisa. As the Buddha walked down the central one, they accompanied him to his left and right carrying umbrellas to honor him. He descended to earth in Sankisa, which is located in modern Uttar Pradesh, and which is counted among the eight holy places.

The Rime Center will be hosting a special puja to commemorate the Festival of the Descent from Heaven and will be open during the day for you to come in and meditate at your own pace and time limit. The Special Puja will begin at 7:00 pm and will be led by Ven. Geshe Tsewang Thinley.

Schedule:
6:30 am – Lama Matt will give 24 hour vows
8:00 am – Open meditation begins
7:00 pm – Ven. Geshe Thinley will lead special puja ceremony

Spirit Offering and Smoke Offering
2020-11-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
Lama Matthew Palden Gocha will be offering both a spirit offering and smoke offering during the Sunday Service November 8th. We will be making offerings to help establish auspicious connections for the Rime Center's Wayne Ave location.

This event will be online using Zoom, but as an outside practice we are offering a few limited spots if you would like to attend in person. Please fill out the registration below if you would like to attend in person. Register online.

According to Lama Lena, "Through the Tibetan tradition of spirit offerings and sang (incense smoke), we practice generosity of the body, energy, and mind by giving the very best we have to offer to all the beings that live alongside us. Making offerings can empower our practice by accumulating positive energy, helping to heal nature, and removing natural obstacles. Sang allows us to cultivate generosity towards all classes of beings in the Buddhist pantheon – from the buddhas and bodhisattvas to gods, demons, and hungry ghosts." Learn more about spirit offerings from Lama Lena.

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Tibetan New Year Online Puja
2021-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Please join us online as we celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. This new year is designated as the year of the Iron Ox. Ven. Geshe Thinley will be leading us in a special puja ceremony. Register in advance for this meeting.

Rime Sangha Hike
2021-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Parkville Nature Sanctuary, 100-198 E 12 St, Parkville, MO - Missouri, 64152, United States
The Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Parkville Nature Center on Saturday February 20th at 1pm for a socially distant hike through the park. If you have question please email Gabi.

Chotrul Düchen Online Puja
2021-02-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Chotrul Düchen, the 'Festival of Miracles' — one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the full moon (the fifteenth day) of the first Tibetan month, which is called Bumjur Dawa. The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days on which, in order to increase the merit and the devotion of future disciples, Buddha displayed a different miracle.

The Rime Center will be hosting a special puja to commemorate the Festival of Miracles. Register in advance for this event to get the Zoom link.
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Half-Day Meditation Retreat - Online
2021-03-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Designed 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. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat. This is an online event, so please register in advance to get the Zoom link.
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Free Online Beginner’s Zen Meditation Workshop
2021-03-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
What is Zen? See for yourself at a free, two-hour introduction to Zen meditation on Saturday, March 13 from 9-11 am CST on Zoom. Learn seated and walking meditation with Zen’s particular emphasis on posture and breathing, which are the fundamental tools for settling the body and quieting the mind. The workshop includes a Dharma talk, informal Q&A, and an introduction to chanting.

Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller's Dewdrop Sangha in partnership with the Rime Center are hosting this wonderful online opportunity to learn about establishing a Zen practice. Please register in advance to receive advance instructions and the Zoom link by email. Deadline for registration is Thurs., March 11. Everyone is welcome.
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Half-Day Meditation Retreat – Online
2021-04-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States

Rime Sangha Hike – Shawnee Mission Park
2021-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Shawnee Mission Park, 7900 Renner Road, Shawnee, KS, 66219,
The 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. It is a 2.1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Shawnee Mission, Kansas that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.

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If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Sunday. If you have question please email Gabi.

Half-Day Zen Meditation Retreat
2021-05-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
The Rime Center is offering a Zen style retreat online using Zoom. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat. Register in advance for this meeting.

Schedule:
9 am - 9:15 am - Morning service (chanting)
9:15 am - 9:45 am - Zazen (seated meditation)
9:45 am - 10 am - Kinhin (walking meditation)
10 am - 11:15 am - Alternating seated-walking in periods of 20 or 30 minutes seated and 10-15 minutes walking
11:15 am - 12 pm - Samu (mindful work) and do general cleaning around the temple.

Times: 9 am–noon.
Prerequisite: Familiarity with zen meditation or at least have received previous meditation instruction (meditation instruction is not given)

Saga Dawa Düchen - Meditation Sessions
2021-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
May 26, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saga Dawa Duchen is one of the most important sacred Buddhist days. The full moon day of fourth Tibetan month is commemorates Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing away). All the merits of virtues actions done on this day are multiplies on hundred million times.

The Rime Center will be open throughout the day (8am-5pm) for people to meditate on their own. Please choose one of the appointment slot for your visit. We ask that you keep your meditation session to no longer than 30 minutes, maintain social distancing, and wear a mask while on-site.

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Saga Dawa Düchen - Online Puja
2021-05-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
May 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm

Saga Dawa Duchen is one of the most important sacred Buddhist days. The full moon day of fourth Tibetan month is commemorates Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing away). All the merits of virtues actions done on this day are multiplies on hundred million times.

The Rime Center will be hosting a special online puja to commemorate Saga Dawa Duchen beginning at 6:00 pm and will be led by Geshe Lharampa Tsewang Thinley. This will be using Zoom so register in advance for this meeting to get the Zoom link.

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Founders Day - Half-Day Meditation Retreat
2021-06-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Designed 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. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat.

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Founders Day - Rime Center Open House and Gift Shop Sale
2021-06-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
Founders Day has been established as a way to honor the legacy of our founders, Lama Chuck and Mary Stanford. The Rime Center will be having an open house and sale in the Gift Shop. The Gift Shop will have Tibetan-made goods, including jewelry, clothing, as well as traditional Tibetan items such as singing bowls, will be available for purchase. Artwork by Sangha members as well as prints of Yidams and Deities. Books on Buddhism and Meditation, journals, as well as a variety of children’s books for children of all ages.

Founders Day - Interfaith Prayer Picnic
2021-06-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Rime Meditation Garden, 1616 E 30th St, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
Lama Chuck and Mary

Founders Day has been established as a way to honor the legacy of our founders, Lama Chuck and Mary Stanford. Lama Chuck had been the Buddhist member for Kansas City’s Interfaith Council for 20 years. In addition he had written a monthly column on Buddhism for the religion section of the Kansas City Star.

In honor of Lama Chuck's legacy of interfaith work in Kansas City, the Rime Center will be hosting an Interfaith Prayer Picnic at our meditation garden on June 5th at 1 pm. The program will consist of religious observances from various cultures and faith traditions including Tibetan Buddhist chanting, devotional music, and much more.
We will be providing picnic food as we gather for fellowship. This year's theme is Nurturing Peace in Kansas City.

Founders Day - White Tara Long Life Prayer for Lama Chuck and Mary
2021-06-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Founders Day has been established as a way to honor the legacy of our founders, Lama Chuck and Mary Stanford. As a way to say thank you to Lama Chuck and Mary, the Rime Center will be offering an online White Tara puja for their long life.

White Tara, the female Buddha of longevity. Tara is a completely enlightened buddha and as a young bodhisattva she promised always to appear in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings and especially to protect from the eight fears. In this white form she appears specifically for the purpose of bestowing longevity.

The practice of tsok, which is primarily a practice of offering. It is not just a practice of offering however; it is also a powerful method for purifying our samaya. Sometimes it is said that the best method for purifying samaya is the fire offering, and tsok practice is the ‘inner fire offering.’ Tsok is a very rich practice with many layers of meaning, and it can be practiced on various levels.

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Rime Sangha Hike - Ernie Miller
2021-06-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 North KS-7, Olathe, KS, 66061,
The Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Ernie Miller Nature Center on Sunday June 13th at 1pm for a socially distant hike through the park. The nature preserve is located near Olathe, Kansas and features trails and an education center with animals, exhibits and programs and is good for all skill levels.

If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Sunday. If you have question please email Gabi.

Rime Sangha Hike – Weston Bent State Park
2021-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Weston Bend State Park, 16600 MO-45, Weston, MO, 64098,
The 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 is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, running, and nature trips and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.

If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Sunday. If you have question please email Gabi.

Rime Sangha Hike – Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
2021-08-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Burr Oak Woods Nature Center, 1401 NW Park Rd, Blue Springs, MO, 64015,
The Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center on Sunday August 15th at 6pm for a socially distant hike through the park. We will be hiking the Bethany Falls Trail. It is a 1.3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Blue Springs, Missouri that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels.

If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Sunday. If you have question please email Gabi.

Rime Center Booth at Kansas City Pride 2021
2021-08-21 - 2021-08-22 | Frank A. Theis Park, Oak St. and W 47th St, Kansas City, MO, 64111, United States
August 21-22, 2021
The Rime Center will have a booth at this years Kansas City Pride 2021. This year the Kansas City Pride Festival will be located at the Frank A. Theis Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Stop by the booth and say hi! We will have stickers to hand out as well as information about Buddhism and the Rime Center. Click on the button below if your interested in helping out with the booth.
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Online Half-Day Meditation Retreat
2021-09-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Designed 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. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat.

Times: 9 am – 12 pm.

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Rime Sangha Hike – Tasty Worm and Tasty Goodness
2021-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | William Landahl Park Reserve, E Argo Rd, Buckner, MO, 64016,
The Rime Sangha will be meeting up at the Tasty Worm and Tasty Goodness Loop on Sunday September 12th at 6pm for a socially distant hike through the park. We will be hiking the Tasty Worm and Tasty Goodness Loop. It is a 7.9 mile loop trail located near Grain Valley, Missouri that features a great forest setting and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and mountain biking.

If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Sunday. If you have question please email Gabi.

Directions to Landsdahl Park.

Take I 70 east take 21 exit left unto Adam’s Dairy Pkwy. In 1.8 miles turn right unto East Pink Hill Rd. In about .7 Miles turn left unto Slaughter in about one mile turn left unto E. Argo . In .2miles you arrive and a gravel covered parking lot to your right. It is not marked. It’s across from the the Archery parking lot.

Half Day LGBTQIA+ Meditation Retreat
2021-09-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
September 18, 2021 @ 9am – 12pm
The Rime Center is offering a half day LGBTQIA+ retreat online and in person. It is free and open to the public. The format includes some mindful movement, a meditation, introductions and check-ins, a short talk, a mindful discussion, and end with a dedication of merit, closing Metta, and a dance party.

To register to attend click on the button below. Once registered you will receive the zoom link. In person attendance is limited to 10 people.

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Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death with Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo
2021-10-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo will teach on Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death. She will talk about Buddhist notions of human consciousness and personal identity and how these figure in the Buddhist view of death. Beliefs about death and enlightenment and states between life and death will also discussed. Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo will also examine topics such as cloning, abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, organ donation, genetic engineering, and stem-cell research within a Buddhist context, introducing new ways of thinking about these highly controversial issues.

Register Online

This event will be both online and in-person. Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo will be teaching online. Space is limited for in-person attendance. This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.

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Ven. Karma Lekshe Tsomo ordained as a nun in France in 1977 and is a professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, where she teaches Buddhism, Comparative Religious Ethic, and Dying, Death, and Social Justice. She studied Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, for fifteen years and received a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Hawaii. She is a founder and past president of Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist Women, and director of Jamyang Foundation, an innovative education project for women in developing countries.
Schedule
Saturday,
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm - Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death
2:00 – 4:00 pm - Buddhism, Bioethics, and Death

Rime Sangha Hike – Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve
2021-10-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 2480B KS-177, Strong City, KS, 66869,
The Rime Sangha will conclude with a final hike at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday October 16th. It will be an all day outing since the park is about a two hour drive from Kansas City. Sangha member Beniah has offered to carpool in his van, which holds about 10 people. The caravan to the Tallgrass Prairie will leave at 9 am from the Rime Center and should get us to the park around 11am.

The plan is to hike the 3.2 mile Scenic Overlook Trail, and if time allows we may hike another shorter trail at the end of the Scenic Overlook Trail. After the hike we can stop in Emporia for a late lunch before we head back to KC. If the weather is not cooperating the hike will be postponed to the following Saturday.

If you have questions or would like to RSVP a spot on Beniah's van please email Gabi.

Chenrézig and Compassion with Venerable Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
2021-10-30 10:00 - 16:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
We are delighted to welcome back Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche, October 30th, who will give teachings on how to generate compassion through the practice of Chenrézig. He will also give instructions on the Chenrézig practice called ‘Filling Space to Benefit Beings’ by Mahasiddha Thangtong Gyalpo. One of the most popular Chenrézig liturgies in Tibet. Chenrézig, also known as Avalokiteśvara, is the embodiment of the compassionate aspect of the mind of all the Buddhas manifesting in the form of a wisdom deity.

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This event will be both online and in-person. Tulku Rinpoche will be teaching online. Space is limited for in-person attendance. This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.
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Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche is a Dzogchen master and the reincarnation of Dzogchen Gyaltsab Thodo Rinpoche. He was recognized by Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche and has received teachings from over forty masters representing all five schools of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Gelug, and Shiji (or Chod). Tulku Yeshi has authored fifteen books on subjects of Tibetan Buddhism and culture. He also writes novels and poetry for mind training and how to enjoy life.

Schedule
Saturday, October 30
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 pm Chenrézig Teaching
2:00 – 4:00 pm Chenrézig Teaching

This event is open to everyone, but please consider being a sponsor for this retreat. Your sponsorship will ensure everyone can attend these wonderful teachings.

Half-Day Green Tara Retreat
2021-12-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
Green Tara is a wonderful Yidam practice that helps eliminates fears and obstacles (i.e. fears within your mind) from one’s life. Tara is a completely enlightened Buddha who made a promise in the distant past that after reaching complete enlightenment she would always appear in the form of a female for the benefit of all beings. She especially protects all sentient beings from the eight great fears.

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Designed 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. Through a sadhana we are replacing the old patterns and thoughts that we have with new ones. The practitioner is encouraged to see all beings and environments, to hear all sounds, and to experience all thoughts as divine and pure. It is through these practices that we work to attain spiritual realization.

During this retreat, Lama Matthew Palden Gocha will give teachings on Green Tara along with discussion on Yidam sadhana practice. The retreat is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced practitioners wanting to deepen their experience of the Green Tara sadhana.

Times: 9 am – 12 pm.
Prerequisite: Must have received empowerment in tantric practice.

36th Annual World Peace Meditation - Online
2021-12-31 06:00 - 07:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
The Rime Buddhist center will host the 36th Annual World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering on December 31, at 6:00 a.m. The program will be online only and consist of religious observances from various cultures and faith traditions.

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Stages of the Path
2022-01-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Stages of the path (Tibetan: Lamrim) is the step-by-step approach to the teachings originally set out by the great Atisha. In the text, Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, author Je Tsongkhapa, expanded on Atisha’s work, and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Because it condenses all the exoteric sūtra scriptures into a meditation manual that is easy to understand, scholars and practitioners rely on its authoritative presentation as a gateway that leads to a full understanding of the Buddha’s teachings.

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Instructor: Ven. Geshe Tsewang Thinley
Date: January 6, 2021
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Class Fee: Free
Text: The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 2) – Get it on Amazon or in the Rime Center Gift Shop.
Prerequisite: Basics of Buddhism

Black Hayagriva Puja To Clear Away Obstacles for the Tibetan New Year
2022-03-02 19:00 - 19:30 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Join us online Wednesday March 2, 2022 at 7pm as Lama Matthew Palden Gocha leads us in a special Black Hayagriva puja to clear away obstacles for the Tibetan New Year. Hayagriva is the wrathful of Avalokiteshvara who symbolizes enlightened speech of the Lotus (Padma) Family of Buddha Amitabha.

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Performing a sadhana practice is extremely beneficial and helps us overcome mental, physical, and spiritual obstacles. Through a sadhana we are replacing the old patterns and thoughts that we have with new ones. The practitioner is encouraged to see all beings and environments, to hear all sounds, and to experience all thoughts as divine and pure. It is through these practices that we work to attain spiritual realization.

About Black Hayagriva, by Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche:

"The emanation of all Buddha’s speech arises as Avalokiteshvara, the form of compassion. In order to tame the wildest beings, Avalokiteshvara manifests as extremely wrathful Hayagriva. In this time of degeneration the inner elements of beings are imbalanced with very strong clinging and passions. Externally, this causes war and the use of biological and chemical weapons. Many new diseases with no known cure appear and epidemics spread quickly. Even friends, husbands, wives, and children seem intent on cheating and manipulating each other, so that no one knows who to rely on. This naturally leads to imbalances in the outer elements. The water element causes floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes; the fire element causes volcanoes, drought, and heat waves; wind causes tornadoes and windstorms; and the earth element causes earthquakes and landslides. Likewise, all the different classes of spirits become upset. The whole world, whether it is the inner elements of sentient beings or the outer elements, is extremely turbulent and out of control. At times such as this it is difficult for Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and wrathful deities to penetrate beings’ minds. That is when this form of Hayagriva appears."

Online Half-Day Meditation Retreat
2022-03-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
Designed 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. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat. Tea and bottled water will be provided.

Times: 9 a.m.–noon.
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Chotrul Düchen Online Puja
2022-03-18 19:00 - 19:30 | Online, Zoom, Kansas City, United States
The 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.

The Rime Center will be hosting a special puja to commemorate the Festival of Miracles. Register in advance for this event to get the Zoom link.
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Refuge & Lay Pratimoksha Vows Ceremony
2022-04-02 12:30 - 13:00 | Rime Buddhist Center - Sangha House, 2939 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109, United States
Taking refuge in the three jewels is a strict prerequisite for any kind of relationship with the Buddhist teachings. The objects of refuge are the: Buddha, Dharma & Sangha (also known as the precious triple gem) grant protection to the spiritual seeker. The refuge ceremony is when one “officially” becomes Buddhist. The act of taking refuge is a declaration of one’s intention to follow the Buddhist path.

The lay vows consist of taking the five lay vows which are: 1) not to kill, 2) not to steal, 3) not to lie, 4) not to commit sexual misconduct, and 5) not to take any intoxicants.

The format will consist of two teachings sessions each preceded by 15 minute meditation sessions, and ending with the refuge ceremony and pratimoksha ceremony. As part of the refuge ceremony one is also given a new refuge name. Participants can take refuge only or refuge and pratimoksha vows sequentially.

Instructor: Lama Matthew Palden Gocha
Dates & Times: One Session; Saturday, April 2nd, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Class Fee: No fees, but dana (donation) to the teacher suggested.
Prerequisite: Preparing for the Refuge Vows
