Posted by xsurf on 3/27/2008, 3:20 pm, in reply to "Buddhist Mentor"
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Hi, You may like to look into these centers at Iowa. But try to avoid any groups by New Kadampa due to some of their practices which the Dalai Lama and other teachers denounced. -------- Cedar Rapids Zen Center Address: P.O. Box 863, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 IA Tradition: Soto Zen Phone: (319) 247-5986 EMail: crzc@avalon.net Website: http://www.avalon.net/~crzc Teacher: Zuiko Redding Des Moines Meditation Group Tradition: mindfulness Affiliation: Mid American Dharma; Community of Mindful Living Phone: (515) 255-8398 EMail: charlesday1@mchsi.com Contact: Charlie Day Hokyo-Ji Address: Box 331 New Albin, IA 52160 IA Tradition: Soto Zen Phone: (317) 251-0755 Iowa City Zen Center Address: 1025 E Fairchild St Iowa City IA 52245 Tradition: Mahayana, Soto Zen Phone: (319) 354-1997 EMail: sit@iczc.org Website: www.iczc.org Teacher: Shoken Winecoff Jalandhara Buddhist Meditation Center Address: 627 S. Govenor (off Bowery), Iowa City, IA, 52240 IA Tradition: Tibetan Phone: (319) 338-8755 Tso Pema Address: 1379 Hwy 6 NW, Oxford, IA 52322 IA Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingmapa Phone: (319) 828-4475 EMail: juanita@tsopema.org Website: http://www.tsopema.org Teacher: Acharya Dawa Chodak Rinpoche Contact: Juanita Strait Bhikshuni Address: 3115 Roy Key Ave., #220 Ames IA 50010 Tradition: Mahayana, Chinese Pure Land Phone: 515 233-3876 EMail: hongyangshi@hotmail.com Main Contact: Ven. Hong Yang EMail (Phone: 515 233-3876) Notes and Events: Currently there are fully ordained teachers available. Refuge and 5 Precepts by appointment. Contact for calender of services and events. Tarahouse Meditation Center Address: 2323 Jackson St. Sioux City IA 51104 Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Nyingma Phone: 712-255-6510 Website: www.tarahouse.org Main Contact: Ibu Nooney (Phone: 712-255-6510) Notes and Events: Small group meditation practice open to all. Leader has Tibetan Buddhist background and follows that format. Tarahouse Meditation Center Address: 2323 Jackson St. Sioux City IA 51104 Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Nyingma Phone: 712-255-6510 Website: tarahouse.org Main Contact: Ibu Nooney (Phone: 712-255-6510) Notes and Events: Small group meditation practice open to all. Tibetan Buddhist teachers from Chagdud Gonpa and Gaden Shartse visit annually. Format is Tibetan Buddhist, but applicable to any life.