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This Week at Kurukulla Center
March 21, 2011 - March 27, 2011
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From the Director
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Dear Kurukulla Community,
Thank you for your interest in the activities of Kurukulla Center!
If you do not receive Mandala Magazine, they have kindly provided us with links to digital copies of an obituary and biography written by Tsunma-la as well as an article on his final days written by Geshe Ngawang Tenley and a short rememberance by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
A reminder that one of the benefits of most levels of membership is a subscription to Mandala Magazine. Speaking of Mandala Magazine, the current issue also features a review of the fabulous cookbook from Tsultrim Davis, our very own Spiritual Program Coordinator. If you've ever joined us for dessert following Sunday morning class, you know how yummy they are! You can read the review of The Compassionate Kitchen in their digital edition.
For those attending the retreat, attendance at the Thursday evening talk is required. We are asking that you register for the retreat before hand, which you can do by emailing info@kurukulla.org.
Much love,  Debra Thornburg Director |
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Calendar of Events
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Monday March 21
Introduction to Buddhism with Ani Yeshe 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Introduction to Buddhism, taught by Ani Yeshe, is an on-going series. Each class will introduce a new topic as a way to provide newcomers a broad overview of Buddhism. The course is designed for those who are new or newly acquainted with the Center, to come and hear basic Buddhist teachings, ideas and concepts. Bring all your questions. It is fine to attend any class without having attended prior classes. All welcome!
Tuesday March 22 Morning Meditation with Ven. Tsunma-la (Sue Macy) 6:30 am - 7:00 am Start your day on the right foot by calming your mind, setting your day's purpose to be a meaningful one and remembering to just breathe! Resident nun Tsunma-la leads basic meditations that help stabilize the mind by learning to focus on the breath. By using these simple techniques, you can bring a sense of tranquility to your day. If you plan to join Tsunma-la in the meditation hall (gompa) at Kurukulla Center, please arrive a few minutes early. We will start promptly at 6:30 am. If you cannot make it into the Center, you are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast.
Kurukulla South: Path of Freedom, Path of Bliss with Tsultrim Davis 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm This nine part series is an overview of the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment. It will meet February 15 & 22, March 1, 8 & 22, and April 5, 12, 19 & 26. We will begin at the beginning of the path-us, right where we are, now-and explore all the way to the end-complete enlightenment, perfect, unending bliss. This class is appropriate for people with any level of experience with Buddhist meditation or philosophy, or none. Attendance at all nine classes is encouraged but not required. Drop-ins are always welcome! Kurukulla South classes are taught at 90 First Street, Bridgewater MA 02324. Please check the Kurukulla South webpage for directions.
Yoga & Meditation with Wendy Cook 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm This mixed-level yoga class begins with setting intention and breathing techniques, followed by a therapeutic joint freeing series, standing and balancing postures, and other postures such as back and belly strengtheners and hip openers. The last twenty minutes are spent in guided meditation, using techniques such as breath awareness, visualization, and contemplating themes to enhance our inner good qualities.
Wednesday March 23
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva with Geshe Ngawang Tenley 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Geshe-la continues his explanation of The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva by Togme Sangpo (1245-1369.) Come and learn what a bodhisattva does. All are welcome. A copy of the text will be distributed in class and contemporary commentaries are available for purchase in our bookstore. If you cannot make it into the Center, you are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast.
Thursday March 24
Discovering Buddhism: All About Karma with Ven. Tsunma-la (Sue Macy) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm This module, All About Karma, aims to introduce you to the Buddhist concept of karma, the law of cause and effect, and what it means to take personal responsibility. Using examples from everyday life we will analyze how actions determine their results and cause us to experience either happiness or suffering. We will explore purification practices and establish a daily meditation on karma.The course meets four consecutive Thursday evenings: March 17, 24 & 31 and April 7. It is recommended you attend all four sessions but it is not required. If you cannot make it into the Center, you are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast.
Friday March 25
Morning Meditation with Ven. Tsunma-la (Sue Macy) 6:30 am - 7:00 am Resident nun Tsunma-la continues the Morning Meditation series on Fridays with a variation on the stabilizing meditations that have been offered earlier. The focus is now using our analytical mind to investigate core Buddhist concepts as a way to deepen our understanding of them. If you plan to join Tsunma-la in the meditation hall (gompa) at Kurukulla Center, please arrive a few minutes early. We will start promptly at 6:30 am. If you cannot make it into the Center, you are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast.
Saturday March 26
Sunday March 27 Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand Day 3 with Geshe Ngawang Tenley 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Pabongka Rinpoche's Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand is the seminal lam-rim text of the 20th century. It is a transcription of a 24 day lam rim teaching given in 1921. Offered as a "practical teaching," it is less scholarly than Je Tsongkhapa's Jang chub lam rim chen mo or The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and as such it is the text from which most modern lamas teach lam rim. Today Geshe-la gives commentary on Day 3, on the greatness of the Dharma and how to study and teach Dharma. If you cannot make it into the Center, you are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast. |
 Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies 68 Magoun Avenue Medford, MA 02155 617.624.0177 http://www.kurukulla.org |
| May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes! |
This morning Geshe Ngawang Tenley-la's excellent teaching was accompanied by two special events. A group of twenty 7th & 8th grade students and their parents from the Sherburne Universalist Unitarian Church toured the center and heard part of Geshe-la's talk, and as our Sunday Dharma talk was taking place upstairs in the gompa, downstairs the Tibetan community in the greater Boston area were exercising their democratic rights by holding an election for their Prime Minister and a Parliamentary member. This election holds particular significance with the recent decision by the Dalai Lama to retire from his role as the political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. We are very happy to be able to provide this support to our Tibetan brothers and sisters and pray that soon the Tibetans living in oppression under Chinese rule will enjoy the same freedoms. If you missed today's teaching, you can 
Remembering Geshe Tsulga-la
The March edition of the FPMT International News 
Here is the correct information for the Vipassana events with visiting teacher Ven. Antonio Satta:
