"If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success.
If you forget about others' rights and neglect others' welfare,
ultimately you will be very lonely."
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION
- HELP DHARMA THRIVE: Participate in the Count Me In! campaign
- TAKE STEPS TO PURIFY: Circumambulate our Stupa
- VOLUNTEER FOR THE FAMILY PROGRAM: Count Me In!
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TUESDAY, APR 3
WEDNESDAY, APR 4
FRIDAY, APR 6
SATURDAY, APR 7
SUNDAY, APR 8
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
8,375
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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Tue, Apr 10
No puja at Center; reminder for those who may wish to perform tsog at home
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Wed, Apr 25, Noon - 1:30p
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CELEBRATION OF GESHE SANGPO'S ACCOMPLISHMENT
Our own dear Geshe Sangpo, who has just returned from completing the practice of performing 100,000 prostrations at the stupa at Bodhgaya, will tell us about the purpose of prostrations, and share videos and stories about his experience. Join the celebration, rejoice and be inspired!
Children are encouraged to join us in the gompa; Family Program classes will not be held.
- WHAT: Celebration of Geshe Sangpo's Accomplishment
- WHEN: Sun, Apr 8 at 10:30a
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa; children encouraged to attend
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– UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS –
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SAKA DAWA – May 29
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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DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: WISDOM OF EMPTINESS
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 from 7:00-8 (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
At 10:30a this Sunday, Apr 8, all families are invited to join us in the gompa in
Celebration of Geshe Sangpo's Great Accomplishment
of performing 100,000 prostrations at the stupa in Bodhgaya, India. Learn the meaning and purpose of prostrations, join in the celebration, rejoice and get inspired!
Family Program classes will not be held.
Ready to be a Family Program volunteer? Sign up
here!
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FAMILY DISCUSSION NIGHT AND POTLUCK
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 -
- Family Program Camp Out, Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-27
- 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp, Aug 26-27
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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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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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OPEN MIND
~ By B. Alan Wallace
Study the Great
Perfection with the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, who imparted teachings to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, and discover the common ground of Tibetan Buddhism’s many schools in essays by his disciples.
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FUN FELT BAG WITH PUPPETS
Handmade in Nepal, this colorful children's bag is made from soft, durable felted wool. Three pockets, each decorated with a colorful heart, hold a playful finger puppet. Handcrafted in Katmandu, Nepal. $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:
- Front Desk Greeter
- Painters, Interior
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Thanks go out this week posthumously
to Jim Barnes. We've had the opportunity to hear such wonderful things about the kindnesses of our friend Jim. As we hold him in our hearts, let's thank him for all the efforts of volunteering in numerous ways always with a wry smile and sense of humor. Thank you for making our Center better by your presence and your joyful effort. You will be missed!
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Several inspiring chats have taken place this week ranging from: A dear friend becoming dearer, a stranger now an acquaintance, a very close one moving to distant friend, new friends becoming closer, a stranger might become a KC friend. It’s all a moving web of perceptions. Luckily no one...
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Full awakening; buddhahood; omniscience. The ultimate goal of a Mahayana Buddhist, attained when all obscurations have been removed and all the qualities of the mind have been fully actualized. It is a state characterized by perfect compassion, wisdom and power. Lama Zopa Rinpoche points out that the Tibetan,
jang-chub, is much more precise than the English as the two syllables encompass what enlightenment is:
jang meaning "elimination" as in the elimination of all gross and subtle obstacles and
chub meaning "development" as in the development of all perfect qualities.
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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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