Category: Religious Education

Our class continues this Sunday (17 May 2015) at 9:15 AM with discussions of The Good Heart:  A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.

On Sunday, May 17th, we will read and reflect on Luke 9:28-36 (“The Transfiguration”) and Chapter 6 in The Good Heart.

In the class, we have a reading of the passage as translated for the Dalai Lama, followed by a period of silent meditation.  We then discuss our own thoughts on the reading, as well as the Dalai Lama’s comments.

We have seven more copies of the book available at the church this week and we can order more as needed.

Read the introductory sections and the chapter on this passage of Luke for this Sunday’s class.

PS — You are still very welcome to the class if you don’t have the book and didn’t do this reading.

Our class continues this Sunday (10 May 2015) at 9:15 AM with discussions of The Good Heart:  A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.

On Sunday, May 10th, we will read and reflect on Mark 4:26-34 (“The Kingdom of God” — Chapter 5 in The Good Heart).  In the class, we have a reading of the passage as translated for the Dalai Lama, followed by a period of silent meditation.  We then discuss our own thoughts on the reading, as well as the Dalai Lama’s comments.

We have eight more copies of the book available at the church this week and we can order more as needed.

Read the introductory sections and the chapter on this passage of Matthew for this Sunday’s class.

PS — You are still very welcome to the class if you don’t have the book and didn’t do this reading.

 

Our class continues this Sunday (3 May 2015) at 9:30 AM with discussions of The Good Heart:  A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.

We will read and reflect on Mark 3: 31-35 which expresses the concept of equanimity.  In the class, we have a reading of the passage as translated for the Dalai Lama, followed by a period of silent meditation.  We then discuss our own thoughts on the reading, as well as the Dalai Lama’s comments.

We have nine more copies of the book available at the church this week and we can order more as needed.

Read the introductory sections and the chapter on this passage of Matthew for this Sunday’s class.

PS — You are still very welcome to the class if you don’t have the book and didn’t do this reading.

 

Our class continues this Sunday (26 April 2015) at 9:30 AM with discussions of The Good Heart:  A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.

We will read and reflect on Matthew 5: 1-10 (The Beatitudes) following the Dalai Lama’s advice to take time for our own reflections on the passage before “reflecting on someone else reflecting on someone else.”

We will then have a period of silent medidation, after which we will take time to talk about the Dalai Lama’s comments and how they affected your own perspective.

We have nine more copies of the book available at the church this week and we can order more as needed.

Read the introductory sections and the chapter on this passage of Matthew for this Sunday’s class.

PS — You are still very welcome to the class if you don’t have the book and didn’t do this reading.

Our class continues this Sunday (19 April 2015) at 9:30 AM with discussions of The Good Heart:  A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.

We will read and reflect on Matthew 5: 38-48 following the Dalai Lama’s advice to take time for our own reflections on the passage before “reflecting on someone else reflecting on someone else.”

We will then take time to talk about the Dalai Lama’s comments and how they affected your own perspective.

We have ten more copies of the book available at the church this week and we can order more as needed.

Read the introductory sections and the chapter on this passage of Matthew for this Sunday’s class.

PS — You are still very welcome to the class if you don’t have the book and didn’t do this reading.

 

There will be no adult religious education classes on Easter Sunday (5 April 2015).

On the Sunday after Easter (12 April 2015), we will begin our discussion of The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by the Dalai Lama.  The church will be ordering ten copies this week and will order more copies upon request.