End of August, 1999: In hindsight it was a stunning date, in that we had no idea how the coming new millennium would stand our world on its head and make us wonder what planet we were on. It was a perfect time, in other words, for a gently committed center for the study of Buddhism to establish itself on Martha’s Vineyard.
The Bodhi Path Buddhist Center’s off-season schedule will include meditation sessions on four days of the week.
Tuesday and Thursday sessions will be from 6 to 7 p.m., Saturday mornings will be from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and include sitting meditation and yoga. On Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. there will be meditation or teachings.
The Bodhi Path center is located at 21 Laurand Drive in West Tisbury. For more information, call 508-696-5929.
The Bodhi Path Buddhist Center welcomes Lama Tsony during the week of Nov. 2.
On Tuesday, Nov. 2 and Thursday, Nov. 4 he will be leading the meditation practice from 6 to 7 p.m. at the center located at 21 Laurand Drive across from the airport in West Tisbury.
On Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7 he will be holding meditation retreats running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Suggested donations for the weekend sessions are $30 to $40 per day.
The Bodhi Path of Martha’s Vineyard hosts Professor Lara Braitstein for teachings on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. both days.
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center founder Shamar Rinpoche, the 14th Sharmapa, will be on Martha’s Vineyard for a weekend teaching series July 24 and 25, teaching from his latest book, The Path To Awakening. Teachings will be 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. both days. There will be a welcoming reception and book signing on Friday, July 23, from 5 to 8 p.m.
