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• Weekly Chanting, Meditation & Dharma Practice

  • Start
    22 Dec 2019
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  • End
    17 Jun 2020
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  • Schedule
    52 sessions
  • Location
    Pilgrim Chapel, 3801 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO

  

  Weekly Sangha Practice

  Join us each Sunday from 9:30-11:00 am for chanting, meditation and Dharma practice.  There is no experience necessary.  We focus on the practical aspects of Buddhism for our busy every-day lives. 

  Not sure if it's for you?  You can watch our weekly services on YouTube.  

  If you have questions email Rev. Ronn Pawo at urgyenpawo@gmail.com

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• Introduction to Meditation

  • When
    4 Feb 2020
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Pilgrim Center, 3801 Gillham Road, Kansas City MO

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  Learn How to Meditate

  With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people feel stressed and over-worked. It often feels like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done. Our stress and tiredness make us unhappy, impatient and frustrated. It can even affect our health. We stay so busy we feel there is no time to slow down. But meditation actually gives you more time by making your mind calmer and more focused. A simple ten or fifteen-minute breathing meditation can help you to overcome your stress and find some peace and balance.

  Meditation can also help us to understand our awakened mind. We can learn how to transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds and cultivating constructive thoughts is the product of a meditation practice. This is a profound practice you can enjoy throughout the day, not just while seated on a cushion.

  In this introductory workshop you can learn the basics of meditation with Rev. Ronn McLane.   Although this workshop is being offered as part of Kansas City Buddhist Center it is important to understand this is not a workshop of religious nature and can be adapted to a secular or spiritual practice of your choice.

  Pre-registration is recommended as space may fill quickly.

  Questions? Email:   UrgyenPawo@gmail.com

  
  

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• Meditation & Chanting at the Nelson Atkins Museum

  • When
    6 Feb 2020
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
  • Spaces left
    30

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  Join Reverend Ronn Pawo McLane the First Thursday of each Month for a remarkable opportunity to meditate and chant in front of the beautiful Buddha next to the Native American Gallery on the second floor.
  
  Bring a mat or cushion to sit on the marble floor. Meditation begins at 7:00 pm sharp. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to find a comfortable seat.
  
  Space is limited due to art safety.

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  or contact Ronn Pawo McLane at ronn@ronnmclane.com
  
  Registration fee is $5 a portion is donated to the Museum for continuing support.

  
  

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• Foundations of Buddhism

  • Start
    18 Feb 2020
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  • End
    24 Mar 2020
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Pilgrim Chapel, 3801 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO
  • Spaces left
    46

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  Foundations of Buddhism: Six Tuesdays with The Reverend Urgyen Pawo - Ronn McLane 
  

  

  6:30pm-8pm, Pilgrim Chapel.

  3801 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO
  

  Explore the foundational teachings of Buddhism and find practical ways to incorporate these timeless teachings into everyday life.  This is an essential class for beginners as well as more advanced students to deepen your practice and gain the support and encouragement of others on the path. 
  

  We will be utilizing a collection of text curated specifically for the curriculum structure of Kansas City Buddhist Center.  

  The notebook will be available for additional $5 and may be paid in advance or at the door.

  
  

   Questions - Email:  UrgyenPawo@gmail.com 
  

  
  

  
  

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• Refuge Ceremony

  • When
    29 Mar 2020
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    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Pilgrim Chapel,

  Join us for our Refuge Ceremony!  

  Sunday, March 29th, 2020

  In the Buddhist tradition, the purpose of taking refuge is to awaken from confusion and associate oneself with wakefulness. Taking refuge is a matter of commitment and acceptance and, at the same time, of openness and freedom. By taking the refuge vow we commit ourselves to freedom.
  
  It will be a Triple Gem service!  Come join our Sangha for meditation, chanting, Refuge vows and incense offering.  Everyone is invited to participate in taking or renewing refuge vows.  

  Taking Refuge 
  

  This is an invitation to begin the exploration into the practice of awakening in each and every moment. We take refuge in the mentor of human awareness, in the teachings that help to point the way and the companionship of the practicing community. There are no preliminary requirements to participating in fact some will recite the ancient vows and offer incense for the first time, and others are invited to renew their commitment again and again. 

  No sign-up is required, just show up!  

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