Coming up at The Buddhist Center 

Monday, May 19, 2025

6:30 pm (MT)

In Person and Online

The Buddhist Center Website

Weekly Zoom Link

On Monday evening, we’ll explore the important question regarding how to judge our practice, or how to evaluate our progress along the path. This question fosters an understanding that enables us to assess our progress on the path, while also guiding us along the way. This promises to be a most inspiring conversation, so please join in.

All are welcome to come at 6:15 for tea and conversation.

Last week's discussion recording

Tonight - Exploring Meditation - Our gathering is Thursday, May 15th, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM MT. All are welcome! Zoom Link. We meet monthly to support one another on the path. If you’d like a reminder, email Kelly.

Applied Dharma - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, 5:30 - 6:30 PM MT. Beginning in June and continuing for a year, the topic for our monthly gathering will be the Tibetan slogans known as lojong (or mind-training). Susan Barrett will host.  For more information and to sign up for reminders.

What makes our birth so precious is our potential for awakening. We are born buddhas, and all dharma practices help us recognize and nurture this truth. Because we do not actually believe in our own capacity for awakening, these teachings work to reverse the tendency to see ourselves as insufficient.

Mingyur Rinpoche

Contemplation of the Week - This Perfect Moment

As you go about your day this week notice whomever you encounter. Take a look, see the expression on their face, notice what they're wearing and how they seem. Bring to mind the fact that they, like you, are carrying a heavy burden of concerns. Like you, they may be panicked by recent political news. They may have health problems, emotional problems, issues with their partner, or children. Or, they simply might not know where to turn at this moment.



Simply touch into this truth and repeat to yourself, "just like me". This only takes a moment and can be repeated throughout the day wherever you are and with whomever you meet. This simple practice 'equalizes us'. With this understanding we tenderize ourselves to the reality that we all share. From this connected place we walk in the world in a way that is gentle and compassionately connected. This is not so much a 'practice' to do, but a willingness to see a reality of our shared life that we usually ignore.