Welcome to The Rime Buddhist Center’s Fall curriculum. This semester the first half of the Tier 2 classes begin. We are also excited that our Tier 3 classes begin this year. Geshe Lharampa Tsewang Thinley the Drepung Gomang Geshe in Residence at the Rime Center will be leading classes on Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra. Look for details below on these exciting opportunities to deepen your practice with the support of fellow practitioners. Continue reading
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I have been an off and on member for a little over 15 years, often taking 5 years away before coming back, but I always return to my Buddhist home and find the same wonderful place, teaching meditation and Tibetan Buddhism, effectively. I am thankful. It is an important part of Kansas City. – Greta Moore
Dear Rime Member, Friends, and Supporters,
Another year is coming to a close and the Rime Buddhist Center Board is grateful for your continued support in helping us build a community that values the Buddha’s teachings of love, compassion, and wisdom. There is no doubt that this would not have been possible without your support. That is why we are asking you to keep the Rime Buddhist Center in mind when you are making your year-end tax-deductible contribution. Lama Matthew, Gabi, and the board want to continue the work of our founders in making the Rime Center not just a place for study and meditation, but also a home that nurtures and supports us on our path. Please take a moment and consider making a one-time donation by clicking on the PayPal button below or you can mail a check or money order to Rime Buddhist Center 700 W Pennway, Kansas City, MO 64108.
Thank you for your continued support of the Rime Buddhist Center. May you have peace, health and fulfillment throughout the coming year.
Sincerely,
Lama Matthew, Gabi and the Rime Buddhist Center Board
Illuminations Rime Jewel Winter 2018
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Karen Maezen Miller – What is Zen?
April 13 – 15th, 2018
No Set Fee – Pay Whatever You Can Afford
Zen priest Karen Maezen Miller will lead a meditation retreat focused understanding what Zen is and applying the teachings to our daily practice. The retreat will include zazen (Zen meditation), walking meditation, chanting, numerous Q&As, and the opportunity to meet privately with Maezen. The teachings are personal and informal, and will take place in the Rime Center’s upstairs shrine room.
Chotrul Düchen, the ‘Festival of Miracles’
March 2nd, 2018
Chotrul Düchen occurs on the full moon (the fifteenth day) of the first Tibetan month, which is called Bumgyur 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 Micracles 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 lead by Geshe Lharampa Tsewang Thinley.
Chod Empowerment and Teachings with Venerable Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
March 9 – 11, 2018
We are delighted to welcome back Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche March 19th – 11th and give the Chod empowerment and teachings. In Tibetan language the meaning of the word “chod” translates “to cut” and here, in Tibetan Buddhism, Chod means, “to cut the ego”. It is a practice that is based on the prajnaparamita. The benefit of Chod is that is frees you from the suffering caused by ego. It helps you generate love and compassion for all sentient beings. Chod also provides physical and mental healing.
Geshe Thinley on Daily Practice
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Dharma talk given by Geshe Lharampa Tsewang Thinley November 26th, 2017.
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32nd Annual World Peace Meditation
December 31st, 2017 at 7 a.m.
Sofia Khan in her home in Leawood, Kan. (Photo/ Julie Denesha)
The Rime Buddhist center will host the 32nd Annual World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering on December 31, at 7:00 a.m. (*please arrive by 6:30 a.m.). The program will consist of religious observances from various cultures and faith traditions including Native American smudging, Tibetan Buddhist chanting and meditation, Christian prayer, devotional music, and the Muslim “call to prayer.”
Lama Rod’s Path to Radical Dharma with Q & A
Dharma talk given by Lama Rod Owens November 12th, 2017. You can find out more about Lama Rod and his activities by visiting lamarod.com and radicaldharma.org.