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Philadelphia buddhist Association www.PhilaBuddhist.orng ewSLetteR July, 2018 SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS In Memoriam Richard McKinney juLy AuguSt 1934 - 2018 P1234567 R R1234 8910 11 12 13 14 5678910 11 L R S P R S With great sadness we 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 P R 1L2 13 14 1R5 16 17 18 announce that our friend, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 P D 1P9 20 21 2D2 23 24 25 colleague and mentor, 2P9 30 31 2P6 27 28 2R9 30 31 Richard McKinney, passed on April 27th. Serious illness - SePteMbeR octobeR es over the last several years 1 123456R did not stop him in serving 2345678P R S D7891R0 11 12 1S3 the community until a few 9L 10 11 1R2 13 14 15 1L4 15 16 1R7 18 19 20 months ago. In the 1950’s, 1P6 17 18 1R9 20 21 22 D SM 2P1 22 23 24 25 26 27 Rick was among the first 2P3 24 25 2D6 27 28 29 2P8 29 30 3R1 Buddhist practitioners in 3P0 Philadelphia. He helped found PBA in1986, was a president and a very active Board member. During L Buddhism Lecture and Discussion Series at Plymouth one long period of low participation by the Board, Meeting Friends 7:30pm to 9:00pm Rick kept our organization going almost single hand - P Sitting meditation at Plymouth Meeting Friends edly. He always showed his interest in newcomers 7:30pm to 9:00pm and knew how to make them comfortable. His enthu - R Sitting meditation at Radnor Friends 7:30pm to 9:00pm siasm and support attracted many to Buddhist prac - tice. Rick was the one to call with any question about D Open Discussion group about meditation and other Buddhist topics at Radnor Friends 7:30pm to 9:00pm Buddhism. He was a dedicated practitioner-scholar, who had met with the Dalai Lama. He was a rare S Sutra Study at Radnor Friends 10am to 12pm. Sitting medition from 9:30am to 9:50. See p. 4 for details being. We miss him deeply. Scott McBride to Lead Day Retreat SM Scott McBride Day Retreat. 10am to 5pm. See p. 4 for details Saturday, September 22 BUDDHISM LECTURE AND DISCUSSION SERIES Scott McBride will lead a day retreat entitled “ Direct Awakening to Our True Nature: Boundless Aware - July 8 What is Reality in Buddhism and in ness with an Open Heart”. Our Lives Gail Zivin In this retreat, we will experientially explore August 12 The Buddha's Teaching on Death and together different approaches to glimpsing this Dying life changing recognition, and steep in the Julianna Lipschitz unfolding of awake awareness and open heart - September 9 Starting and Maintaining a Meditation edness through guided meditations, meditative Practice inquiry, and discussion. Gail Zivin October 14 The Eightfold Path See pages 3 and 4 for more details. Heidi Scheer ALL ARe weLcoMe to AttenD Any of ouR PRogRAMS oR eventS At no chARge Local Buddhist Centers and Groups The following are some of the places in the Philadelphia region where regular Buddhist meditation practice is followed. Pennsylvania Ø Buddhist Sangha of Bucks County Ø Shambhala Center (Shambhala) Ø Zen Meditation Group of Greater Yardley 215-431-0882 Center City Philadelphia Philadelphia (Center City) email: [email protected] 215-568-6070 215-381-0398 Ø Clear Light Meditation Group Ø Shikan (Stop & Observe) Zendo New Jersey Devon 610-293-9133 Center City, Philadelphia, PA Ø Buddhist Sangha Monthly One-Day Silent Retreat Ø of Southern New Jersey Dungkar Ling (Tibetan) Email: [email protected] Honeybrook 610-942-2512 Cherry Hill 609-953-9215 Ø Soji Zen Center Ø Ø Pine Wind Zen Center Media Meditation Group Lansdowne 917-856-5659 (Shambhala) Shamong, NJ 609-268-9151 Media 610-566-2525 Ø Springboard Meditation Sangha Ø Seabrook Buddhist Temple W. Mt.Airy, Philadelphia, 19119 Ø (Jodo Shin Shu Buddhism) Peaceful City Sangha (Community info@springboardmeditationsang - Seabrook 856-451-3422 of Mindful Living) ha.org Center City 215-852-4375 Delaware Ø Tibetan Buddhist Center Ø Philadelphia Meditation Center of Philadelphia Ø Delaware Valley Zen Center (Non-Sectarian) 954-956 N Marshal St Newark 302-981-6209 Havertown 610-853-8200 www.tibetanbuddhist.org Ø Philadelphia Soka Gakkai Ø Willow Branch Sangha How to Contact PBA International-USA West Chester 610-388-1257 Center City Philadelphia Ø 215-569-2144 Ø Won Buddhism Temple Send an email to of Philadelphia [email protected] Ø Rainbow LGBTQ Buddhist Glenside 215-884-8443 Meditation Group Ø Send uSPS mail to Ø Center City Philadelphia Zen Center of Philadelphia P.o. box 11728 215-732-2220 West Philadelphia 215-472-2613 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Guide to Retreat Centers The following is a listing of some Buddhist centers in Ø Mt. Equity Zendo the Eastern United States that offer a program of retreats 280 Mt. Equity Road, Pennsdale, PA, 17756 throughout the year. These centers offer a place where (717)-546-2784, http://www.mtequity.org scheduled Buddhist teaching from various traditions is Ø Zen Mountain Monastery given. In addition, many local centers offer day and week - P.O. Box 197, Mt. Tremper, NY, 12457 (845) 688-2228 end retreats. http://www.mro.org Ø Bhavana Society Near Washington, DC & PA border Ø Milarepa Center Rt.1, Box 218-3 High View, WV (304)-856-3241 P.O. Box 51, Barnet, VT 05821 (802) 633-4136 http://www.bhavanasociety.org http://www.milarepacenter.org Ø Insight Meditation Society 1230 Pleasant Street, Barre, MA, 01005 (978)-355-4378 http://www.Dharma.org PBA does not charge for any of its activities (other than residence participation in our activities valuable, please consider sending fees at residential retreats). We do incur expenses for rent, PBA a tax-deductible contribution. Make checks payable to PBA newsletters, website, and various other items. If you have found and send to P.O. Box 11728, Philadelphia, PA 19101. The Philadelphia Buddhist Association (PBA) is a non-profit cor - one Buddhist tradition and promotes dialogue with all faiths. All poration registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It has programs are without charge and are financed only by freely given provided programs since 1986 to the public for making known the donations. Donations are tax-deductible. PBA's Tax Payer principles and practices of the Buddhist way. PBA represents no ID #23-240-6607 2 PHILADELPHIA BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION July, 2018 Scott McBride Retreat Saturday, September 22 In the past people believed genuine spiritual awakening could only be experienced by a few spiritually evolved beings, and that it required many years of arduous meditation, study and training. But awakening is our human birthright and everyone’s natural potential. The way of Direct Awakening, the essence of the Tibetan teachings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, is based on aware - ness recognizing its own nature. When awareness, no longer grasps after concepts or objects, it wakes up to itself as a content-free, peaceful, timeless, openness that is the very essence of freedom. And when we sense deep into our heart beyond concepts, it too can awaken to its original nature which is love, caring, and compassion, released from all conditioning and defenses. This boundless awareness and open-heartedness is the liberating insight of all the great sages past and present. And it’s available to anyone who is curious, open, and willing to thoroughly transform their lives. Scott McBride , has practiced Buddhist Meditation for over 45 years and has been teaching since 1978. He has spent over 4 years in solitary and group retreats and was asked to teach by three great meditation masters, Chogyam Trung - pa Rinpoche, Thrangu Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is the Co-Founder and Director of ClearLight Meditation Institute in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Scott has extensive knowledge of western psychology and taught Mindfulness Based Stress Management (MBSR) for 20 years with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Much of his current teach - ing revolves around modern approaches to presenting the Direct Awakening teachings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Scott has a private practice in Meditation Coaching, Spiritual Counseling, and Healing oriented to support those on the path of meditation and awakening. Mahamudra and Dzogchen are regarded as the pinnacle teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. They take the view that awake awareness, the fruition of the path, is always present from the very beginning - it is simply not recognized. These teachings point the student to a non-conceptual, direct recognition of their own naked awareness. As awareness recognizes its own nature, the realization of the Buddha is glimpsed. In awake awareness there is no division into sub - ject and object but a unified field of experience that is free of suffering. Glimpsing awake awareness is repeatedly prac - ticed in meditation and daily life. Gradually, and sometimes suddenly, the glimpses turns into longer and longer periods of non-dual awareness characterized by great peace and relaxation, clarity and simplicity, openness and free - dom, love and compassion. On Death and Dying In Memory of Richard McKinney By Heidi Scheer Why did the Buddha teach his followers to think about death every day? In our western culture people try to avoid thinking about death as much as possible. Those who do follow the practice of contemplating one’s own death on a daily basis might encounter some unusual situations. They might, for example, end up receiving the card of a crises center with a telephone number to call - given to them by a con - cerned Social Worker who has asked the routine question, if one has thoughts about death. So, why do we think about death each day? Because it usually brings some great benefits with it: By being aware of death, we tend to appreciate life much more.
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