Sunday, April 16, 2017

New Ri-me organisation established in the USA










A group of students of the late Venerable Chogyam Trunpa Rinpoche have recently started "Ri-me Society", a non-profit organisation registered in the USA.

A great and much needed addition to the Buddhist world based mostly on the Vajrayana teachings, the group offer ecumenical program's designed to 'celebrate the living dharma' and support practitioners from all lineages. Here we share their introduction:

Introduction to Ri-mé Society-Celebrating the Living Dharma

The Ri-mé Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and continuation of the teachings and practices of Vajrayana Buddhism. Ri-mé Society provides talks, seminars, classes, and group practices for those seeking an introduction to the Buddhist teachings as well as for experienced practitioners.
Ri-mé is a Tibetan word that means non-sectarian or unbiased. The Ri-mé Society is named for the renaissance of spiritual practice that originated in India and Tibet, ignited by brilliant and highly realized teachers and practitioners. The Ri-mé spirit represents—then and now—a great emphasis on direct meditative experience and realization combined with deep intellectual understanding and insight—an openness not constrained by sectarian bias.
The Ri-mé spirit recognizes all traditions and lineages of Buddhism as authentic, effective spiritual paths. Ri-mé also refers to a disposition and outlook in relation to the spiritual path, to life, and toward others of varying beliefs. This seems vital in these times of sectarianism, intolerance, and violent extremism.
Ri-mé Society was founded by students of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a consummate Ri-mé master of the Buddhist teachings who introduced Vajrayana Buddhism to the West. He is known for his penetrating teaching style and highly skillful manner of presenting the core of Buddhism in the idioms of the English language and through modern intellectual disciplines, cultural expressions and the arts. As Trungpa Rinpoche himself said, “The Dharma is always up to date.”
Through the offerings of Ri-mé Society, we have discovered that when we gather for practice and learning, a powerful atmosphere and sense of meaning emerges. It is in such an environment of mutual journey and insight that we can mutually celebrate the living Dharma. We aspire that in so doing this world may benefit—now and in the future. We invite you to join in.
For more information you can find the link to their website here: www.rimesociety.org

And for some very interesting freely offered talks on the site, one by Ringu Tulku on the Ri-me principle and another from a senior student of Trungpa Rinpoche on his teachers young life in Tibet:
www.rimesociety.org/public-audio

Also for more about the founder of Ri-me society, Clarke Warren, and a conversation about its establishment: www.chronicleproject.com/a-conversation-with-clarke-warren


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