"Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts our mind at ease. For the least to the most important event, the affection
and respect of others are vital for our happiness."
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION
- SPRING FLING PARTY!: Join us to celebrate Spring
- HELP DHARMA THRIVE: Participate in the Count Me In! campaign
- KC OPERATION 16G SPRING CAMPOUT: Register here!
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MONDAY, APR 16
WEDNESDAY, APR 18
FRIDAY, APR 20
SATURDAY, APR 21
SUNDAY, APR 22
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
9,043
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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Sat, April 21, 6:00-8:30p
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Creating merit is an essential part of Buddhist practice. When we build up stores of merit, it removes obstacles in our spiritual lives. Making merit is also great purification! In these sessions, Geshe Sangpo will briefly explain the purpose and benefits of the practices and teach us how to do them, and then we will all do the practice together, benefiting all participants.
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– UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS –
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This day marks Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing from this life). Our schedule at Kadampa Center includes:
- 3:00p, Animal Blessing and Liberation
- 7:00p, Medicine Buddha Puja
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Join us on this mini retreat for a day of reflection on why guru devotion is the root of the path to enlightenment. The day is organized into six sessions, beginning with, "Why We Need a Spiritual Guide." The retreat is appropriate for any level practitioner, including those for whom relating to a spiritual teacher seems like a distant aspiration.
To maintain a stable and peaceful retreat environment, participants should commit to attending the entire day. Please bring food for your day, including lunch.
- WHAT: Lamrim Meditations - Mini retreat
- WHEN: 9:00-3:00p Sat, Apr 28
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: Open, click here
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The Discovering Buddhism two-year series continues with the Wisdom of Emptiness, a six-class module. The realization of emptiness is crucial for the attainment of liberation and enlightenment. Learn to develop calm abiding and different methods of meditation on emptiness. The module is led by Hemant Pandya.
- WHAT: Discovering Buddhism: Wisdom of Emptiness
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p Mondays, May 7-Jun 21 (no class May 28)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US!
Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30
DELIGHT: To rejoice in the good fortune of others
"Delight has the potential to:
- lift our spirits, and bring us ease and joy in almost any situation
- undermine any tendancy to feel envy and jealousy, and the discomfort and pain that they bring
- lesson self-centredness and depression, through shifting the focus from ourselves to others"
Ready to be a Family Program volunteer? Sign up
here!
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The
16 Guidelines
are an initiative of The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), an international non-profit organization.
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Discuss topics of interest for how to incorporate the Dharma into our relationships with our children. Potluck at 5:30p, Discussion at 6:15-7:45p
- WHAT: Family Discussion Night and Potluck
- WHEN: Fri, Apr 20
- WHERE: Kadampa Center
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- SAVE THE DATES -
- Kadampa Operation 16G Spring Kickoff Campout, Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-27
- 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp, Aug 26-27
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LOVE NOTES PROJECT
Write a note with a simple expression of hope and love to brighten someone's day. We are pleased to work with Meals on Wheels to deliver
Love Notes with daily meals. Send your message of Love and Hope to hungry hearts.
Pick-up/drop-off at Kadampa Center.
This project will be coming to and end soon, so get your cards now!
10 cards
10 minutes
10 hearts touched
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ZIJI: THE PUPPY WHO LEARNED TO MEDITATE
~ Yongey Mingyur
Ziji is a noisy, bouncy puppy who lives with the Anderson family, and loves to play and chase pigeons in the park. Then one day, Ziji sees a boy sitting in the park. What is he doing? Why does he look so calm and happy? Ziji can't wait to find out!
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PRAYER FLAGS
Remove obstacles to spiritual and material success and the spreading of Dharma teachings. Prayer flags can be hung horizonally or fastened vertically to posts. They can be hung indoors to increase the spiritual atmosphere. The mantras imprinted on the flags may vary.
- Large Flag Set $24
- Small Flag Set $12
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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Lend a hand...
Help Dharma thrive – with your help we can accomplish so much more this year.
OPEN POSITIONS INCLUDE:
- Interfaith Collections Coordinator
- Front Desk Greeter
- Painters, Interior
- Membership Coordinator
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Thanks go out this week to Steve Hale. If you noticed our front entrance tidy and clean, not only does Steve frequently sweep, this week he brought us new matts for inside and out! Thank you for always making our entrance clean and welcoming by your efforts. It blesses us and our precious teachers.
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"There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that
the three things we crave most in life -
happiness, freedom and peace of mind
are always attained by giving
them to someone else."
~ Peyton Conway March
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Calm abiding; a state of concentration in which the mind is able to abide steadily, without effort and for as long as desired, on an object of meditation. There are nine stages in its development.
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KADAMPA CENTER HOURS
Tue-Fri: 10:00a-5:30p
(call ahead to check)
Silent Meditation: During open hours
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TUNE-IN TO TEACHINGS
Tune to 90.3 FM when listening to teachings live in the Gompa
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Sincerely,
Kadampa Center
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Kadampa Center is an affiliate of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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