"Real happiness in life starts when you begin to cherish others."
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION
- PURIFY WITH PROSTRATIONS: Merit-Making Practices with Geshe Sangpo
- GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT: Donate used eyeglasses during July in Center lobby
- TAKE STEPS TO PURIFY: Circumambulate our Stupa and enter your count!
- COLLECT MERIT AND PURIFY: Register for the Nyung Nä Retreat with Ven. Amy
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Jul 9-15, 2018
– Welcome home, Geshe-la!
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MONDAY, JUL 9
TUESDAY, JUL 10
WEDNESDAY, JUL 11
THURSDAY, JUL 12
FRIDAY, JUL 13
SATURDAY, JUL 14
SUNDAY, JUL 15
– Welcome home, Geshe Gelek!
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
13,834
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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Mon, Jul 16, 7:00-8:30p
Chokhor Duchen
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Thurs, Jul 26, Noon-1:00p
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Mon, Aug 6
No puja at Center; reminder for those who may wish to perform tsog at home
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– UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS –
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Join in welcoming our precious resident teacher,
Geshe Gelek, home from his break! We will greet him in the lobby with katas, then have a special flower offering before prayers and Sunday Dharma.
As always when Geshe-la returns, there will be an opportunity at the end of the teachings to offer a kata personally, along with a card and/or financial offering. And be sure to get a piece of celebratory cake!
- WHEN: Sun, Jul 15, 10:30-Noon
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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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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Written by Lama Tsongkhapa, the Lamrim organizes the Buddha's teachings into a systematic method of spiritual growth.
Geshe Gelek is teaching on a condensed version of the Lamrim, with the intention of helping students become familiar with these texts so that we may use them in our daily practice.
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path is one of these condensed, foundational texts; it contains the entire Lamrim in 14 stanzas.
This course would be meaningful to any interested students, especially those with some foundation in Buddhist basics, such as Buddhism in a Nutshell or Discovering Buddhism.
- WHEN: Wednesdays, Jul 18-Oct 24, 7:00-8:30p
- 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
– Aug 02: Prostrations
– Aug 16: Mandalas
– Aug 30: Prostrations
- 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 CLOSES TUESDAY, JULY 10: Register here
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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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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.
Evening series
led by Steve Hale
- WHEN: Tuesdays, Jul 10-Aug 7, 7:00-8:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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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.
New daytime series
led by Venerable Lhamo.
Begins Aug 2!
- WHEN: Thursdays, Aug 2-Aug 30, 10:00-11:30a
- 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
: Think, Act, Relate and Meaning
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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. 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 culminate with the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp, Aug 25-27.
- 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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Come join our discussion on how to incorporate the Dharma into our relationships with our children
Be sure to mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp at
Agapé
- WHAT: 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp
- WHEN: Sat Aug 24-Mon Aug 26
- 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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OUTREACH COLLECTION:
Here's your opportunity to donate used eyeglasses and give the gift of sight! Prescription and reading glasses are needed to fit patients in need. For the entire month of July, glasses can be dropped off in Kadampa Center lobby.
- WHAT: Eyeglass Drive
- WHEN: Month of July
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Lobby
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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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AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD: THE WAY TO PEACE IN A TIME OF DIVISION
~ By HisHoliness the Dalai Lama
In this brief yet profound address to global humanity, the Dalai Lama reveals that we all hold the seeds of world peace within us: “I see with ever greater clarity that our spiritual well-being depends on our innate human nature, our natural affinity for goodness, compassion, and caring for others.”
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COPPER WALL MOUNT PRAYER WHEEL WITH GREEN TARA
Suitable to place on a table top or hang from a wall, this Copper Wall Mount Prayer Wheel has a Green Tara at the top and has a brass stand. Handmade in Nepal, a Tibetan Buddhist mantra is written around the inside of the prayer wheel. Variations and slight imperfections speak to its artisan qualities. Approximate size: 17cm (h) X 7cm (w)
- Wall Mount Prayer Wheel: $50
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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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Aloha! Dust off your Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts...Let's Luau! Bring your favorite summer dish, hula hoops, lawn chairs, and come soak your feet in a pool! Best Hawaiian dressed contest, potluck, lei and limbo fun! Don't miss it!
- WHAT: Summer Luau Party
- WHEN: Sat, Jul 28, 6:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center
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Summer is here! The Gardens are transforming!! Come out early and beat the heat. We will even have a thank-you lunch around 11:00a and talk about plans for the Gardens. Let's have some garden fun!
- WHAT: Serenity Gardening (Grounds Day)
- WHEN: Sat, Jul 28, 9:00-Noon
- WHERE: Kadampa Center grounds
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Thanks go out this week to Joan Lacey for her happy efforts towards the blood drive for His Holiness, the Dalai Lama's birthday. Joan took care of coordinating, communicating and liasing with the Red Cross to promote a successful blood drive and wonderful offering to His Holiness. Thank you Joan, many lives will benefit from your work!
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Frequently I look up quotes to bring a little humor to This Week. Let’s just say all the quotes that had to do with returning to work after a vacation wouldn’t fit here. Lol. I am actually happy to be back in the saddle working for the benefit of our teachers close and far and all of you, my dear KC family.
Sending love,
Jill
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The buddha of compassion. A male meditational deity embodying full enlightened compassion.
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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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