October 2, 2022 @ 1:30pmA story sharing experience where all are equal and have uninterrupted opportunities to speak from the heart, while others listen from the heart, as the talking piece moves around the circle. The theme will be about sangha and community. This event will be in-person at the Rime Buddhist Center. Read more.
June 1, 2022Have you always wanted to understand Buddhism? Buddhism is a 2,500 year old tradition that teaches us how to end pain and suffering in ourselves and others. This 8 week course will cover the life of the Buddha, basic Buddhist teachings, as well as practical application of these principles in daily life. Read more…
May 25, 2022Want to learn to meditate, but just don’t know how to get started? Join us online for this free in-person meditation workshop. The wonderful thing about meditation is that it can be used anywhere, and has been proven to lower blood pressure, relieve stress, and help you cope with anxiety. In this one session workshop you will learn this simple technique that can change your life. Read more…
July 27, 2022 @ 7:30pmThis online class is for anyone who is contemplating on taking the refuge vows. The aim of this class is to provide the student with the understanding the what, why and how before making the commitment to take the refuge vows. Read more…
March 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmInterested in becoming an official member of the Rime Center? Beginning Thursday March 10 join us at 6 pm for two one hour sessions covering the following topics: 1. Introductions, and overview of Tibetan Buddhism; 2. What does it mean to be Rime; Read more…
November 3, 2021 @ 7:45 pmThe Rime Center’s Rainbow Body Meditation Group is proud to sponsor a four week discussion on The Way of Tenderness. In The Way of Tenderness, Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel brings Buddhist philosophies of emptiness and appearance to bear on race, sexuality, and gender, using wisdom forged through personal experience and practice to rethink problems of identity and privilege. Read more…
November 3, 2021 @ 7:45 pmThis class focuses on the four thoughts that turn the mind toward the Dharma. These are the four contemplations are namely: 1) the difficulty of finding the freedoms and advantages, and 2) the impermanence of life, which turn the mind away from the concerns of this life; and the reflections on 3) the defects of samsara, and on 4) action (karma: cause and effect), which turn the mind away from our attitudes and conduct with respect to future lives. Read more…
The Rime Center’s Social Justice Committee is proud to sponsor a 5 week online book discussion on Radical Dharma. Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation, ignites a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular. Read more…
September 29, 2021 @ 7:45pmHave you been looking to establish a daily practice, but don’t know where to begin? In this online pop-up course Lama Matt will introduce you to three levels practice. These different levels of practice are related to the practitioners ability. The course will cover setting up a shrine, making offerings, meditation practice, and conduct. Read more…