THE SWIFT PATH with GELEK RIMPOCHE
The Swift Path, or Nyur Lam in Tibetan, was composed by the 3rd Panchen Lama and succinctly lays the ground for spiritual development through clear and relevant topics for visualization and analytical meditations.
Teaching dates with Gelek Rimpoche as well as review and meditation dates with students are also video broadcast live. Please click here to subscribe for Live Video Broadcasting.
Dates: Tuesdays,
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31,
April 7
May 12, 19, 26,
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Swift Path Review with Guided Meditations by Jewel Heart Students on April 14, 21, 28, May 5
Time: 7:30pm
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 contemporary western culture allows him to convey the Tibetan Buddhist tradition with wisdom, kindness and wit.
Per Evening Session - Sponsor Members & Above / No charge, Supporter Members, Seniors & Students/$5, Non-Members/$10
Vajrayana Weekend with Gelek Rimpoche
Please note the following Vajrayana Weekend Teachings with Gelek Rimpoche have been added to the programming schedule.
March 28/29
March 28 and 29, 10:00 am – 12/12:30 pm and 2:00 pm – 4/4:30 pm each day.
Limited to those with highest yoga tantra initiation.
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CREATING SPACE: CLARITY AND INSIGHT THROUGH MEDITATION
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,
April 1, 9, 16, 23, 30,
May 7, 14, 21
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Supporting Members & Above/No charge, Non-Members/$80 – Registration necessary
ART OF LIVING
We long for meaning, for an effective way to bring insight and heart to the ordinary circumstances and inevitable challenges of our daily lives. On the basis of Gelek Rimpoche’s book, Good Life, Good Death, this course will explore pragmatic methods to bring depth, meaning, and joy to our lives.
Dates: Saturdays,
April 4, 11, 18, 25,
May 2, 9, 16, 30
No meeting on May 23 due to Memorial Weekend
Time: 10 – 11:30am
Supporting Members & Above/No charge, Non-Members/$80 – Registration necessary
CONTINUING COURSES
ODYSSEY TO FREEDOM – SECTION 2 & 3
Gelek Rimpoche created Odyssey to Freedom as an accessible and concise Lam Rim, encompassing the stages on the spiritual path from our current situation, as it is, through to full enlightenment. The Odyssey transcript is available through the Jewel Heart Store.
Dates:
Section 1 - Wednesdays, Jan 14 – April 1
Section 2 – April 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3
Section 3 - June 10, 17, 24, July 8, 15, 22, Aug 5, 12
No meetings April 22, July 29
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Supporter Members & Above/No charge, Non-Members/Section 2 - $80, Section 3 - $80- Registration necessary
VAJRAYOGINI – SECTION 2 & 3
Following Gelek Rimpoche’s Vajrayogini transcript, facilitators guide meditations and facilitate discussion on all aspects of the Vajrayogini long sadhana. Transcript available through Store. This course requires highest yoga tantra Vajrayogini initiation.
Dates: Mondays, Section 2: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11 and Section 3: May 18, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6, July 13
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Supporter Members & Above/No charge, Non-Members/Sections 2 and 3 - $80 each – Registration necessary
DHARMA DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
Drawing on the traditional Tibetan Buddhist mode of learning through open debate, Jewel Heart students are invited to join groups of two to five participants to analytically challenge and deepen their relationship with the Dharma. Join us for pizza and discussion!
Dates: Fridays, April 10, May 8, June 12
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm Donations welcome.
FRIDAY FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES
Join us for our monthly free movie, for concessions and conversation about the film and Dharma.
Time: 7:00pm
March 27 Pecker hosted by Kate Pierro
Pecker - (Director Jon Waters, 1998. Rated R [some nudity, adult language]). Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Mink Stole. Aspiring photographer Pecker has the perfect bliss-void attitude: to him, everything is pure and beautiful. Jon Waters shows us how an open heart and mind can turn the good, the bad, the ugly, the addicted, and even Baltimore into a work of art.
April 24 The Shadow Circus (The CIA in Tibet) hosted by Ujjen Tsewang
The Shadow Circus (The CIA in Tibet) – (Produced and Directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, 1998) With unique archive footage and exclusive interviews with former resistance fighters and surviving CIA operatives, The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet reveals for the first time this hitherto unknown chapter in Tibet's recent history - a tale that is both heroic and tragic, full of sad ironies and unexpected twists that overturn all preconceptions about both Tibet and the CIA.
Friday, May 29, 7pm
FORGIVENESS: STORIES OF OUR TIME
Director Johanna Lunn, 2007 - Hosted by Kathleen Ivanoff
This documentary focuses on 4 individuals who have lived through events so painful and horrific they are unimaginable to most of us. In a world of increasing violence, this film brings hope of possibilities beyond blind revenge - and that in forgiving others we can set ourselves free.
Friday, June 26, 7pm
WAKING LIFE
Directed by Richard Linklater, 2002 - Hosted by John Moran
Waking Life inspires us to explore the difference between the dream world and waking life. Following the dreams and quest of one man we are challenged to understand where we come from and where we are going.
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 SAKADAWA DAY
PRECEPTS - June 7
SPECIAL NOTICE:
on Sunday, June 7 --
SAKADAWA DAY
PRECEPTS will be offered at 5:45am, please arrive by 5:40am
At 11:00 am - there will be a JEWEL HEART SPECIAL VEGETARIAN BRUNCH (
11am serves those having taken precepts at dawn
in order to complete meal by 12 noon).
11:30ish serves those not having taken precepts at dawn.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets sold at Jewel Heart on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Sales close on Friday, June 5.
Cost - $8. Menu: pancakes, hot cereal, tofu scramble, fresh vegetable platter, fruit salad
Housing Counseling 101
Sponsored by: Jewel Heart—Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center and MSU Extension <more info>
Saturday May 9th
1:00 to 3:00 pm
BIRDING FIELD TRIP
SATURDAY, MAY 9
8:45 - 11:15am
HUDSON MILLS METROPARK
Led by Karen Markey
<more info>
Live Video Broadcasts
Jewel Heart is pleased to offer you the opportunity to receive live video webcasts to your computer.
Live video broadcasts include:
• Weekly Tuesday teachings by Gelek Rimpoche and others
• Monthly Sunday talks by Gelek Rimpoche and others
• Selected workshops or weekend teachings by Gelek Rimpoche
Subscription for individual use is only
$120 per year, paid annually.
<Click here to sign-up>
 Please note: we have upgraded the subscription service and now it DOES SUPPORT Macintosh computers!)
GOM Seminar in April
GOM Seminar Friday, April 17, 7 – 9pm
GOM Practice Weekend, Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19
For details <click here>
Upcoming Workshop
Expressing Inner Spirit with Collage - With Tom Rosenbaum
Saturday, May 2, 1 – 5pm
Artist Tom Rosenbaum’s collages have inspired many at Jewel Heart. He now offers a collage workshop as a creative opportunity fo ryu to tangibly construct images particular to your practice and vision.
Cost: $30 – Register at registration@jewelheart.org or call 734 994 3387 x 223
See flyer for materials to bring
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT JEWEL HEART WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE AND BRUNCH
 Join Gelek Rimpoche for a taste of Buddhism followed by a tasty full menu brunch.
We invite you to also participate in concentrated meditation or White Tara meditation practice sessions.
Concentrated Meditation or White Tara Meditation 8:45 – 9:45am
Talk 10 – 11am
Meditation and Talk -
Free and Open to All
Brunch 11am following morning talk
$12.50 – Purchase tickets on Tuesday evenings at Jewel Heart or call 734 994 3387
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT JEWEL HEART WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE AND BRUNCH
April 5 – Three Spiritual Techniques
Buddha recommended three techniques for the spiritual traveler – accumulation of all that is good,
purification of what is harmful, and advice to watch our mind.
June 7 – Inspired Discipline
Successful discipline relies on the joyful commitment of inspired enthusiasm.
July 5 – Maintaining Spiritual Practice
The power of our spiritual practice is based on an enthusiasm that appreciates our capabilities, our efforts, and the goal. |
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
Free and Open to All
Concentration meditation sessions - Help yourself through meditation. Facilitators provide basic guidance with multiple concentration meditation sessions using the breath as the point of focus. Open to all levels of experience.
White Tara meditation sessions - Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She is particularly associated with healing and long life. Join us for a guided meditation using visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental and emotional suffering.
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JEWEL HEART SUNDAY MORNING TALK SCHEDULE
March 1 – A Meaningful Life - with Gelek Rimpoche
Interestingly enough, a meaningful life is best served by reflecting on impermanence and the inevitability of death.
March 15 - Liberating Habits – with Aura Glaser
Honestly recognizing and acknowledging our negative habits are essential steps towards choosing liberation from suffering.
March 22 - Judgment, Discernment, Wisdom - with Kathleen Ivanoff
Developing wisdom is one of the most basic, yet seemingly elusive goals. With our analytical mind to sharpen our awareness however, we can ultimately cut through ignorance.
March 29 – No meditations, talk, nor Tai Chi today
April 5 – Three Spiritual Techniques - with Gelek Rimpoche and brunch. See above.
April 12 - Pride as Obstacle – James Jorah
Pride distorts our view, preventing access to the true nature of reality.
April 19 - Attachment, Appreciation, and Love – with Aura Glaser
Appreciation unravels the entanglement of attachment’s fear t0 reveal the true nature of love.
April 26 - Choosing a Spiritual Friend – with Tony King
Just as a magnifying glass uses the sun’s energy to light a fire, a true teacher focuses and ignites our spiritual process.
May 3 – Life’s Greatest Value – Eric DeVos
Upon reflection we discover the greatest value life holds rests in the profound potential of the human heart and mind.
May 10 – Mother Love – Supa Corner
When we recognize how blessed we are thanks to the loving kindness of mothers, we can expand our appreciation to the mother love in all being s across space and time.
May 17 – Celebrate Life – James Jorah
While life naturally carries both great and small losses, it is important to acknowledge our loss and then continue our celebration of life.
May 24 – Enthusiasm, Open-Mindedness and the Art of Listening
With enthusiasm, open-mindedness and fault-free listening,
we can do our part to enhance our capacity to learn and bring about positive change in our lives.
May 31 – Negativity Can Be Purified
We can powerfully purify any negative thoughts, words and deeds through a sincere heart willing to recognize, regret, remedy and refrain.
June 7 – Inspired Discipline - with Gelek Rimpoche and brunch. See above.
June 14 – Utilizing Daily Life as Practice - Kathleen Ivanoff
No matter what our current circumstance, our everyday life provides rich fodder to further our spiritual practice.
June 21 – Inspiration through Lineage – Hartmut Sagolla
Inspired by the diligence of so many have relied on Buddha’s path to peace
and authentically passed it along, our appreciation opens us to receive their blessings for our path.
June 28 – Nitty-Gritty Compassion – with Aura Glaser
Instead of being at war with our weaknesses, we turn towards them, and bring them into our heart.
July 5 – Maintaining Spiritual Practice - with Gelek Rimpoche and brunch. See above.
July 12 – Reincarnation – Fact or Fiction – Sandy Finkel
Reincarnation, while difficult to prove or disprove, raises interesting questions about relationships and continuity of mind.
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SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT JEWEL HEART
Wu Style Tai Chi 4:00 – 5:30pm
Learn the ancient art of meditation in motion with this "soft style" martial art emphasizing relaxation and balance. Offered by Marilyn Feingold.
Suggested donation: $5
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