Monthly Half-Day Meditation Retreat

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Our monthly half-day retreat is offered on the first Saturday of each month. The focus will be upon shamatha meditation and it is a wonderful way to deepen your practice. The retreats will focus on releasing ego clinging and training the mind in compassion through shamatha meditation. Beginners are encouraged to attend, but must first have received meditation instruction. We will be observing noble silence throughout the retreat. Tea and bottled water will be provided.

Date & Time: First Saturday of each month, 9:00 a.m. – noon
Facilitator: Brent Crawford
Suggested Donation: $15
Prerequisite: Must have receive prior meditation instruction. No meditation instruction is given at the retreat.

Community Outreach at Harvesters

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The task will change from date to date but will most likely include sorting and repacking food that will be distributed to soup kitchens or food pantries in the area or working in the community garden. It would be nice to have a headcount to let Harvesters know how many to expect. So, as a courtesy to others, please let Vickie Cumberland know that you’re coming. Contact Vickie Cumberland at vacumberland@aol.com or 816-739-9792.

Date & Time: Saturday, May 16, 10:00 am – noon
Location: Harvesters, 3801 Topping, Kansas City, MO 64129

Help Alleviate Suffering From the Devastating Earthquake in Nepal

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From Lama Chuck: Mary and I have visited Nepal and have several Tibetan refugee friends who live both in Pokhara, and in Katmandhu Nepal. We are so grateful to receive word that they are safe. Of course we can offer our prayers and intentions to alleviate the widespread suffering. But we can also contribute financially. Even a little money will go a long way. There are many NGOs relief organizations so it is difficult knowing which one’s to donate money to. There are several very wonderful private NGO non-profits I recommend: Global Action Nepal is excellent, and our own local “Heart to Heart International“ is already sending medical supplies and teams of medical personnel to Nepal. They will also accept volunteers, but you must pay your own way. But there is one NGO: International Medical Corps where your money will go the farthest. They have teamed up with FaceBook, who will match dollar for dollar all donations up to two million dollars!

Refuge Vows, Sunday, May 3

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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 format will consist of two teachings sessions each preceded by 15 minute meditation sessions, and ending with the refuge ceremony. As part of the refuge ceremony one is also given a new refuge name. No fees but dana to the teacher is suggested.

Instructor: Lama Chuck Stanford
Dates & Times: One Session; Sunday, May 3rd, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
(potluck, please bring dish to share)
Class Fee: No fees, but dana (donation) to the teacher suggested.
Prerequisite: None

Sunday at the Rime Center

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Come this Sunday, May 3, to the Rime Buddhist Center and re-awaken your Buddha-nature. This Sunday’s Dharma talk is entitled: “365 Sundays – or Thoughts on Losing a Friend.”

Images of Enlightenment

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The bold colors, strange creatures and exquisitely beautiful beings of Tibetan art are images that illustrate the path to enlightenment. In this class we will explore the powerful symbolism of thangka paintings, statues and ritual objects of Tibetan Buddhism. This class will focus on some of the most important and representative images and will introduce the student to the tradition of spiritual self-transformation embodied by the Tibetan images of enlightened energy.

Instructor: Jack Nelson

Six Sessions: beginning Monday on April 6th
Times: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Class Fee: $15.00
Text fee: $24.95

Pre-requisite: Completion of Basics of Buddhism

Cultivating Cognitive Balance

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All Day Retreat with Alan Wallace

April 24 – 26, 2015

Alan WallaceAlan Wallace continues his plan for yearly visits to the Rime Buddhist Center with his teachings on the aspects of mental balance. In this workshop, Dr. B. Alan Wallace will discuss how to cultivate the cognitive intelligence that enables us to free ourselves of those cognitive imbalances. Continue reading →