"Less desire means less pain."
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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MONDAY, JUN 25
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
12,978
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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– UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS –
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To celebrate His Holiness' 83rd birthday, Kadampa Center will hold a blood drive on Fri., July 6 from 10:00a-2:30p.
We will send His Holiness a card signed by all our donors and support volunteers!
- WHEN: 10:00a-2:30p, Fri, Jul 6
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: Sign-up here
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Explore four attitudes – the cultivation of equanimity, loving-kindness, compassion, and empathetic joy – with visiting teacher
Don Handrick during this weekend course. Learn how to skillfully advance them to a limitless degree, eventually making our hearts as wide as the world.
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- WHAT: Four Paths to Awaken a Kind Heart with Don Handrick
- WHEN:
– Fri Jul 6, 7:00-9:00p
– Sat Jul 7:
- 10:00-12:30p
- 12:30-2:00p (lunch break)
- 2:00-4:00p
– Sun, Jul 8:
- 10:30-Noon
- 12:30-2:00p (lunch break)
- 2:00-4:00p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Kadampa Center will host a Nyung Nä
Retreat, a powerful practice for purification and the accumulation of merit, led by Venerable Amy Miller.
- WHEN: Thu, Jul 19 (3:00p)-Sun, Jul 22 (11:30a)
- FEE: $50
- REGISTRATION: Register here
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Seven weeks after attaining enlightenment at Bodhgaya, India, the Buddha gave his first teaching at the Deer Park in Sarnath, India. He expressed his profound realizations of the nature of existence in the Four Noble Truths. Kadampa Our observance of this teaching, referred to as the First Turning of the Wheel, Chokhor Duchen, includes the Eight Mahayana Precepts, an Animal Blessing and Liberation, and Shakyamuni Buddha Puja.
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Creating merit is an essential part of Buddhist practice. It removes obstacles in our spiritual lives and is also great purification! In these sessions, Geshe Sangpo will explain the purpose and benefits of the practices, and we will all do the practice, benefiting participants.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:00p, Thursdays
– Jul 5: Prostrations
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Meditation 101 is an introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for complete beginners, and includes Buddhist meditations that can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life. Presented in five sessions.
Led by Linda Saah.
- WHEN: Tuesdays, Jun 5-Jul 3, 7:00-8:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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An introductory course that provides a broad, simple overview of key aspects of Buddhism and our practice in five short classes. No homework or quizzes, just a suggested reading list for those who want to learn more. Presented in five sessions.
Led by Patti Pandya.
- WHEN: Thursdays, Jun 7-Jul 5, 10:00-11:30a
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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Learn the disadvantages of self-cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others. Learn to employ the special techniques of mind training (
lojong) to transform problems into happiness. Transforming Problems is part of a two-year series of classes called Discovering Buddhism. On the first night, July 9, the session will be led by visiting teacher Don Handrick. Presented in five sessions.
Led by Stephanie Smith.
- WHEN: Mondays, Jul 9-Aug 6, 7:00-8:30p with a break Jul 16 for Chokhor Duchen
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US!
Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30
Dharma Parents, check out our new Family Programing for Sunday Morning. For ten weeks (June 17-August 19), families will learn about the four branches of the 16 Guidelines:
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OPERATION 16G: The summer program objective is to highlight the four branches (Think, Act, Relate, and Meaning) of the 16 guidelines using a condensed format. Two of the pre-selected electives are Right Speech and Service. Electives from the other two branches were selected by the summer program participants. This will be achieved through various activities and the Summer Sessions.
- In 10 weeks over the summer, kids will produce a movie, interact with art projects, and volunteer service. Summer Program objectives will start with a Spring Family Campout, and culminate with the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp.
- This is a drop-off program. Ages 5 and up will meet in the classroom building. Middle and high school members will act as co-facilitators of the program. They will be of great service to our family program and will provides excellent leadership. Their assistance can be applied to any school requirement for volunteer hours. Preschoolers will continue to have drop off in the main building.
Note: Dharma parents, if this type of class is not for you, children may always accompany you in the gompa. If they are restless or noisy or distracting – it's okay! We understand that children are children, and we welcome them in our gompa.
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Parents, be sure to mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp at
Agapé
- WHAT: 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp
- WHEN: Sat Aug 25-Mon Aug 27
- WHERE: Camp Agapé, Fuquay-Varina
- REGISTRATION: Opens soon!
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The
16 Guidelines
are an initiative of The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), an international non-profit organization.
Ready to be a Family Program volunteer? Sign up
here!
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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.
10 cards
10 minutes
10 hearts touched
NOTE:
This project is coming to a close, so please complete your cards and return them to the Center.
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WHY BUDDHISM IS TRUE
~ By Richard Wright
Now in paperback! Buddhism holds that human suffering is a result of not seeing the world clearly—and proposes that seeing the world more clearly, through meditation, will make us better, happier people.
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PRAYER FLAGS
Remove obstacles to spiritual and material success and the spreading of the Dharma teachings. The mantras imprinted on the flags may vary.
Lg Flag Set $24; Sm 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:
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Thanks go out this week to our moving and painting crew! You guys made our restrooms and office colorful and beautiful. Dwight Clark, Elise and David Strevel, Joan Lacey, Amanda Henry, Link Freedom, Chris and Ben Rinehart, Brian Gilbert, Christine Wiecek, and Chris Baranski did a mixture of moving furniture, patching walls, wiring and painting.
We all appreciate your work and look forward to the
rest of the Center coming alive with color!
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Time for the FPMT regional meeting in Colorado! I'll bring all your good wishes and love to our FPMT family with me.
"
Wake up every morning and feel excited for what you'll be doing, who you'll be meeting, and who you're becoming."
~ The interwebs
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What is normally regarded as pleasure, which because of its transitory nature sooner or later turns into suffering..
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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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