PLEASE JOIN JAMTSE TSOKPA FOR ONE
VERY INSPIRING EVENING & SPECIAL VIEWING OF
“10 Questions for The Dalai Lama”
DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 12, 2008, 6:00-9:00PM
Cost: $5 donation to Jamtse Tsokpa Foundation (UMKC students free with ID)
Tibetan Handicrafts will be available for purchase to raise funds for
Tibetan refugees living in exile.

LOCATION: UMKC campus, Royal Hall Room 111
800 East 52nd St Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Royal Hall is located on the Rockhill Road Side of Campus between 51st and 52nd Street.
For Map go to http://www.umkc.edu/Maps/busroutesmap.pdf

“10 Questions for The Dalai Lama” conveys more than history and more than answers it opens a window into the heart of an inspiring man.Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet.
Part biography, part philosophy, part adventure and part politics.For more info: Contact: Janet Taylor, Director of Temple Buddhist Center, 816-561-4466 X108.
Sponsored by the UMKC’s Buddhist Group and Temple Buddhist Center.

Temple Buddhist Center is also excited to have two classes in Communiversity.

The first class is:
#6208A
Introduction to Zen Meditation
Traditional forms and meditation practice of the Kwan Um School of Zen with dharma teachers from the Kansas Zen Center of Lawrence, Kansas.
Convener: Janet Taylor
Class Fee: $16
Number of Sessions: 13
Meets: 10/1/2008; 7:00:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W. 47th St., KCMO
Notes: Rm C at top of back stairs;
Limit: 20

The second class is:

#6209A
Introduction to Dzogchen Introduction to Dzogchen
Dzogchen is a special set of teachers and practice instructions that have been handed down for over a thousand years within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Dzogchen is considered the highest and most profound of all the Buddha’s teachings. Espedially suited for lay practitioners, no path of awakening is quicker or more complete. It is also the easiest and most effortless of practices as everything that we need to accomplish realization is already present to us. Convener has studied Buddhism with many of the great Tibetan teachers of the last 40 years.
Convener: Janet Taylor
Class Fee: $14
Number of Sessions: 2
Meets: 10/11/2008; 10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W. 47th St., KCMO
Notes: Rm C at top of back stairs
Limit: 20

Sign up online for either of these classes at Communiveristy.

A nationally recognized Western Buddhist Teacher and a Dzogchen lineage holder. “Buddhism For Today,” is a speech that is geared towards the point of view of how Buddhism is timelessly relevant for all times including now.This event is a lecture and book signing.

Location: Unity Temple on the Plaza

Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Limit: 1200

Tickets: Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Students can get in for half price by showing a valid Student Id. To purchase tickets contact the Cornerstone Foundation at 816-561-1627 or tickets can be purchased at The Good Book located in the lower level of Unity Temple on the Plaza.

So for those of you wandering about who Lama Surya Das is, check out these following videos and links below:
Lama Surya Das on The Colbert Report:

We have set up a page on youtube. We have some videos for you to check out below:

I really like this blog post: 12 REASONS WHY OBAMA SHOULD BECOME A BUDDHIST

Come join us on a special docent-led tour of the Buddhist Art. Kansas City is fortunate to have one of the best collections of Buddhist Art outside of China. The Nelson-Atkins was kind enough to put together this special tour for Buddhist Awareness Week.

Location: Nelson Atkins Museum, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO, 64111; meet at the Visitors Center Desk.

Time: 12:30pm-1:45pm

Limit: 20

RSVP: By contacting Janet Taylor, Director of Temple Buddhist Center, 816-561-4466 X108 or email:

janet@templebuddhistcenter.org

Here is a link to the Nelsons Chinese Art Collection.