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"The sun of real happiness shines in your life
when you start to cherish others.
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~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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MANTRA PLEDGES: We have recited
898,528
Mani mantras so far! This mantra is beneficial for our minds, our Center, and all beings.
Add yours today!
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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BOUNDLESS HEART: THE BUDDHA'S PATH OF KINDNESS, COMPASSION, JOY AND EQUIANIMITY
~ By Christina Feldman
Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life but also the path to it: attitudes of mind that can be cultivated by anyone willing to set the intention for doing so.
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Gratitude is feeling appreciation and showing thankfulness for what others have done for us.
Towards the end of the month, we revisit the kindness of parents when we prepare for Mother's and Father's Day in early May and June, respectively. In Tibetan Buddhism, the holiday of Lhabab Düchen is a celebration of when Shakyamuni Buddha came back to the human realm to teach his own mother and so, in a way, is a Tibetan Mother's Day.
~ Christy Batts, Family Program Coordinator
[Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, is celebrated in November.]
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Labor Day Weekend • Sep 1-4
Registration opening soon!
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Many of the
Prison Project workshop participants have questions about meditation and Buddhism that cannot be addressed during our limited workshop time. It doesn't take a Buddhist scholar to write to an inmate, just someone with a warm heart and willingness to keep a conversation going. Most inmates want someone to share their meditation experiences with, and get a bit of practical advice. Send letters using pen and paper and be of great service!
To learn more, contact Pen Pal Coordinator Amanda Henry at prison-penpals@kadampa-center.org.
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Socialize with Dharma Friends
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- WED: 5:30p, Al Baraka, 3815 Hillsborough St.
- FRI: Noon, Lunch Bunch at the Center (BYOL)
- SUN: (last one/month)
Noon-1:00p, Sunday Tea Time
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Thanks go out this week to the gardeners extraordinaire: CJ Wilkerson, Sebastian Hanson, Olivia Craig, Tim Mulhern and Jessica Pulliam. Thanks also to Donna Seese for purchase of plants, Carol Vogel for making our entry look alive, and Tim Mulhern for donating mulch. Our grounds look so lovely!! The butterflies, bees and all of us appreciate all of you!
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Looking for ways to be generous? We thought so. When your children ask for snacks, invite them to grab 2 of each saying, “One for us and one for The Kadampa Center!” When you are shopping at...
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The sun and the rain are making our grass grow and we’re looking for volunteers to join the Kadampa Center All-Star Mowing Team!
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Family Camp Brainstorming!
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Anyone welcome!
Wednesday, May 3rd, 6:30-8:30pm at the Center. If you are participating in camp this year, or if you have ideas about family camp activities, curriculum or crafts, then please let your ideas be heard! Engage in dynamic dharmic dialogue, and eat cookies!
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KADAMPA CENTER HOURS
Mon-Fri: 9:00a-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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