The gift shop is now open by appointment only on Saturdays from 10am – 12pm. Please email Gabi to schedule your visit.
Thanksgiving Day Kum Nye Yoga
Thursday November 26th from 8:00 – 9:30 am we will be offering a Kum Nye yoga session to get your Thanksgiving Day started right. The drop in group practice will meet online using Zoom.Celebrate GivingTuesday With Us!
GivingTuesday is an online movement to create a national day of giving at the beginning of the holiday season. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and give.
TWELVE ways to support the Rime Buddhist Center this holiday season: Continue reading
Stages of the Path – Part 5
December 2 @ 6:00 pm
Geshe Thinley will be continuing his class on the Stages of the path (Tibetan: Lamrim). This teaching condenses all the Buddha’s teachings into a step by step meditation manual that is easy to understand.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
December 2 @ 7:45 pm
Join Dr. Nora and Luis as they discuss the Buddha’s instruction on using awareness of the breath as an initial focus for meditation. This teaching gives 16 steps to relax and compose the mind and body that are grouped into four foundational practices.
Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
December 3 @ 7:45 pm
Join Lama Matt as he discusses the five stages to learning Buddhist philosophy with its progressively more subtle and refined views of reality and the means to realize it through meditation practice.
What is it like to be transgender and Buddhist?
The Rime Buddhist Center celebrates transgender awareness week by highlighting Rime sangha member, Circe Namkha Rangdrol, she/her/hers. Lama Matt asked Circe to share about her experience with coming out as transgender and how being a Buddhist has helped her along the way.
As Buddhist experiences go, and as transgender experiences go, I can only speak for myself.
When I first realized I was a transgender woman, I was confused and frightened and anxious. I felt profoundly vulnerable, and had no examples among Buddhist teachers or teachings that I knew of that could help me make sense of it all. I struggled with many questions, including how can I reconcile my insistence on this truer self with the teachings on no-self? I had no understanding of how to bring this onto the spiritual path. Continue reading
The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas Verses 15-18
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Dharma talk given by Ven. Geshe Tsewang Thinley October 18, 2020.
Music by Barefoot Bran Music. Continue reading
Liberation Through Anger – Part 2
When denied or repressed, unconscious anger can have a negative impact with destructive consequences. But when recognized and used mindfully, it can be a positive source of vitality, courage, and dedication as well as a powerful mobilizing factor in our solidarity and commitment to enacting social change. Join Chaplain Sergio beginning November 18th at 7:45pm as he discusses liberation through anger. Read more…
Photo Tour of the Wayne Ave House
The Rime Center’s new 2939 Wayne Ave location has been remodeled to meet the current needs of Sangha. The following photos give you a quick look at the house.
