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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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MONDAY, DEC 31 -
Happy New Year's Eve! Tsog Day
(reminder for those who wish to perform tsog at home)
TUESDAY, JAN 1 -
Happy New Year!
WEDNESDAY, JAN 2
FRIDAY, JAN 4
SATURDAY, JAN 5
SUNDAY, JAN 6
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
24,122
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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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 and remove obstacles for the next Light of the Path Retreat. Remember to keep a count of your personal recitations and enter them
here.
This is 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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ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE
Burn negative karma away - start the new year fresh! This is a powerful Mahayana purification practice that offers us the opportunity to begin the new year with a clean slate.
Bring the entire family for this fire puja practice.
- WHEN: 7:00-9:00p, Mon, Dec 31
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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– UPCOMING AND ONGOING CLASSES AND TEACHINGS –
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Geshe Gelek returns to teaching on the complete Lamrim text by Lama Tsongkhapa.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Wednesdays
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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In these teachings, Geshe Gelek will use topics from the Kadampa Master Geshe Chekawa's
The Seven Point Mind Training
as a tool for exploring methods of making our lives happier.
- WHEN: Sundays, 10:30-Noon
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Discovering Buddhism is a two-year course designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the lamrim, the step-by-step path to enlightenment practiced in Tibetan Buddhism.
Discovering Buddhism: Mind and Its Potential begins Monday, Jan 7.
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Mondays
- 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 Sandy Carlson.
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Tuesdays, (Jan 8-Feb 5)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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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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- Jan 6: Families are invited to join their children in the classroom building for programming designed for Family participation. This is not a drop-off program; parents attend with their children.
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– UPCOMING FAMILY PROGRAM EVENTS –
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PARENT POTLUCK AND DISCUSSION
Come join our discussion on how to incorporate the Dharma into our relationships with our children.
- WHAT: Parent Discussion Night and Potluck
- WHEN: Fri., Jan 18, 5:30-7:45p (potluck at 5:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center
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– 16 GUIDELINES NEWSLETTER –
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Created by Kadampa Center 5th through 8th-grade Sunday School class
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- Interview: Humility with Vincent Batts
- Quiz: Which guideline are you?
- What does patience mean to you?
- Crossword: How we think
- Contentment drawing
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INTERFAITH PRAYER GATHERING
Join us for an afternoon of devotional prayer as the Kadampa Center hosts the Triangle Interfaith Alliance prayer gathering, "HOPE: Pass It On." Presenters will share a brief prayer or thought from their faith tradition.
- WHAT: Interfaith Prayer Gathering – HOPE: Pass It On
- WHEN: Sun, Jan 6, 3:00-4:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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DON'T WORRY, BE GRUMPY
~ by Ajahm Brahm
Laugh out loud at these 108 brief stories with titles like "The Bad Elephant," "Girlfriend Power," and "The Happiness License," as Ajahn Brahm offers up more timeless wisdom that will speak to people from all walks of life. Drawing from his own experiences, stories shared by his students, and old chestnuts that he delivers with a fresh twist, Brahm knows his way around the humorous parable, delighting and surprising with unexpected depth and inspiration.
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TIBETAN
SINGING BOWLS
This beautiful, deep blue Tibetan singing bowl features gold color letters and symbols. Singing bowls are also called healing bowls, and are made of an alloy of different metals. The bowl comes with a wooden mallet and may be used as offering bowls, for meditation, or for relaxation. Singing bowls are known for their unparalleled quality of sound and make a unique and beautiful gift.
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2019 BUDDHIST CALENDARS ARE HERE!
Get a jump on the new year with one of these beautiful and inspirational Buddhist calendars! Titles include: Sacred Images of Tibet, Pema Chodron: Awakening the Heart, The Dalai Lama: Heart of Wisdom, and Insight from the Dalai Lama page-a-day.
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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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 of 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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is Coming to a close soon...
Time is ticking away, have your offered your colors to the Annual Appeal yet? Click on the button below to become a supporter or increase your gifts. It takes many colors to make a Tapestry complete!
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SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL MERIT BOX PROJECT
Cultivate generosity in your daily practice by placing a Merit Box on your altar (or other convenient location), generate your motivation with Bodhichitta, make offerings (bless them with your mind), and dedicate the merits. Help foster an international spirit of harmony and cohesion amongst the FPMT community.
Resulting grants benefit FPMT projects around the world!
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Gift giving time is here and what better way to give than to offer or ask others to offer, a gift to the Kadampa Center! Read more about Honorary and Memorial giving on our website. We even have wording suggestions for your friends and family.
"In lieu of personal gifts, I am hoping you might consider making a donation..."
LEARN MORE
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KADAMPA CAFE: SNACKING STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
Do you have the urge for a cuppa Dunkin' Donuts® coffee (K-cup pod), some Annie
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Bunny Fruit Snacks, or a Rice Krispie Treat? You'll find ALL these, and more, at the Kadampa Cafe!
Kadampa Cafe goods are available on a donation-only basis
(simply drop your coins or bills in the nearby donation jar).
Thanks to a generous practitioner, 100% of Kadampa Cafe donations benefit our Center.
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This Week's Favorite:
Rice Krispie Treats
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Suggested Donations:
• Hot Beverages = $1.00
• Bottled Water = $1.00
• Snacks = $0.50
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For our last merit maker of the year, we'd like to thank EVERYONE! So many helpful hearts and hands come together to make Kadampa Center a wonderful community for all of us. Know that if you have done anything, no matter how small, to benefit the Center, we ALL appreciate YOU! YOU continue to make our vision for a compassionate community realized. Happy New Year!
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Last side note of 2018…Whether you choose to close out the year with tonight’s Dorje Khadro practice, stay peaceful at home or hang with friends and family may you end this year with a positive mind and a compassionate heart. A simple wish is for each of us to put into practice what we’ve learned this entire year from our precious teacher, Geshe-la. May any form of Dharma that has come your way become part of your path for the New Year and benefit all beings everywhere. Choose the cup of kindness.
“We'll take a cup o'kindness yet and days of auld lang syne…” ~ Robert Burns
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A deity who functions to purify negativities through his specific fire puja (jin-sek)."
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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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