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Words for the Week“May I become at all times, both now and forever: a protector for those without protection; a guide for those who have lost their way; a ship for those with oceans to cross; a bridge for those with rivers to cross; a sanctuary for those in danger; a lamp for those without light; a place of refuge for those who lack shelter; and a servant to all in need.” – Shantideva Tonight: Endings, BeginningsDon’t forget to factor our year end program into your New Year’s Eve plans! Beginning at 8:00 PM New York Time, conveniently between dinner and your midnight-dance party (or bedtime), this “Endings, Beginnings” service is always a popular and memorable way to end the year. If you are not local, join us via Zoom: Meeting ID: 830 7295 4581 New Series Starts ThursdayStarting the first Thursday of 2025 (January 2), Dr. Lye will be offering an extended program on karma (literally “action”) during the usual Open Sangha time-slot, 7:30–9 pm, New York Time. While karma is generally understood as the principle of “what goes around, comes around” or “you reap what you sow,” or an Eastern version of an universal law of rewards and punishments, in this series Dr. Lye will illuminate the Buddha’s profound teachings on karma. In particular, Dr. Lye will anchor this series on the earliest layer of Buddhist texts as well as insights on karma as found in the collected teachings of the 12th century Tibetan master, Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön. This Week at Urban DharmaPlease note the following changes to our weekly schedule in light of the holidays:-We will not be holding open hours 12/31 - 1/2 Check out this weeks schedule below: |
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Words for the Year of the Snake February 28th marked the beginning of the Female Wood Snake Year in the Tibetan calendar. Our spiritual director Dr. Hun Lye shared some words about the significance of this day in the Tibetan Buddhist context, and encouraged the following: ...Trust in each other, trust in basic goodness have eroded so much that even teachers who are supposed to inspire bodhicitta and divine pride in all of us are sowing more seeds of confusion and divisions, wedging Mount...
"What Steadies the Heart" We won't become free of attachments by "getting rid" of them—only through clear seeing will we naturally lay them aside. Watch this drop of dharma here! This Weekend: Freedom From Fears Just a reminder that there are still in-person and online tickets available for this upcoming weekend’s “Freedom From Fears: Principles & Practices of Lady Tara” retreat with Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye. Dr. Lye invites you to a special retreat on Lady Tārā—a buddha who vowed to always appear...
"This storm is you." From our Spiritual Director Dr. Lye's Facebook Page “Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do...