"Like molding dough in your hand, you can definitely turn your mind whichever way you want."
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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MONDAY, JUL 30
TUESDAY, JUL 31
WEDNESDAY, AUG 1
THURSDAY, AUG 2
FRIDAY, AUG 3
SATURDAY, AUG 4
SUNDAY, AUG 5
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
18,255
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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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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– ONGOING AND UPCOMING TEACHINGS –
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Geshe Gelek is teaching on this condensed Lamrim text, with the intent to help students become familiar with these texts so we may use them in our daily practice.
- WHEN: Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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– ONGOING AND UPCOMING CLASSES –
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Learn the disadvantages of self-cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others.Presented in five sessions.
with Stephanie Smith
- WHEN: Mondays, Jul 9-Aug 6, 7:00-8:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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An introductory course that provides a broad, simple overview of key aspects of Buddhism and our practice. No homework or quizzes. Presented in five sessions.
Evening series
with Steve Hale
- WHEN: Tuesdays, Jul 10-Aug 7, 7:00-8:30p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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An introductory course on basic Buddhist meditation techniques for beginners, which can be used by anyone to create more peace and happiness in daily life.
Presented in five sessions.
New daytime series
with Venerable Lhamo
- WHEN: Thursdays, Aug 2-Aug 30, 10:00-11:30a
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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Geshe Sangpo explains 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
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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VENERABLE AMY LED POWERFUL NYUNG
N
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RETREAT TO PURIFY, DEVELOP COMPASSION
Our gompa was filled with prayers, prostrations and mantras over the weekend of July 19-22, as Venerable Amy Miller led a dozen participants in an intensive purification practice known as a Nyung N
ä. The practice centers on Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, the buddha of great compassion, and includes fasting, prostrations, and periods of silence.
Our thanks to Venerable Amy and to all who participated or kindly helped to support the retreat.
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WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US!
Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30
Ready to be a Family Program volunteer? Sign up
here
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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 during the 10 weeks of summer programming, during which...
- Kids will produce a movie, interact with art projects, and volunteer service
- Objectives culminate with the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp (see Upcoming Family Program Events below)
Operation 16G is a drop-off program. Ages five and up will meet in the classroom building. Middle and high school members will act as program co-facilitators. Preschoolers will continue to have drop off in the main building.
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– UPCOMING FAMILY PROGRAM EVENTS –
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Join our discussion on how to incorporate the Dharma into our relationships with our children.
- WHEN: Fri Aug 17; 5:30-7:45p
(potluck at 5:30p)
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Be sure to mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp at Agapé
- WHEN: Sat Aug 24-Mon Aug 26
- WHERE: Camp Agapé, Fuquay-Varina
- REGISTRATION: Register here
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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.
- WHEN: Through Aug 15
- WHERE: Drop-off in Center Lobby
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We'll be ending our Love Notes Project Aug 15. Over 1,900 notes of love and encouragement have been sent to Meals on Wheels! Bring yours in before Aug 15 so we can bring ray of sunshine to even more people!
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Several members of the Kadampa Center Prison Project were recognized in the Winter 2017/2018 issue of
The Nash News, a publication created and produced entirely by Nash Correctional Institution inmates.
Retreat participant and Nash News Reporter Caddell Kivett reported that the eighth annual meditation event, which was held in September, included four areas of focus: Aspirations, Principles, Courage, and Service.
Participants, who sat in chairs or cross-legged on pillows atop blue gym mats, were led on guided meditations. Andrè Smith, an anger management coach and volunteer from Kadampa Center, reminded participants of correct meditation posture and that meditation was "learning to be still; learning to be quiet." It was "…about training the mind," he said.
Kadampa Center volunteers Amanda Henry and Steven Killion also assisted at the event, which was attended by nearly two dozen facility residents.
In addition to guided meditations, an insightful movie was shown and participants were asked to keep the areas of focus in mind; open group discussions followed.
The result? Caddell Kivett summed it up by saying he ended the retreat by bidding his farewells, and left "with a stillness of mind" he only finds through mediation.
Nash Correctional Institute
is a medium security prison located in Nashville, North Carolina, that houses more than 500 “adult offenders.”
Kadampa Center Prison Project
is a group of volunteers who offer prisoner-support workshops using meditation to overcome negative emotions and addictions, to more skillfully navigate life (both in prison and out), and, as appropriate, to develop spiritually.
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THE RHYTHM OF VIRTUE: YOUR CHANTS AND VERSES FOR MEANINGFUL MOVEMENT
~ by Denise Flora
Inspired by the 16 Guidelines for a Happy Life and written by Kadampa Center’s own Denise Flora! Pair virtuous verses you choose with the natural rhythm and motion of your days. Rhythm is everywhere – in the steps of walking, the tick of the clock, the beat of the drum or heart – use many rhythmic reminders to recall, recite, review, remember, chant, drum, or move along with a virtuous rhythmic verse.
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COLORFUL
BOOK COVERS
Book covers in a range of attractive colors are now available. Made in Nepal, the covers offer an appropriate, convenient was to protect and take
Care of Dharma Materials.
Available in a host of colors for only $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.
- INTERESTED? Email or call 919.858.3433
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Our Nyung Nä purification retreat was a big success, thanks to some wonderful helpers. Huge thanks to Julia McCollum, who gave crucial assistance in planning, shopping and preparation. Heartfelt thanks to our food dakas and dakinis, Elise Strevel, Patty and Maria Stetson, Suzy Boehm and Peter Murphy, who helped the participants survive the fasting parts of the retreat by providing wonderful meals!
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A little dharma gem from this morning offered an unfamiliar generosity teaching, so thought to share. “…different ways to offer different elements to different beings. To friends, give with non-attachment. To enemies, give with love. To strangers, give with closeness. To those with good qualities, give with aspiration. To those with faults...
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Literally, mind protection. Mantras are Sanskrit syllables usually recited in conjunction with the practice of a particular meditational deity and embody the qualities of that deity.
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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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