Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 - 9am
Buddhist and Hindu Shared Meditation Room, Bryan Center
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Mondays from 7:00-8:00 pm
Buddhist and Hindu Shared Meditation Room, Bryan Center
20 minutes of meditation, followed by discussion of how
Buddhism is practiced in different aspects of daily life
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Ven. Pannavati Bhikkhuni
Monday, February 6th, 7:00 pm
Hindu and Buddhist Room, Bryan Center

The Buddha taught by both precept and example. He addressed not only the issues of his day with clarity, skill and compassion, but is quoted to have said on a few occasions, "When I was just an unenlightened Bodhisattva...." -- speaking of a cultivated inclination to deny self for the sake of others. Join Venerable Pannavati for a discussion on compassionate wisdom as an instrument by which we can measure our spiritual attunement.

Bhikkhuni Pannavati, co-abbot, spiritual director and Founder of the Hermitage, is a Buddhist nun ordained in both the Theravada and Mahayana (Chan) traditions. An African-American, she is also a former Christian pastor with a doctorate in religion. She is the founder and president of MyPlace, a shelter and school for homeless and at-risk youth near Asheville, NC. The teens also work in the non-profit bakery of MyPlace, the My Gluten-Free Bread Company.

Lunch with Ven. Pannavati
Tuesday, February 7th, time TBA
Location TBA
Please join Venerable Pannavati for lunch. RSVP *required* to attend this event: email Lauren.West@duke.edu by Friday, February 3rd.

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
with Stephen Batchelor
Tuesday, February 28th, 7:00pm
Multicultural Center, Bryan Center

Stephen Batchelor, most noted for his book Buddhism without Beliefs, is a former monk in the Tibetan and Zen traditions. He has translated Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life and is the author of Living with the Devil, Alone with Others, and The Faith to Doubt, among other titles. He is a contributing editor of Tricycle magazine, a guiding teacher at Gaia House Retreat Centre, and cofounder of Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies and Contemporary Inquiry in Devon, England. He lives in southwest France and lectures and conducts meditation retreats worldwide.

Rev. WongGong So
Monday, March 12, 7:00pm
WonGong is the head priest at the Won-Buddhism Temple in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There she develops and leads meditation programs and short- and long-term retreats, bringing cultural and spiritual enrichment to the community and beyond. In particular, she has led cultural exchange programs for Korean children and youth. She was ordained in 1994 as a Won-Buddhist Priest.

Ben Fisher has been training Tai Chi and Kung Fu for nearly 10 years, and teaching for 5. He has studied locally with Dr. Jay Dunbar, as well as with several masters from China, including two of the "four
Buddha warrior attendants", Chen Zhenglei and Zhu Tian Cai, and taught Zhu Tian Cai's Tai Chi open hand, sword and broadsword forms. He is currently focused on a family art of kung fu called I Liq Chuan, which he studies as a disciple of co-founder Sam Chin. He is a certified level 2 instructor in I Liq Chuan.

Ven. Lhundub Tendron (Assistant to Resident Teacher and Spiritual Program Coordinator)
Venerable Lhundub Tendron has been coming to Kadampa Center since 1998. Following Lama Zopa Rinpoche.s advice, she ordained with Geshe Sopa in 2002. She joined the Chenrezig Nuns Community at Chenrezig Institute in Australia to develop as a nun and study. Ven. Tendron completed the FPMT Basic Program at CI in 2007 and now assists Geshe Gelek by leading discussion groups for the Basic Program, teaching Sunday Dharma when Geshe-la is away, and teaching Lamrim 101 and Discovering Buddhism.

 

Guest Dharma Teachers Last Fall

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Bringing Playfulness to Life with Ajahn Brahmavamso
A live video conference with one of the leading Theravadin monks of our time!
Tuesday, October 4th, 8:00pm
About  Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm), born Peter Betts in London on 7 August 1951, is a Theravada Buddhist monk. Currently Brahm is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery, in Serpentine, Western Australia. More at www.ajahnbrahm.org.

Sandy Gentei Stewart
Tuesday, November 1st, 7:00pm
Born in 1938, Sandy Gentei Stewart became interested in Zen when he was 16 and heard Alan Watts speak on the radio. At age 29 he heard a radio interview with Joshu Sasaki Roshi and immediately knew he had found his teacher. In 1971 he was ordained as a Zen teacher (Osho) and became Vice-Abbot of the Cimarron Zen Center (now Rinzai-ji in Los Angeles. In 1975 he was appointed abbot of the Jemez Bodhi Mandala (now Bodhi Manda) in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Three years later he moved to North Carolina with his wife Susanna and step-daughter Lara. Sandy has been the guiding force behind the North Carolina Zen Center. www.nczencenter.org

A peer-led study group for experienced practitioners to delve into Buddhist teachings through direct study of early Buddhist texts as found in the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.

Individuals interested in joining the group are required to sign up by emailing Shian-Ling Keng (slk18@duke.edu) prior to attending the group. In the email, please also include a brief introduction about yourself and your prior exposure to Buddhist teachings.

Second and Fourth Thursdays of the Month, 7:30-9:00pm
Buddhist & Hindu Shared Meditation Room, Bryan Center
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Please note that this course of study is appropriate for those with significant prior reading or exposure to Buddhist teachings. For local programs that offer an introduction to Buddhism, please visit Buddhist Community' at Duke's or Eno River Buddhist Community's weekly Monday evening meetings.