NYUR LAM (SWIFT PATH) WEEKEND TEACHINGS with GELEK RIMPOCHE
Live Webcast from Jewel Heart New York
Nyur Lam, or the Swift Path, was composed by the 3rd Panchen Lama and succinctly lays the ground
for spiritual development through clear and relevant topics for visualization and analytical meditation.
Dates and Times:
Friday, June 11: 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, June 12: 10:30am – 12, 2 – 5pm
Sunday, June 13 Rimpoche will be giving the 10 - 11am Sunday morning talk.
WISDOM WEEKEND TEACHINGS with GELEK RIMPOCHE
Live Broadcast from Jewel Heart New York
Dates and Times:
Friday, July 16:
7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, July 17
10:00am – 12, 2 – 5pm
Gelek Rimpoche is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Jewel Heart. Among the last generation of incarnate lamas tutored by the great masters in Old Tibet, Rimpoche’s command of western culture allows him to convey the Tibetan Buddhist tradition with wisdom, kindness and wit.
JEWEL HEART COURSES and PROGRAMS
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
This course introduces Buddha’s revolutionary message that suffering can come to an end through one’s own efforts. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, Four Noble Truths, participants rely on readings, discussion and meditation.
Dates: Wednesdays, June 9, 16, 23, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4 (No meeting – June 30)
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223
CREATING SPACE: CLARITY AND INSIGHT THROUGH MEDITATION
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Meditation provides us with a clear stable mind, necessary for a happy life and the foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. This course offers hands-on experience with the basic elements of meditation, using breath, posture and techniques for coping with distractions and laxity of the mind.
Dates: Thursdays, June 10, 17, 24, July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5 (No meeting – July 1)
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223.
THE THREE PRINCIPAL ASPECTS OF THE PATH – SECTION THREE
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
The three principal aspects of the path to enlightenment highlight the importance of developing the determination to be free from suffering, compassion, and wisdom. Gelek Rimpoche's transcript, The Three Principles of the Path, serves as course material. This three section course is recommended to follow Odyssey to Freedom.
Dates: Wednesdays,
May 26,
June 2, 9, 16, 23, (No meeting – June 30)
July 7, 14, 21
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223
YAMANTAKA – SECTION TWO
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Open to Vajrayana members interested in deepening their daily Yamantaka sadhana practice. This five section course follows Gelek Rimpoche’s Yamantaka transcript.
Dates: Mondays, May 17, 24, June 7, 14, 21, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9 (No meeting - May 31, June 28, July 5)
$100/Jewel Heart Members - Free Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223.
DHARMA DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
Tuesdays - Monthly
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Drawing on the traditional Tibetan Buddhist mode of learning through open debate, you are invited to participate in groups of two to five participants to analytically challenge and deepen your relationship with the Dharma. Join in for free pizza and discussion!
Dates: Tuesdays, May 25, June 22, July 27 (No meeting – month of August)
Donations welcome.
FREE FILMS AND DISCUSSION
Fridays - Monthly
Time: 7:00pm
Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and discussion about dharma and the film. Concessions are also available.
May 21 The Dhamma Brothers - Prisoners experiences in an Alabama prison is powerfully inspiring for us all. Hosted by Akiko Yamada.
June No film in June.
July 23 The Legend of Bagger Vance - A story about finding your true self, people see similarities between how this story is told and the Bhagavad Gita. Hosted by John Schramm.
August 27 Tibet - Pearl of the Himalayas - From the Base Camp of Mount Everest to the ancient temples of Lhasa, "Tibet - Pearl of the Himalayas’, explores one of the world's most intriguing countries. Hosted by Ujjen Tsewang
JEWEL HEART READERS
Tuesdays – Monthly Time: 7 – 8:30pm Dates: Tuesdays, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.
Sangha Council
Saka Dawa Potluck Picnic
Sunday, May 23-- 1pm to 4pm
Life Release at 3pm
Jewel Heart, 1129 Oak Valley Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Please bring a dish to share!
What is Life Release?
Life release, or tsethar in Tibetan, is a Buddhist practice of saving lives. By buying animals and insects that are destined to be killed and releasing them in their native environments, life release puts compassion into action.
This process begins with motivation: creating the bodhichitta mind of compassion for all sentient beings, continues with mindful and deliberate acts during the actual release and concludes with aspiration and dedication for the benefit of all including ourselves, our families, our sangha, our friends and our teacher.
In honor of Saka Dawa, commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, we will be releasing local worms and crickets purchased from bait shops, saving them from early death as fish bait. All are invited to participate. We will have purchased some, but all are welcome to bring additional local worms or insects destined for bait or feeders. The more sentient lives saved the better. Special care to only release local species is important.
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Creating a Pure Universe: A Workshop on the Mandala offering - July 20
This hands-on workshop will introduce the mandala offering, visualizing and offering a pure universe. We will talk about the purposes for making this offering, and how to do simpler and more elaborate forms of the practice. Great practitioners like Atisha and Tsongkhapa are famed for having performed huge numbers of mandala offerings. All are welcome to attend.
Suggested donation: $20 (includes handouts) but come anyway even if you can't afford this.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010: 7-9 pm.
Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223
Lama Chopa Ritual Instruction Workshop - August 14
This workshop is offered to gain familiarity with ritual preparation and actual practices within Lama Chopa. Participants will be guided step-by-step through ritual aspects of the entire practice, including the tsoh offering.
Suggested donation $40 (includes tsoh) – Registration necessary
Saturday, August 14, 2010
10am to 5pm with a one hour break for lunch – brown bag suggested
Register at registration@jewelheart.org or 734 994 3387, extension 223
SUNDAY MORNING TALKS WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE -10 – 11am
OPEN TO ALL
These talks will be live broadcast from AnnArbor
JUNE
June 13 – Live video webcast from New York
June 27 – Live in Ann Arbor (also video webcast)
June 27 - Please Note: Due to the Summer Retreat
schedule June 27 will be White Tara only
and from 8:30 – 9:30am.
JULY
July 11 - Equanimity – The quality of our relationship with ourselves and others depends upon our familiarity with equanimity.
AUGUST
August 1 - Live in Ann Arbor (also video webcast).
Time: Sundays 10 - 11 am
Please note: we will only be doing White Tara during Summer Retreat along with the June 27 morning talk.
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 4 – HEALING EMPOWERMENT with GELEK RIMPOCHE – ALL ARE WELCOME. Time/details tba
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT JEWEL HEART WITH JEWEL HEART INSTRUCTORS
Join Jewel Heart Instructors for a taste of Buddhism through introductory talks on contemporary issues followed by tea and cookies.
We invite you to participate in the concentrated meditation and/or White Tara meditational practice sessions as well.
-Concentrated Meditation - 8:45 – 9:45am
-Talk - 10 – 11am
-Tea and Cookies - 11 – 11:30am
-White Tara Meditation - 11:30am – 12:30pm
Special Note: Sunday, June 27, there is no concentrated meditation session and the White Tara session will meet from 8:30 - 9:30am
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
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SUNDAY MORNING TALK SCHEDULE
May 2 – A Meaningful Life – Chris Branson
Embracing our life, as it is, reveals precious opportunities ready to unfold.
May 9 – Cherishing Heart – James Jorah
Through the kindness of countless others, both known and unknown to us, we find ease and joy in our lives.
May 16 – From Habit to Awareness – Sandy Finkel (video webcast)
Just as morning mists fade with the rising sun, mindless habitual patterns vanish through the power of awareness.
May 23 – Reincarnation – Fact or Fiction – Hartmut Sagolla
Reincarnation, while difficult to prove or disprove, raises interesting questions about relationships and continuity of mind.
May 30 – Being Spiritual – Matthew Krichbaum
What is spirituality? Does spiritual practice benefit us in our world today?
June 6 – Choosing a Spiritual Master – Kathleen Ivanoff
Just as a magnifying glass uses the sun’s energy to light a fire, a true teacher focuses and ignites the spiritual process.
June 20 – Morality Today – Sandy Finkel (video webcast)
While today’s conservative climate can make moral choices a confusing matter, Buddha advises us that reducing our reliance upon negative emotions is the beginning of developing all that is good.
July 18 - Aura Glasser, topic TBD
July 25 - Welcoming Change – with Kathleen Ivanoff
Change is inevitable. By welcoming change, we discover new doors opening as old ones close.
August 1 – with Gelek Rimpoche
August 8 - Home for the Soul: Finding Meaning on the Spiritual Journey – with Chris Branson
A reliable point of reference on our spiritual map gives direction and clarity as we traverse new territory.
August 15- Taking Apart Delusions – with Tony King
Understanding how negative emotions take shape within us is an essential step in turning our lives around.
August 22 - Anger and Patience – with Eric DeVos
The stability of patience preserves our good heart, recognizing the self-defeating force of anger.
August 29 - Inspiration through Lineage – with Hartmut Sagolla
Grateful to all who have successfully completed Buddha's path to peace, we appreciate their authentic transmission of enlightened understanding and are inspired by their blessings along our path. |
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT JEWEL HEART
Wu Style Tai Chi 4:00 – 5:30pm
Learn meditation in motion with this "soft style" martial art
emphasizing relaxation and balance with Marilyn Feingold & John Adams.
Suggested donation: $5 |
