Ongoing Weekly Online Sessions
with Dharma Teacher Rachel Parrish
Every Sunday, 10:30am-11:30am Central Daylight Time
Our online sessions with Dharma Teacher Rachel Parrish have been enormously popular, and we will be continuing to offer them each Sunday.
Each session begins promptly at 10:30am, with a brief orientation, reciting the refuge & bodhicitta prayers, and 15 minutes of shiné meditation, followed by a teaching and discussion on the classic text A Letter to a Friend, by Nagarjuna.
These sessions are relaxed, informal, and there is plenty of time for Q&A.
Join online at this zoom link
(contact chicago@bodhipath.org with any questions)
About the text:
Each talk will focus on a verse or two from the classic text by Nagarjuna, A Letter to a Friend, which provides a concise presentation of the Buddhist path. Written by the great Indian master Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE), this is one of the best known and most widely studied texts in Buddhism. Pithy and concise, these verses are full of practical advice on how to engage in the Buddhist path.
Suggested donations:
- Standard: $10 per session
- Sponsor: $20 per session
- A voluntary teacher offering may be given separately
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Additional online resources
New Teaching
Tsony has posted his 5th in a series of brief teachings called "The COVID-19 Diaries. The lates installment is on "Karma & Change."
Other Online Resources and Opportunities
You might also be interested in following the newsletters of the "Virtual Center," brought to you by the Bodhi Path Online Content Initiative.
Several Bodhi Path teachers in North America are organizing online town halls, Q&A sessions, and informal teachings.
Check out the the most recent newsletter from the Virtual Center, and there you will also find an archive of past issues.
In addition, you can follow recorded teachings and meditations from Karmapa (Tsony's latest online teaching is based on one of Karmapa's recent posts).
About BPOCI
The Bodhi Path Online Content initiative was already established before the coronavirus crisis, but it has ramped up since. The goal is to provide online Dharma resources that support center activities, and also those who can't make it to a center (which now includes us all!). Learn how you can support and join these efforts here: http://www.bodhipath.org/streamedclasses/.
Wishing you all the best,
Your friends at Bodhi Path Chicago
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The generosity of inspired participants is the only support for the center. All costs, including maintaining the facility and supporting our teachers comes exclusively through the generosity of donors like you.
Monthly subscriptions are available at any level and provide your center with the consistent, reliable support necessary to continue its mission. One time donations are also enormously beneficial.
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Welcome to Bodhi Path!
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Chicago is a resource for practitioners, scholars, and those curious about meditation and Buddhist philosophy who wish to relate authentic teachings to everyday life. Newcomers are always welcome and no system of belief is ever expected. Practices that require previous experience are noted on the calendar.
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Interested in Finding Out More?
To stay involved with the Bodhi Path community, check us out at:
www.facebook.com/bodhipathchicago.
We also maintain a more frequent Google Group mailing list for weekly activities— you can sign up here.
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