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The reason we are unhappy is because we have extreme craving for sense objects – samsaric objects – and we grasp at them. We are seeking to solve our problems, but we are not seeking in the right place. The right place is our ego-grasping.
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~ Lama Thubten Yeshe
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QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION
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MONDAY, MAR 25
WEDNESDAY, MAR 27
THURSDAY, MAR 28
FRIDAY, MAR 29
SATURDAY, MAR 30
SUNDAY, MAR 31
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Please enter your count
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– TARA PRAISES FOR LIGHT OF THE PATH RETREAT –
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Our precious spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, advised us to recite 100,000
Praises to the 21 Taras to create the causes for the next Light of the Path Retreat. Remember to keep a count of your personal recitations and enter them
here. Our progress as of Friday:
10,992
(
11.0
percent of our goal)
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An amazing chance to create merit!
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No puja at Center; reminder for those who may wish to perform tsog at home
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– UPCOMING AND ONGOING CLASSES AND TEACHINGS –
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In these teachings, Geshe Gelek or Geshe Sangpo will talk about the complications that make us unhappy, and how the tools of Buddhism shed new light on our thoughts and emotions. In this process we discover how to steer our minds toward happiness.
- WHEN: 10:30-Noon, Sundays
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Geshe Gelek continues to teach on selected topics from Lama Tsongkhapa's Lamrim.
Current topic:
The Six Perfections
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Wednesdays
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Seven Limb practice is a complete practice, containing all the elements of Buddhist practice, and is a simple way to gain merit. Learn how to do this practice from our very own Geshe Sangpo.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Thursdays (Mar 28-Apr 18)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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The second module in a two-year series of classes. We will learn the definition and purpose of meditation, how to sit, how to set up a meditation session, different meditation techniques, and how to deal with obstacles to meditation.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Mondays (Mar 4-Apr 8)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Join us for this introductory course that provides a broad, simple overview of key aspects of Buddhism and our practice. No homework or quizzes.
Presented in five sessions with Patti Pandya.
- WHEN: 10:00-11:30a, Thursdays (Apr 4-May 2)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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– UPCOMING VISITING TEACHERS –
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WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US!
Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30
Our Sunday Program is a vibrant mix of drop-off and family programming. Much of our curriculum content is based on the
16 Guidelines
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Winter/Spring Session, Jan 13-Apr 28
- Students will be studying the 16 Guidelines from the wisdom group "How We Think"
- There are three classes: preschool, grades K-4, and grades 5-8
- Drop off is made available by the generosity of many volunteer teachers and assistants
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– UPCOMING FAMILY PROGRAM EVENTS –
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Mark your calendars for the Family Program Spring Campout, to be held Apr 19-21 at the BW Wells Campground at Falls Lake. Enjoy two nights of camping with our children with hiking, bird watching, and campfire story telling. Kadampa Center to provide lunch and dinner for Saturday, and fire wood. $6 fee per person. Watch for r
egistration to open soon!
- WHEN: Apr 19-21 (check-in Fri after 4 pm, checkout Sun before 2 pm)
- WHERE: BW Wells Campground, Falls Lake
- REGISTER: Required, to open soon!
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Rise Against Hunger meals are distributed through global partners that administer school feeding programs, orphanages, health clinics, vocational training, and respond to crisis.
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Kadampa Center will partner with Rise Against Hunger and the Triangle Interfaith Alliance to package meals for the world. This is a family friendly activity.
Register soon as space is limited!
- WHEN: 9:00am, Sat, Mar 30
- WHERE: Fairmont United Methodist Church, 2501 Clark Ave, Raleigh
- FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER: Email Outlook@kadampa-center.org (Rise Against Hunger in subject line, please)
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BE HAPPY
~ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Nobody wakes up in the morning wishing for more trouble that day. However, emotional trouble - unhappiness - is our own creation. This book explores two things you need to know about unhappiness (the failure to understand reality and self-cherishing ego) and how to replace unhappiness with joy.
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COLORFUL LOKTA PAPER LAMP SHADES
These Nepalese lamp shades are made from 100% pure Lokta paper, and designed for use with a ceiling lamp. Handmade and hand-dyed in Nepal, slight variations in color and paper thickness make each 7-X10-inch shade unique. Each beautiful four-sided lampshade contains a buddha or peacock design.
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHEDULE CHANGE
We have all enjoyed our Center's long open hours welcoming visitors, meditators, volunteers and members. This "open access" is a rarity among FPMT Centers. We ask for your patience as Kadampa Center temporarily remains closed during daytime hours as our Board of Directors and Center Manager develop a new "open access" schedule. Once completed, the new schedule will be distributed as soon as possible.
During this transition, volunteers with specific responsibilities may continue to access the Center.
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BOAD OF DIRECTORS MARCH MESSAGE
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The Board of Directors would like to thank Steve Hale for his service on the board over the past several years, and welcomes Erin Sloan as a new board member.
Venerable Amy's visit was a huge benefit to the center and our community. We look forward to Venerable Robina's visit in June.
With love and appreciation,
Your Board of Directors
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS WELCOMES ERIN SLOAN
Special thanks, and a warm welcome, goes out to Erin Sloan who has accepted a position as member, Kadampa Center board of directors. Erin has been attending and involved with Kadampa Center since 2003. She's been volunteering for many years and served in several important roles while here. Thank you, Erin, for taking on this new role on the Board and offering your time and service to our precious center.
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Questions on giving?
Email
centermanager@kadampa-center.org
or call 919.859-3433
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Live in the present, give in the present
- Have you heard the word Dana (sounds like Donna) used in the Center? It means generosity, an important Buddhist virtue. One may be inspired after a meaningful Sunday teaching or to commemorate a personal milestone. Some choose this method for anonymity, others prefer to give as their heart is moved.
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So excited to see you there!
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You're cordially invited to come out to the Center and play in the gardens! Join our Serenity Gardeners, and other garden enthusiasts, as they plant, clean, prune, and otherwise beautify our gardens!
- WHAT: Spring Grounds Day
- WHEN: 10:00-Noon, Sat, Mar 30
- WHERE: Kadampa Center gardens
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Brought to you by
The Hospitality Team!
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Let's expand our social activities to include small groups with common hobbies or interests. Groups will meet informally and as often as they like.
- Animal Lovers - for avid dog walkers/shelter volunteers
- Game Night - board/video gamers
- Outdoor Activities - garden, hiking, biking, nature walk lovers
- And many more...
Click
here
to learn more and register.
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Join us Saturday nights, for an evening of fun, food and conversation as we create the cause and conditions for a strong dharma community.
- WHAT: Dinners at 6
- WHEN: 6:00p, Saturdays, (see calendar for weather or conflict cancellations)
- WHERE: Aladdin's Eatery, 4209 Lassiter Mill Rd., Suite 136, Raleigh (Quail Ridge Bookstore side, North Hills Mall)
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PLEASE NOTE: Everyone is responsible for their own meal; click
here
for menu and pricing
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The sun is out, the grass is growing, and we’re looking for volunteers to join the Kadampa Center All-Star Mowing Team! If you love yard work, or are at least willing to do a bit of mowing every once in a while, you can perform a great service for Kadampa Center by joining the mowing team.
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CAFE SNACKING ENCOURAGED
Do you have the urge for a cuppa Dunkin' Donuts
®
coffee (K-cup pod), a spot of tea, or an Oreo
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Thins Snack Pack? You'll find them all at Kadampa Cafe!
Cafe goods are available on a donation-only basis; one-hundred percent of Kadampa Cafe donations benefit our Center. Rejoice!
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SUGGESTED
DONATION
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• Hot Beverages $1
• Bottled Water $1
• Snacks $0.50
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For the dedication and amazing offering of service by Steve Hale at Kadampa Center. May the blessings he has brought to the Center by serving on the Board of Directors, survive and spread for eons to come and may all the seeds planted in the minds of all who have benefited from Steve's service to our Center and our teachers, ripen in the future enlightenment of all beings.
Thank you Steve for your years of service as a Board Member.
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Yesterday in the gompa Geshe-la told an antidote about being at a doctor's appointment and we all laughed because of his facial expression when he said, "The doctor asked...
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The seven limbs are: prostrating, making offerings, confession, rejoicing, requesting to turn the Dharma wheel, requesting the teachers to remain in the world and dedicating."
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KADAMPA CENTER HOURS
Open during all scheduled activities, classes and teachings (see
calendar
). Additional "open access" hours to be announced soon.
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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 affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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