- Dharma Center Members, please look around your house and check your book shelves for Dharma Center books that may be just a little overdue. We depend on your vigilance in helping us to keep our collection a shared experience. --The Library Committee thanks you.
- The Grief Recovery Support Group has reached maximum capacity.
Here's what's happening this week at ADMC
| Wednesday April 23 9:30 -11am |
Western Buddhist Group
- (Holston Valley Sangha) - We meet at our satellite location at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 136 Bob Jobe Road, Gray, TN. After a half-hour silent meditation, for the next few weeks, we will be watching and discussing Coming Closer to Ourselves: Making Everything the Path of Awakening by Pema Chodron.
In challenging times, why do so many of us turn to Pema Chödrön for guidance? Many say that it’s her honest and caring way of communicating the core teachings of Buddhism - not just conceptually, but directly from her heart to ours. In these inspiring sessions, she teaches us how to give that compassion to the person we neglect most often - ourselves. (Audible) |
| Wednesday April 23 12 - 1pm |
Cultivating Qualities of the Heart - 4th Wednesday - "Compassion" - This session will begin with a brief talk moving into a guided meditation and concluding with silent meditation."Buddhism provides exceptionally clear and specific methods to bring out our human capacity for enduring love, compassion, and the self-transcending wisdom that informs them. These methods can be learned by anyone." (John Makransky) |
| Wednesday April 23 6:30 - 7:30pm |
Cultivating Qualities of the Heart - 4th Wednesday - "Compassion" - This session will begin with a brief talk moving into a guided meditation and concluding with silent meditation."Buddhism provides exceptionally clear and specific methods to bring out our human capacity for enduring love, compassion, and the self-transcending wisdom that informs them. These methods can be learned by anyone." (John Makransky) |
| Thursday April 24 5 - 7pm |
Open Meditation - This time may be used for personal meditation in the Meditation Room, or access to library. The two hours will be conducted in Noble Silence. Open to all for any part of the two-hour session. |
| Thursday April 24 7:30pm – 8:30pm |
Buddhism & Recovery - Anyone recovering from any type of addiction, including alcoholism and drug addiction, is invited to attend this group. The group can serve as an alternative to, or an addition to, traditional 12-step recovery meetings. The group is reading and discussing the book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the 12 Steps by Kevin Griffin. The discussion centers around the 12 steps of recovery programs from a Buddhist perspective. For more information contact Freddy Creekmore at . |
| Friday April 25 7 - 9pm |
Western Buddhist Group begins with a half hour silent meditation followed by Tea & Dharma Study. We will begin reading Entering the Stream, edited by Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chodzin Kohn.
The grandeur, simplicity, and freshness of the 2,500-year-old tradition of Buddhism are reflected in this collection of writings intended as a primer for newcomers to the subject as well as a reference for those familiar with Buddhism. The selections include: The story of the Buddha's life. A concise historical background. Key writings of Theravada, Mahayana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism. Meditation instructions. A Buddhist explanation of reincarnation. Simple explanations of terms. A pictorial survey of Buddhist art and architecture. (Amazon) |
| Sunday April 27 11:45am-4:30pm |
ADMC Members will meet with Buddhist inmates at United States Penitentiary, Lee (USP Lee). |
| Sunday April 27 5 - 7pm |
Zen Meditation - The Zen Group at the Appalachian Dharma and Meditation Center practices the classic form of zazen as taught by Dogen Zenji through modern Zen Masters like Suzuki Roshi. |
| Monday April 28 6:30 - 8pm |
A Mindful Journey Through Grief with Debra Brewer, M.Div., Session 10, "Remembrance: A Ritual" |
Special Note
Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center's Chairperson was on WETS, 89.5 FM, Thursday, July 28 and Sunday, July 1. To hear the podcast, go to: religionforlife.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-03T07_00_00-07_00 or visit the interviewer's Religion For Life web site at www.religionforlife.com.
The vision of the Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center is to facilitate a community of Buddhist practice that fosters the integration of wisdom and compassion. Our aim, as individuals and as a community, is to cultivate insight into the nature of mind and reality and overcome ego-orientated ways of being. We are a nonsectarian Buddhist center that offers weekly programs in Vipassana, Zen, Tibetan, and Western Buddhism.
