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issue<br />
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Meditations:<br />
Dharma I’ve Learned from Inmates<br />
<strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> <strong>Returns</strong><br />
with Dzogchen Retreat in May<br />
Dzogchen translates to the “great perfection”<br />
in Tibetan and is considered the pinnacle of<br />
Tibetan <strong>Buddhist</strong> theory and meditative practice.<br />
It is considered to be the “teaching of our time”<br />
because it is direct, immediate and profound and<br />
especially appropriate for our modern era. <strong>Lama</strong><br />
<strong>Lena</strong> (Yeshe Kaytup) will return to the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
May 21–23, 2010 with a Dzogchen retreat.<br />
<strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> will teach from the text of the Flight<br />
of the Garuda. The teachings include showing the<br />
View of the Nature of Mind by direct transmission<br />
and instruction on this specific meditation<br />
and post-meditation experience. It is said that by<br />
dedicating one’s self to this single practice, full<br />
enlightenment can be achieved in a single lifetime.<br />
Dzogchen is a teaching that allows a person<br />
to discover their true human nature and transcends<br />
the existence conditioned by any cultural, historical<br />
and/or social context.<br />
“The essence of every single <strong>Buddhist</strong> line is<br />
to draw one’s attention inward to see their own<br />
Family Life as Practice<br />
Dharma Talk by Karen Maezen Miller<br />
Zen Priest Karen Maezen Miller will share<br />
her kind and generous teachings in a talk titled,<br />
“The Mindful Home,” at the Sunday dharmatalk<br />
at the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> – starting at 10:30 a.m. on<br />
May 30, 2010.<br />
Karen Maezen Miller is a mother, wife, writer<br />
and Zen <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
priest at the Hazy<br />
Moon Zen <strong>Center</strong><br />
in Los Angeles<br />
as well as the<br />
author of Momma<br />
Zen: Walking the<br />
Crooked Path<br />
of Motherhood<br />
(Shambhala Publications,<br />
2006).<br />
She will give a talk<br />
on recognizing the<br />
practice opportunities<br />
in the everyday<br />
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Tibetan Refugees<br />
Half-Day Summer Retreats<br />
summer 2010<br />
inherent perfection,” <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> said.<br />
Beginning in 1972, <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> spent three<br />
years studying with <strong>Lama</strong> Thubten Yeshe at his<br />
monastery in Nepal and seven years in retreat and<br />
practice in a small cave above Tso Pema under the<br />
tutelage of her root teacher, Ven.Wangdor Rimpoche.<br />
For the past 25 years she has traveled extensively<br />
with Wangdor Rimpoche as his translator<br />
and assistant. <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> has also studied Chinese<br />
medicine and had a private practice in the San<br />
Special Note: The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> will<br />
be open on Sunday, July 4, 2010.<br />
upheavals of family life. Her book and her topic<br />
are inspired by the teachings of the late Taizan<br />
Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Zen <strong>Center</strong> of<br />
Los Angeles, with whom she began her practice<br />
in 1993.<br />
“Maezumi Roshi said many marvelous and<br />
inscrutable things, but one I remember most<br />
vividly is ‘Your life is your practice.’ Like nearly<br />
everything I heard him say, I thought it meant<br />
something else. Something deep and beyond mere<br />
mortal comprehension. It does. But it also means<br />
just what it says. Your life is your practice. Live<br />
the life in front of you, be the life you are, and see<br />
what you find out for yourself,” Karen Maezen<br />
Miller said.<br />
She will also be available to sign copies of her<br />
new book coming out in early May, Hand Wash<br />
Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life,<br />
that speaks about the spiritual dimension in our<br />
everyday lives.<br />
For more info: www.mommazen.com<br />
Member Profile: Vickie Cumberland<br />
Member Directory Sign-up<br />
May 21–23, 2010<br />
pages 4–5<br />
Illuminations:<br />
Photo Pages<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
700 West Pennway<br />
Kansas City, MO 64108<br />
www.rimecenter.org<br />
816-471-7073<br />
Session 1: Friday, May 21, 7:30–9:30 p.m.<br />
Session 2: Saturday, May 22, 10 a.m.–noon<br />
Session 3: Saturday, May 22, 2–4 p.m.<br />
Dharma talk: Sunday, May 23, 10:30 a.m.<br />
$120 in advance or $140 at the door, which<br />
includes all three sessions.<br />
Francisco Bay Area. In 2005 she returned to Tso<br />
Pema to assist Wangdor Rimpoche. She currently<br />
lives on the mountain above Lotus Lake with her<br />
two kandros. When she is not traveling, teaching or<br />
translating, she works providing medical assistance<br />
to the Tibetan refugee community as well as the local<br />
Indian villagers and mountain tribe people. At<br />
the request of H.E., Zigar Choktrul Rimpoche and<br />
Ven.Wangdor Rinpoche, as well as many Western<br />
and Tibetan dharma students, she has been traveling<br />
and teaching from the lineages she holds.<br />
To watch a clip of <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong> discussing the nature<br />
of the mind through Dzogchen teachings visit<br />
www.rimecenter.org/community/videos-new.php<br />
Core Classes<br />
Starting in the fall semester there will be a<br />
change to a new program format for the <strong>Rime</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong>’s classes. The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> will now offer<br />
a core curriculum of classes that will allow those<br />
new to Buddhism and to the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> a more<br />
comprehensive understanding of Buddhism.<br />
The three classes typically offered will still be<br />
included. Those classes are:<br />
1) the Basics of Buddhism<br />
2) Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism<br />
3) Lam Rim<br />
Added to those the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> has expanded<br />
the core classes to also include:<br />
1) The Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness<br />
2) Lojong<br />
3) Bodhicharyavatara<br />
4) Images of Enlightenment<br />
These new classes added to the original three<br />
will bring a deeper understanding of Buddhism in<br />
the Tibetan form. When students take the classes<br />
sequentially they will find that the classes build<br />
on each other so that the student’s comprehension<br />
of Buddhism deepens. The classes will be offered<br />
during the fall and spring semesters.<br />
These teachings, like all Dharma teachings are available to everyone regardless of ability to pay. We offer partial and full scholarships to those who need them, so don’t let lack<br />
of finances prevent you from attending. Download and print out a PDF version of our scholarship form at: www.rimecenter.org. Scholarship forms are not accepted by e-mail.<br />
Please submit them either by mail, fax to 816-471-7853, or at the center. Scholarship forms need to be submitted well in advance of the event. We ask everyone (even on<br />
scholarship) to pay something - whatever you can afford.
Dharma I’ve Learned From Inmates<br />
I started working with prison inmates 10 years<br />
ago when my friend the former Theravadin monk,<br />
Santikaro was living in Kansas City and regularly<br />
visiting a <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmate group at Lansing State<br />
Prison. He encouraged me to become a volunteer,<br />
especially since he was planning on leaving the<br />
metropolitan area. This is something that had been<br />
in the back of my mind, so with this extra little<br />
push, I became a volunteer at Lansing and took<br />
over leading the groups when Santikaro left.<br />
There were two at groups at Lansing: maximum<br />
security and medium security. We had <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
inmate groups on both sides of what they<br />
called “the wall.” From there, that lead me on a<br />
path of working as a part-time staff chaplain at<br />
the Leavenworth federal prison in 2004 and 2005.<br />
Now, I currently serve as a part-time Chaplain at<br />
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB)<br />
at Ft. Leavenworth, a military prison.<br />
I correspond with a quite a number of inmates<br />
in other states. Each year I write over 100 letters<br />
to these inmates seeking spiritual direction.<br />
Back in 2001, I was corresponding with several<br />
<strong>Buddhist</strong> inmates housed in prisons in Missouri.<br />
When I inquired about starting a <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmate<br />
group at one of the prisons in Missouri I was<br />
informed that the Missouri Department of Corrections<br />
didn’t recognize Buddhism as a religion.<br />
So with the help of Kalen McAlister, a Zen priest<br />
friend of mine in St. Louis, and few other <strong>Buddhist</strong>s,<br />
we started making our case to encourage<br />
the Missouri Department of Corrections to recognize<br />
Buddhism as a religion. It took a full year<br />
before we even allowed to speak before the board<br />
that makes such decisions, but we were successful.<br />
Today there are <strong>Buddhist</strong>s inmate groups at<br />
nearly all of the prisons in Missouri. The irony is<br />
that I now serve on that very board, and my <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
friend Kalen was hired last year as the first<br />
non-Christian Chaplain at one of the prisons in<br />
Missouri. It is amazing what patience and persistence<br />
can bring about. Today I also have <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
inmate groups at two prisons in Cameron, Mo.<br />
I do this work because I’ve learned so much<br />
from the inmates I’ve worked with. I find it<br />
incredibly rewarding and satisfying because<br />
I’ve seen amazing change and transformation<br />
by many of these inmates. Prison life is really a<br />
microcosm of our own culture. Within prisons<br />
meditations<br />
By Chuck Stanford, <strong>Lama</strong> Changchup Kunchok Dorje<br />
The founder of the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong>, <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck Stanford was ordained in 1998 as<br />
<strong>Lama</strong> Changchup Kunchok Dorje. <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck writes a monthly column on<br />
Buddhism for the faith section of the Kansas City Star and is the <strong>Buddhist</strong><br />
member of the Kansas City Interfaith Council. In addition he is a<br />
volunteer chaplain at Lansing Correctional Facility and regularly<br />
visits <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmate groups at five area prisons.<br />
Dharma talk given on Feb. 28, 2010 An inmate learns: “Compassion is cool.”<br />
you have racism, sexism, classism – and every<br />
kind of “ism” you can think of. There is also an<br />
incredible amount of injustice that occurs inside<br />
of prisons. In general being in prison will usually<br />
result in one of two outcomes. The offender either<br />
becomes angrier, meaner, and more manipulative.<br />
Statistics show that once the inmate is released<br />
they usually re-offend as the recidivism rate is<br />
about 70% for state prisons.<br />
Or – the convict turns to religion – it doesn’t<br />
matter the religion. It could be Christianity, Judaism,<br />
Islam or Buddhism. But as a result of their<br />
religious experience they learn the virtues taught<br />
by all religions of: kindness, compassion, generosity<br />
and patience. I believe the <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmates<br />
have one added benefit not offered by the other<br />
religions and that is the meditation practice. Inmates<br />
who get into serious trouble are sentenced<br />
to a period of time in what is known as “the hole”<br />
or solitary confinement. This is complete isolation<br />
23 hours a day. For many inmates not trained in<br />
meditation, they actually lose their minds and<br />
become psychotic. <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmates on the other<br />
hand, use that time as an opportunity for doing<br />
meditation practice – a kind of meditation retreat<br />
– and actually come out better than when they<br />
went in. Part of my job at the USDB is visiting<br />
the <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmates in solitary, and when they<br />
first arrive I tell them what an incredible opportunity<br />
this is for them to deepen their practice. I tell<br />
them truthfully that people on the outside actually<br />
pay for this same experience!<br />
I’ve learned so much from working with<br />
inmates and I’ve seen amazing transformation.<br />
I’d like to share with you, just one of countless<br />
stories of such transformation.<br />
Tony was a tough convict I met at Lansing Prison.<br />
This was Tony’s third trip to the “big house” on<br />
a conviction of drugs and burglary. In prison you<br />
really have to belong to a gang to survive and Tony<br />
was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist<br />
and dangerous gang. Tony’s back was covered with<br />
racist tattoos, including a black man hanging from<br />
a tree. One night after severely beating up another<br />
inmate, Tony had what you might call a “dark night<br />
of the soul.” He felt remorse for the first time and<br />
didn’t like the life he was living. He thought “What<br />
I want to do is, I want to be a man of honor and<br />
integrity, most of all.”<br />
So, he joined the <strong>Buddhist</strong> group and he attributes<br />
Buddhism with “saving his life.” The day<br />
he joined the <strong>Buddhist</strong> group is when I first met<br />
Tony. He took the “Basics of Buddhism” class<br />
from me and attended several all-day retreats<br />
that I lead, and eventually took refuge vows from<br />
me. He made a complete 180 degree turnaround.<br />
I remember the last time I saw Tony at Lansing,<br />
he was leaving because he had completed his<br />
sentence, but he had another year to do on another<br />
charge at a country jail out in Kansas. He said to<br />
me, “You know <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck, I’ve decided that<br />
compassion is cool.” He completed that year and<br />
moved to Wichita, Kansas.<br />
He looked into having his tattoos removed by<br />
laser but it was going to cost $25 per square inch<br />
which would have run into thousands of dollars.<br />
So instead he had additional tattoos added, that<br />
transformed the horrible racist tattoos on his back<br />
into a Tibetan deity. The deity looks like a Mahakala<br />
– a wrathful deity. I think this is a beautiful<br />
metaphor – his mind had changed and in turn the<br />
tattoos on his back changed as well. Tony has<br />
visited the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> a few times, and told this<br />
story here one Sunday about five years ago.<br />
There are so many other stories I could tell you.<br />
Inmates who learn to practice patience after being<br />
turned down by the parole board multiple times.<br />
Many of these inmates actually work to help inmates<br />
put down or shunned by the other inmates.<br />
As you know Buddhism is all about freedom<br />
– liberation from suffering. What I’ve learned<br />
from these incredible individuals in prison is that<br />
despite your situation you can still be free. It was<br />
Gandhi who said, “They can imprison my body<br />
but they can’t imprison my mind.” I guarantee<br />
you that many of these men feel more free than<br />
many of you. This is due to their level of spiritual<br />
practice, their daily meditation practice.<br />
If a man in prison can dedicate himself to doing<br />
a daily practice and change his mental attitude<br />
from the afflictive emotions to practicing the<br />
<strong>Buddhist</strong> virtues of: compassion, generosity and<br />
patience, then so can you. I hope these stories of<br />
change inspired you, as they have me, to continue<br />
your daily practice and to make a real effort to<br />
practice mindfulness in ALL aspects of your life.<br />
2 The <strong>Rime</strong> Jewel Newsletter — © 2010 <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Summer 2010
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Join a Committee<br />
Joining a <strong>Rime</strong> Committee is an excellent way<br />
to contribute to the sangha and to become<br />
more involved with the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong>. If you<br />
are interested in becoming involved and<br />
serving on a committee, please contact the<br />
following chairs or come to a meeting:<br />
Facilities Committee<br />
Meets upstairs: 9:30am 4th Sunday of the month<br />
Chris McCready buckethat@hotmail.com<br />
Programming Committee<br />
Meets: 9:30am 2nd Sunday of the month<br />
Denise Case denisecase@gmail.com<br />
Gift Shop Committee<br />
Meets: 9:30am 3rd Sunday of the month<br />
Chaplain Mary Stanford<br />
marystanford2000@yahoo.com<br />
Finance Committee<br />
Meets: 12:15pm 2nd Sunday of the month<br />
Vickie Cumberland, treasurer<br />
vacumberland@aol.com<br />
Membership Committee<br />
Meets: 9:30am 1st Sunday of the month<br />
Chris Mikel chrispmikel@gmail.com<br />
and Melanie Mikel melaniemikel@gmail.com<br />
Dharma Sunday School Committee<br />
Meets: 9:30am 4th Sunday of the month<br />
Michael Hart michael_e_hart@msn.com<br />
Library Committee<br />
Meets: 9:30am 1st Sunday of the month, in library<br />
Pete Scott rockywind1@sbcglobal.net<br />
Prison Outreach<br />
Chuck Stanford lama108@aol.com<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> Board Officers<br />
Chuck Stanford, executive director<br />
Gabriele Otto, board chair<br />
Mary Stanford, vice chair<br />
Teri Brody, secretary<br />
Vickie Cumberland, treasurer<br />
Board Members<br />
Bernie Evans, Matt Rice, Toni Wills<br />
Special Thanks<br />
To Paul Kotz and FRD Communications for<br />
donating all of the printing for our newsletter.<br />
Newsletter Designer/Volunteer Coordinator<br />
Michele Cavin Lowrie oneLmichelekc@gmail.com<br />
Permission<br />
Articles may be reprinted or reproduced with<br />
permission. Please contact <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck Stanford.<br />
Financial Aid Available<br />
Workshops and classes, as with all Dharma teachings,<br />
are available to everyone regardless of ability<br />
to pay. Discounts, a limited number of scholarships<br />
and work/study programs are available to those in<br />
need. However, scholarship forms must be submitted<br />
one week prior to the start of the teachings for<br />
review by our scholarship committee. Call the <strong>Rime</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong> at 816-471-7073 or email <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck at<br />
lama108@aol.com for details.<br />
Change a Life<br />
Become a Tibetan Sponsor<br />
• Seeking sponsors for over<br />
50 Tibetan refugees<br />
• Sponsors matched one-onone<br />
with refugees<br />
• $30 monthly contribution<br />
is sent directly<br />
• $30usd has the buying<br />
power of $600 in India<br />
• We connected over 40<br />
sponsors and refugees in<br />
2009, with a total of 239<br />
since 2002<br />
More info: <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck at<br />
Tenzin Namdol<br />
lama108@aol.com or 816-<br />
471-7073.<br />
Half-Day Summer Retreats<br />
The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> will have several half-day<br />
meditation retreats this summer. All of them will<br />
be led by <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck and Mary Stanford. Designed<br />
to be accessible for all levels of learning,<br />
each half-day retreat will focus on Developing<br />
Bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the altruistic intention to<br />
attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient<br />
beings. This path of selfless and profound<br />
compassion is one of the most important aspects<br />
of Mahayana Buddhism.The retreat will focus<br />
on releasing ego clinging and training the mind<br />
in compassion through, mindfulness and tonglen<br />
meditation. This retreat will also focus on guidelines<br />
for using everyday experiences as opportunities<br />
to deepen bodhicitta.<br />
Member Profile<br />
Vickie Cumberland<br />
Hometown: Ponca City,<br />
Oklahoma, but I grew up in<br />
Wichita and have spent most<br />
of my adult life in Kansas<br />
City.<br />
Role at the <strong>Rime</strong>: My main<br />
role at the <strong>Rime</strong> is as a<br />
student of the Dharma, but I have recently been<br />
appointed as the Treasurer and like being a volunteer.<br />
Day Job: Accountant<br />
Hobbies: For the past year, my grandchildren<br />
have been my primary hobby. I also like to ride<br />
my bicycle.<br />
What led you to the Dharma: I began studying<br />
Buddhism as a one year project just to learn<br />
something new, but to borrow a phrase from Tom<br />
Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, “It was like coming<br />
home.” Nothing has ever made more sense to me.<br />
Something that most people don’t know about<br />
you: I enjoy being old(er). I played my first organized<br />
game of baseball when I was 50 and rode a<br />
bicycle last year after more than 35 years.<br />
Dhasang Nyima<br />
Lobsang Rinzin<br />
Lobsang Thugche<br />
Tenzin Dhaton<br />
Tashi Phuntsok<br />
Sonam Tenzin<br />
Thupten Dhargyal<br />
Saturday Morning (Half-Day) Meditation Retreats<br />
Time: 9:00a.m. to Noon<br />
Dates: June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, 2010<br />
Cost: $15 suggested donation<br />
Beginners are encouraged to attend. We will<br />
be observing noble silence throughout the retreat.<br />
Tea and bottled water will be provided.<br />
Please see the class schedule to register.<br />
Member and Services Directory<br />
The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> plans to publish a membership<br />
directory this spring. If you would like to be<br />
included in the directory, complete the information<br />
below and send to the center or email it to<br />
<strong>Rime</strong>Directory@gmail.com. If you would like to<br />
advertise in our directory, please send an email<br />
with “Advertising Information Request” as the<br />
subject and we’ll provide information for listing<br />
your business or services.<br />
Member(s) Information<br />
First name: ______________________________<br />
Last name: _______________________________<br />
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Address: ________________________________<br />
City:____________________________________<br />
State: ________ Zip code:__________________<br />
Home phone: _____________________________<br />
Cell phone: ______________________________<br />
Email: __________________________________<br />
Children to be included in directory:<br />
________________________________________<br />
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illuminations<br />
First Friday “Open Mic” nights<br />
The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong>’s monthly<br />
gathering of gratitude and<br />
creation continues to transform<br />
the center into a hip, laid back<br />
hot spot. Each First Friday the<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> is open for the<br />
Gratitude Open Mic Night and<br />
celebrates artistry of all kinds.<br />
From belly dancers, to ecstatic<br />
poetry, the night is sure to entertain.<br />
Above, one member of<br />
a Celtic Irish duo at the March<br />
event. Right, poet Paul<br />
Goldman addresses the crowd.<br />
prison Sangha celebrates losar<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> volunteers went<br />
with <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck to<br />
celebrate Losar with<br />
the <strong>Buddhist</strong> inmates<br />
at the U.S.D.B. prison<br />
at Ft. Leavenworth.<br />
Front Row (left to<br />
right:) Debbie Blair<br />
and Susan Rico;<br />
Middle Row (left<br />
to right:) Michele<br />
Barlette, Kathy Ellis,<br />
and Gabi Otto; and<br />
Back Row (left to<br />
right:) Frank Bartlette<br />
and Rich Hubbard<br />
Alan Wallace Visit<br />
Alan Wallace’s February visit was a memorable one for all of the sangha. Leading a<br />
weekend retreat focused on Dzogchen, Alan Wallace brought to life this practice<br />
regarded by many as the pinnacle of <strong>Buddhist</strong> theory and meditative practice. He also<br />
visited with the Dharma school and gave the Sunday morning Dharma talk during his<br />
visit. (Pictured above)<br />
Redesigned <strong>Rime</strong> Website launched<br />
Visit www.rimecenter.org to see the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Buddhist</strong> <strong>Center</strong>’s<br />
redesigned website. Many thanks to <strong>Rime</strong> member Ken Lange, for<br />
many months of work to spruce up the center’s web presence.<br />
Youth Blessing Ceremony<br />
On Mar. 21 the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> held a baby blessing ceremony officiated by <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck,<br />
who blessed 10 children. Part of the ceremony includes the parents, the sangha and<br />
the children all reading parts of a text. Pictured are Jenna Harper and daughters,<br />
Alena and Darra<br />
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Losar<br />
The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> held a Losar celebration Saturday, Feb. 20. Losar is the Tibetan word<br />
for “new year” and 2010 is the year of the male iron tiger. The <strong>Rime</strong>’s Losar celebration<br />
included a variety of activities, including Lion dancers, the making of prayer flags and tsatsas.<br />
Sand mandala making<br />
tools were provided<br />
for experimentation<br />
(pictured below) Sangha<br />
members also enjoyed a<br />
pot luck dinner together.<br />
Pete Scott is at right<br />
with his girls. Below,<br />
a dragon dancer from<br />
the Vietnamese Temple<br />
entertained the crowd<br />
and gobbled up traditional<br />
money envelopes.<br />
Congrats<br />
On Sunday, Mar. 14,<br />
2010 <strong>Rime</strong> member<br />
Elise Delcamp<br />
and Elisha Boozer<br />
were wed at the<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong>. <strong>Lama</strong><br />
Chuck performed<br />
the wedding.<br />
Welcome New members!<br />
When you become a member of the <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> you<br />
not only become part of the sangha, but you demonstrate<br />
your support of the center. The <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> recently<br />
welcomed two groups of new members to the sangha.<br />
If you are interested in becoming a member of the<br />
<strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong>, look in the class schedule contained in this<br />
newsletter for information on new member’s classes.<br />
Mar. 3 – Front Row (left to right:) Amy Hodge, Barbara<br />
Hubbell, Halie Pitman, Jenny Duffie and Sage Norbury<br />
Back Row (left to right:) Kris Stice, Jeff Hall and Brent<br />
Northcutt<br />
Apr. 4 – Front Row (left to right:) Phil Kilmer, Angee<br />
Mullis, Jamie Comstock, Rachel Hart, Jennifer Childress,<br />
Joy Huppe, and Robin Houston<br />
Back Row (left to right:) Steve Robinson, Dawn Sanders,<br />
Laura Iorg, Lisa Grimes, Rob Menteer, and Luke<br />
Kopmeyer<br />
Bodhisattva Vows<br />
Six people took Bodhisattva Vows on Feb. 21. The<br />
ceremony consists of eighteen root vows and forty-six<br />
branch vows, which all are concerned with not harming<br />
others and being helpful in all situations. Pictured (left<br />
to right): Jeff Drake, Eric McIntyre, Melanie Bartch, Luis<br />
Flores, Charles Bradley and David Eldringhoff.<br />
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Meditation: 7–7:30 p.m. — Classes: 7:45–9 p.m.<br />
Extended Thursday Meditation: 6–6:45 p.m.<br />
Noon Meditation: Monday and Thursday 12–12:30 p.m.<br />
Yoga Class: Before Sunday Service 9–10 a.m.<br />
Potluck: Last Sunday of the month<br />
Gratitude Open Mic Night: Crossroads First Fridays 7–9 p.m.<br />
May<br />
2 Refuge Vow Instruction and Ceremony and<br />
pot luck 12:30–2:30 p.m. <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
5 Meditation Instructors Training and<br />
Certification (3 Wednesdays) <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
13 Teaching Meditation to Children Matt Barr<br />
16 Pratimoksha Vow – Lay Ordination (3 Sundays)<br />
<strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
21–23 Dzogchen Retreat with <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>Lena</strong><br />
23 Lay Ordination Ceremony and pot luck<br />
12:30–2:30 p.m. <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
31 Zen Priest Karen Maezen Miller<br />
“The Mindful Home” Dharmatalk<br />
June<br />
6 <strong>Rime</strong> Membership Class (4 Sundays)<br />
9 Meditation Workshop (1 session) / Basics of<br />
Buddhism (12 Wednesdays) <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
12 Developing Bodhicitta Half-Day Retreat<br />
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15 Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness<br />
(8 Tuesdays) Matt Rice<br />
16 Application of the Four Noble Truths to Daily<br />
Life (5 Wednesdays) Matt Rice<br />
17 A Beginner’s Guide to Tibetan Buddhism<br />
(5 Thursdays) Alan Jon Snyder<br />
July<br />
4 Note: <strong>Rime</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Open (Sunday Holiday)<br />
7 <strong>Rime</strong> Membership Class (4 Wednesdays)<br />
10 Developing Bodhicitta Half-Day Retreat<br />
28 No Self, No Problem (5 Wednesdays)<br />
Dr. Teri Brody<br />
August<br />
11 Meditation Instructors Training and<br />
Certification (3 Wednesdays) <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck<br />
12 Teaching Meditation to Children Matt Barr<br />
14 Developing Bodhicitta Half-Day Retreat<br />
29 Refuge Vow Instruction and Ceremony and<br />
pot luck 12:30–2:30 p.m. <strong>Lama</strong> Chuck