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SCHOOL OF
CONTEMPORARY
BUDDHIST
STUDIES

Evercenter

"In regions where the supreme, precious teaching has not spread, or where it has spread but then declined, may I illumine that treasure of happiness and benefit, with a mind deeply moved by great compassion."

—TSONGKHAPA'S dedication verse
Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Awakening
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Our Mission

To provide programming that inspires families and individuals to thrive, to navigate their lives gracefully, and to contribute to the world thoughtfully.

To make the concepts and practices outlined in traditional texts and translations more accessible to the contemporary mindset. â€‹

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More Human, More Diamond presents common sense approaches for leading a more purpose-driven life. Inspired by spiritual traditions across the globe, and often referencing Tibetan Buddhist teachings, this book offers refreshing insights through concepts and language that are relevant to contemporary culture.

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Building upon concepts introduced in the first text, More Diamond, More Human delivers the same lucid and accessible writing style, demystifying the meaning of common terms used in translations of Tibetan Buddhist and other classic spiritual teachings.

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Common Sense is less common than it seems – but if we will take some time to think, certain truths become obvious and self-evident. This book leads the reader through systematic thought exercises that shine a light on a latent clarity within. Sometimes the simplest answer is the best one.

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This manual supports daily familiarization with the core concepts, prayers, and components of an authentic Dharma practice. For a full explanation and commentary, check out our 13-week lecture series on Youtube, Down to Earth Dharma "Live," which are easily accessible by scanning the QR code at the back of the book, or by visiting this page.

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"Maitreya, there are two gestures of the bodhisattvas. What are they? The first gesture is to believe in all sorts of phrases and words, and the second gesture is to penetrate exactly the profound principle of the Dharma without being afraid.​ Maitreya, it must be known that the bodhisattvas who believe in all sorts of words and phrases, and apply themselves accordingly, are beginners and not experienced in religious practice.​​​

But the bodhisattvas who read, hear, believe, and teach this profound teaching with its impeccable expressions reconciling dichotomies and its analyses of stages of development – these are veterans in the religious practice."

​—SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA to the BODHISATTVA MAITREYA, as heard and recorded by VIMALAKIRTI in his SUTRA, translated by PROF. ROBERT A.F. THURMAN

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We've provided leadership programming for

​Family First Community Network (Raleigh, NC)

Locs Naturals and More (Garner, NC)

Methodist Home for Children (Raleigh, NC)

Wake County Human Services (Wake County, NC)

Wake County Public School System Family & Community Engagement Summit (Raleigh, NC)​

We've been featured presenters at

12th Annual Making It Happen Event (Wake County Human Services, Raleigh, NC)

16th Annual NE Home Health Summit (Boston, MA)

Annharriet Buck's Wisdom & Grace Week (Washington, CT)

Methodist Home for Children, Real World Virtual Series (Raleigh, NC)

NC Fatherhood Conference (Raleigh, NC)

Trinity Valley School's Latin Heritage Month (Ft. Worth, TX)

We've provided mind-body programming for

Ah Yoga (New Milford, CT)

Barcelona Wine Bar (Raleigh, NC)

Breathing Room (New Haven, CT)

Charym (Litchfield, CT)

Club 24 (New Milford, CT)

Cotton House (Cary, NC)

Ebony Racquet Club (Raleigh, NC)

Full Bloom Coffee Roasters (Garner, NC)

Garner Police Department (Garner, NC)

Garner Recreation Center (Garner, NC)

Garner Senior High Varsity Football (Garner, NC)

Grove Summer Camp (Litchfield County, CT)

House of Vaega (Raleigh, NC)

Ignite Online Academy (Durham, NC)

Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens (Washington, CT)

Las Ramblas (Raleigh, NC)

Lululemon (Danbury, CT)

March Farm (Bethlehem, CT)

Methodist Home for Children, Leadership Retreat (Emerald Isle, NC)

Millbrook High School (Raleigh, NC)

Namaste Bookshop (New York, NY)

Nepal Yoga Academy (Bhaktapur, Nepal)

O-Ku Sushi (Raleigh, NC)

Ruby Tree (Woodbury, CT)

ServiceTrade (Raleigh, NC)

The Mayflower Inn & Spa (Washington, CT)

Troutbeck (Amenia, NY) ​

West Johnston High School (Benson, NC)

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Adi

FOUNDER

"Coach" Adi is a nonsectarian contemplative, teacher, author, and music producer. His ability to skillfully and playfully unpack the meaning of traditional Buddhist concepts and practices is helping open the door to a new generation of practitioners. Adi's primary message is the universality of Buddhist principles and their undeniable relevance to the problems of contemporary culture.

IMAGE CREDIT: DAVE BRYAND FROM BROOKE BRYAND CREATIVE

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Lyra

DIRECTOR

Lyra is a dedicated practitioner of Hatha & Tibetan Yogas and a Christian contemplative. She has held both E-RYT 500 and YACEP designations with Yoga Alliance for over a decade and has studied extensively with Tibet House US' Vajra Yoga School. Her work aims to highlight commonality between Eastern and Western wisdom traditions, with emphasis on cultivating deep, heartfelt prayer practice.

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Ulaani

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

Ulaani is a designer and graduate of Parsons (NYC) and Nepal Yoga Academy.

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Welcome to Evercenter!

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Homage to Maitreya

Why do I mistake us myself,

When your entire summit’s inside me,

Engineering miracles all around?

Just like your identity belongs,

Inherent within the bliss,

The love of all time and light,

Once we hung out and you killed me,

Saying, “Rock this triangle and throne!”

With explosions of gold old as I Am,

While humbling me around eternity,

Throughout all awe with you, as you,

I was still at home together everywhere,

But being here and there already,

Who moves, has, or plays with friends,

Or helps them know this happy marriage?

As one, who for fun’s sake to kiss?

For one thing, finally takes its time,

So leave forever peace to all the rest,

There’s nothing more forgotten or found,

Cause invitations extend here and wide,

Tickets to ride the light that’s always on.

The Meaning of Maitreya

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Foundations exist in order to house that which is alive. That is, we do not live in foundations but upon them. Similarly, we are not born into our fullness by leveling ground and setting concrete endlessly. The game must be played, and the conception of oneself as a mere practitioner does simply limit the beauty and magnificence indwelling in each. Champions are not made in practice but in contest, and the brave who will decide to act out and embody the transcendent will reap the benefits of doing so and attain. Vigor is the hallmark of heroes, but those averse to intensity remain underdeveloped on account of misidentifying who it is that actually suffers when looking out into the world. It is not others whom we aim to uplift or protect but parts of ourselves.

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None can say and stand in truth, “This is mine alone.” Everything we are – everything we can aspire to or feel we possess – has as its basis and cause the preexistence or contribution of something or someone else. Our bodies are not our own, they belong to the earth and are fed and watered by the efforts of others. Our minds are not our own, they belong to the sky and are fed and watered by the thoughts of others. We eat and think only what is available to eat and think. And in choosing, we empower and proliferate all the lives whose values have been similar. In this way, companies and brands and messages and lifestyles gain in prominence, lose potency, or fade into obscurity. We become what we actively support or passively allow and fail to rectify.

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Each decision we make has as its motive force the desire to be most alive. We want to do what feels best, and what feels best is to give what is true. Health, clarity, and inspiration are gifts from the wise. This statement is validated by our own experience of having been recipients of such, for everything is made brighter by their entrance into our lives. The byproducts of wisdom are neither arbitrary nor relative, but tangible and universally desirable. In other words, we want to be wise. But in prioritizing comfort, we forfeit our reasons to unfold and unleash our own heroic essence, for the most inspiring action is that most intimate with pain, and who neither wishes nor is able to perform the task cannot simultaneously be called by that name.

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy."

—RABINDRANATH TAGORE

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