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It’s the foggy mind, the mind that’s attracted to an object and paints a distorted projection onto it, that makes you suffer. That’s all. It’s really quite simple.
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~ Lama Thubten Yeshe
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MONDAY, APR 29
TUESDAY, APR 30
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
THURSDAY, MAY 2
FRIDAY, MAY 3
SATURDAY, MAY 4
– Spring Soiree today!
SUNDAY, MAY 5
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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:
13,584
(
13.6
percent of our goal)
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An amazing chance to create merit!
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No puja at Center; reminders for those who may wish to perform tsog at home
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– UPCOMING AND ONGOING CLASSES AND TEACHINGS –
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Geshe Gelek continues to teach on selected topics from Lama Tsongkhapa's Lamrim.
Current topic:
The Wisdom of Emptiness
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Wednesdays
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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The third module in a two-year series. We will explore 13 essential topics in Buddhism, from meditation to karma to death and rebirth, and more! This is an excellent course of study for those who have the basics and wish to start going deeper into Buddhist philosophy.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:30p, Mondays (May 6-20 & Jun 3, 10, 24)
- 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.
- WHEN: 7:00-8:39p, Thursdays (April 30 - May 28)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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– UPCOMING VISITING TEACHERS –
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Don't miss this dynamic teacher who combines a precise knowledge of Dharma with a challenging and compassionate teaching style.
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Jun 17-23
Kadampa Center is happy to welcome Venerable Robina Courtin for a week-long visit with evening teachings from 7-9 Jun 18, 19 and 20, a weekend workshop Fri Jun 21-Sun Jun 23, and our Sunday morning Dharma. For more details on the teaching schedule, click
schedule. Registration is requested, click
register.
- WHEN: Jun 17-23
- 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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Spring Family Dharma Classes
- May 5-Jun 16 - Students will be studying 16 Guidelines Curriculum from the wisdom group How We Think. Parents are invited to join their children in the classroom building for programming designed for family participation.
This is not drop-off programming. Parents attend with their children.
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For the 5th consecutive year, Kadampa Center's Family Program brings you Family Dharma Camp. This year's camp event, themed "
Seeking Wisdom with Joyful Effort
," will be held Friday-Sunday, August 23-25 at Camp Agape in Fuquay-Varina, NC. With Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo's advice, we continue our third year studying the Six Perfections and go a step further, diligently persevering wisdom. Learn antidotes to laziness and reconnect with the intention and goals of your Dharma practice. Along with the practice and mantra of compassion, we'll be unstoppable Bodhisattvas in the making!
Camp programming will be designed for children ages 5-14 with some concurrent mediation/discussion sessions for parents.
- WHAT: Family Dharma Camp
- WHEN: Fri-Sun, Aug 23-25
- WHERE: Camp Agape in Fuquay-Varina, NC
- REGISTRATION: Now Open, click here
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Nutritional, non-perishable food items will be collected throughout May and June at Kadampa Center. No glass jars, please. Sadly, food insecurity remains a serious problem in central and eastern North Carolina. The needs increase during the summer months when children are home from school and do not receive the school free breakfasts and lunches.
Bring your food item donations to the Collection Barrel in Kadampa Center's lobby. No glass jars, please.
- WHAT: Food Drive
- WHEN: May-June
- WHERE: Collection Barrel in Lobby
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There's no experience needed to participated in the Habitat Interfaith Build Day, to be held Saturday, June 15. Mark your calendars and save the date! Join a special team and do good, feel good. All that is required are a willing heart and hands. For more information, or to sign-up, contact
outreach@kadampa-center.org.
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KADAMPA CENTER PRISON PROJECT (KCPP)
This spring, Nash residents are very much looking forward to beginning Pema Chodron’s
Living
Beautifully
:
With Uncertainty and Change.
Throughout our workshops, participants
continuously express their gratitude to the Kadampa Center community for supporting the Prison Project and for making books available to them.
How can you help? Use the button below to:
- Make a General Donation to KCPP
- Make a donation for 1-5 books for the next course, using Pema Chodron's, Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change at $15 per book.
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With a book in their hands, they hold tangible proof that someone out here has not forgotten them locked away in there. To them, that book represents hope and a way forward.
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THE DAY THE BUDDHA WOKE UP
~ by Andrea Miller
This board book that will captivate children of all ages. It’s the perfect way to introduce young children to the story of the Buddha—the clear, gracefully written story puts the Buddha's awakening into language children can understand. The simple arc of the Buddha’s questions, his quest, and his ultimate understanding will provide a meaningful and peaceful story that children—and their parents!—will love returning to again and again.
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COLORFUL FELTED WOOL PURSES
Colorful purses are made of New Zealand felted wool by artisans in Nepal. Very soft, comfortable and durable, this beautiful bag is fully lined inside and has a zipper closure along the top. Each bag is handmade and therefore unique, varying slightly in size, color and design.
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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CENTER HOURS
Office Hours: Wed-Fri, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Visitors and Members are welcome during these hours to meditate, use the library or shop in the bookstore
- Volunteers are encouraged to work with their coordinator, or call the Center for access, as needed
- Lunch Bunch: noon on Fridays
Scheduled classes and events take place most every day of the week. Please check our calendar for full listing.
- Open 30 minutes prior to all scheduled classes and events
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Brought to you by
The Hospitality Team!
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Let's have fun with a Buddhist yard sale and cookout.
- WHAT: Spring Soiree Party with Treasure Swap, food and fun
- WHEN: Sat, May 4, 1-4 pm
- BRING: Side dish to share, lawn chairs for you and/or your family and your treasures.
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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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Brought to you by The Hospitality Team!
PLEASE NOTE: Everyone is responsible for their own meal; click
here
for menu and pricing
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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
® Thins Snack Pack? You'll find them all at Kadampa Cafe!
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BEVERAGES $1 • SNACKS $0.50 • BOTTLED WATER $1
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• Cafe goods are available on a donation-only basis
• 100% of Kadampa Cafe donations benefit our Center!
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Thanks go out this week to Tim Mulhern for offering funds to purchase a new rug for the shoe area by the bench. Our last rug was on it's way out for a long time as many have tried to clean it and trim back the fraying edges to make it last. Thanks to your generosity Tim, we are looking a little spiffier and can let impermanence play it's role. Now what will we put on the wish list next?
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I've been listening to some Venerable Rene teachings and meditations. Here is a brief takeaway. Above the clouds there are...
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dorje sum (Tib); rdp rje gsum (Wyl)
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The holy body, speech and mind of a buddha."
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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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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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