July 28, 2024 at 7pmThe Rime Center will host a special puja to commemorate Chökhor Düchen beginning at 7:00 pm. Chökhor Düchen, the ‘Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma’. It occurs on the fourth day of the sixth Tibetan lunar month. The puja will be online using Zoom. Continue reading →
August 2, 2025 @ 9amJoin us for the Rime Center’s Zen style retreat. 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 … Continue reading →
August 3, 2025 @ 12:30pmWe will be exploring the rich repository of Buddhist Sutras. We will be studying the Sūtra Teaching the Four Factors. In this Sūtra, the Buddha explains four factors to Maitreya for overcoming negative deeds: repentance, antidotal action, restraint, and support. Buddha advises regular sūtra recitation. Continue reading →
Dharma talk given by Lama Matthew Palden Gocha, July 13, 2025.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
We are happy to announce that beginning Sunday, August 3rd, our weekly Sunday Service will return to its original location at the Rime Sangha House, located at 2939 Wayne Ave.
We look forward to gathering again in this familiar and welcoming space. Please join us as we continue our shared practice and community connection in our spiritual home.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. See you there!
Dharma talk given by Lama Matthew Palden Gocha, July 6, 2025.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
Dharma talk given by Acharya Yeshi Sergio, June 29, 2025.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
Dharma talk given by Daniel Scharpenburg, June 22, 2025.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music.
July 6, 2025 @ 12:30pmWe will be exploring the rich repository of Buddhist Sutras. We will be studying the Sūtra on Self-Examination. In this teaching, the Buddha elucidates how attachment arises from perceiving sights, sounds, and thoughts as permanent, pleasurable, and inherently “self.” Conversely, by recognizing their true nature—impermanent, conducive to suffering, non-self, and perilous—we can relinquish craving and attain liberation from suffering. Continue reading →
July 11–13, 2025The Rime Buddhist Center is honored to welcome back Lama Lena, a renowned teacher of Tibetan Dzogchen, for a profound weekend of teachings on “How to Die.”
During this special weekend, Lama Lena will guide us through the Dzogchen view on death, helping us transform our understanding of dying into a powerful opportunity for liberation. Drawing from ancient practices and deep insight, she will show us how to approach death with clarity, compassion, and fearlessness — and how this knowledge can help us live more fully and authentically.
Whether you are new to Dzogchen or a longtime practitioner, this weekend promises to illuminate your path and deepen your practice. Continue reading