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12:00 pm Saturday, December 17, 2016

Paul Lochner, beloved member of the Kadampa Center, passed away Sunday morning, December 4, 2016.

We will hold a Medicine Buddha Puja for his benefit at noon, Saturday, December 17, followed by an opportunity to share memories.

Medicine Buddha puja is particularly beneficial for mental and physical healing and world peace.

This puja is especially beneficial for those who have recently passed away.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
1:15 pm Sunday, December 11, 2016

The nuns will recite a Medicine Buddha Sadhana for Ven. Drolkar, who is having surgery that day. It should last about one hour.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
3:00 pm Sunday, January 8, 2017

Interfaith Prayer Service sponsored by Triangle Interfaith Alliance. Theme is: Unity in Diversity. All are welcome.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Sunday, December 25, (All day) 2016

Kadampa Center will be closed for the Christmas holiday.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
10:30 am Sunday, December 11, 2016

Our Sunday morning teachings are a vibrant, interactive experience where we explore applying the methods of Buddhism to the nitty-gritty of daily life. We discuss the complications that make us unhappy, and how the tools of Buddhism sheds new light on our thoughts and emotions. In this process we discover how to steer our minds toward happiness.
This Sunday will be led by Discovering Buddhism teacher Shankha Mitra.

Sunday mornings typically begin with prayers, a brief meditation, and the rare opportunity to learn from a highly trained Buddhist monk. When Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo are away, one of several senior students will lead the session. The teachings and prayers are in English.

Sunday is a great time for a first visit to Kadampa Center – students at every level come, from newcomers to practitioners with 30+ years of experience, and it's a great opportunity to meet others and start making new friends.

We offer a full range of children's programs on Sundays. Children are invited to sit on the blue cushions at the front of the gompa, and then depart to their classes after opening prayers. Any child who wishes to is welcome to remain in the gompa for the teachings.

On many Sundays, we also host other events, such as the Newcomer Orientation, New Member Orientation, pujas, and more. Special events for holy days, special practices, or exhibits and visiting teachers are also occasionally held on Sundays, so for all these events please check the calendar for more information and specific times.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every 2 weeks every Sunday until Sun Dec 18 2016.
10:30 am Sunday, December 4, 2016

Our Sunday morning teachings are a vibrant, interactive experience where we explore applying the methods of Buddhism to the nitty-gritty of daily life. We discuss the complications that make us unhappy, and how the tools of Buddhism sheds new light on our thoughts and emotions. In this process we discover how to steer our minds toward happiness. This Sunday is led by Kadampa Center's director, Robbie Watkins.

Sunday mornings typically begin with prayers, a brief meditation, and the rare opportunity to learn from a highly trained Buddhist monk. When Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo are away, one of several senior students will lead the session. The teachings and prayers are in English.

Sunday is a great time for a first visit to Kadampa Center – students at every level come, from newcomers to practitioners with 30+ years of experience, and it's a great opportunity to meet others and start making new friends.

We offer a full range of children's programs on Sundays. Children are invited to sit on the blue cushions at the front of the gompa, and then depart to their classes after opening prayers. Any child who wishes to is welcome to remain in the gompa for the teachings.

On many Sundays, we also host other events, such as the Newcomer Orientation, New Member Orientation, pujas, and more. Special events for holy days, special practices, or exhibits and visiting teachers are also occasionally held on Sundays, so for all these events please check the calendar for more information and specific times.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
10:30 am Sunday, November 20, 2016

Our Sunday morning teachings are a vibrant, interactive experience where we explore applying the methods of Buddhism to the nitty-gritty of daily life.

On this Sunday we mark Lha Bab Duchen, when Shakyamuni Buddha returned to Earth from Tushita Pure Land to continue teaching his disciples. Among our activities today, we will do a group reading of the Golden Light Sutra, monastery-style, with everyone reading a page or two, all together at the same time. It's a joyful, chaotic noise!

Sunday is a great time for a first visit to Kadampa Center – students at every level come, from newcomers to practitioners with 30+ years of experience, and it's a great opportunity to meet others and start making new friends.

We offer a full range of children's programs on Sundays. Children are invited to sit on the blue cushions at the front of the gompa, and then depart to their classes after opening prayers. Any child who wishes to is welcome to remain in the gompa for the teachings.

On many Sundays, we also host other events, such as the Newcomer Orientation, New Member Orientation, pujas, and more. Special events for holy days, special practices, or exhibits and visiting teachers are also occasionally held on Sundays, so for all these events please check the calendar for more information and specific times.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every day 3 times.
7:00 am Friday, November 25, 2016

Make great use of your Thanksgiving weekend and spend the time in deep exploration of the Lamrim!

THREE DAY LAM RIM RETREAT 
(USING BUDDHA’S SCIENTIFIC METHOD)
November 25-27, Friday-Sunday 7 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PURPOSE:  To find out if meditation on the Lam Rim (stages on the path to enlightenment) can deepen your Dharma realizations and make you happier.

HYPOTHESIS:  Meditation on the Lam Rim topics (about 20 in all) in a group retreat will transform your mind forever and everyone will benefit from that.

MATERIALS:   Your favorite meditation cushion and blanket
                         Loose comfortable clothing
                         Notebook and pen
                         Brown bag vegie lunch, snacks, etc.
                         Red FPMT Retreat Prayer Book if you have it (we should have extras)
                         Bodhichitta attitude;-)                     

PROCEDURE:  Sessions last ~ 45 each with 15 breaks - Don and Robbie to share leading guided meditations. Q & A after lunch each day, otherwise SILENCE! You are not required to have taken Buddhist refuge but you must be willing to commit to 100% participation - 3 full days, all session                            

RESULTS:  To be determined based on your effort and sincere motivation

CONCLUSION:  (What we hope to learn) Based on over 2500 years of an unbroken lineage of study and practice, even WE can gain/deepen our Dharma realizations which will plant the seeds for Enlightenment and bring us and others immediate benefits. Lama Yeshe’s quote will take on new meaning and begin to live in our hearts:  “As much as I can, I dedicate my life to others.”  

 

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Sunday, November 6, (All day) 2016

Turn your clock one hour earlier, from 2 am to 1 am.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Sunday, August 14, (All day) to Sunday, August 28, (All day) 2016

Kadampa Center is pleased to announce the 2016 Light of the Path Retreat with our Spiritual Director Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche will be August 14 - 28 at Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC. Registration will open February 25, 2016. More details will be announced as soon as possible.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa

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