Free Sunday Introductory Dharma Talks
Please join us for this series of free dharma talks. Open to all new and continuing students, these sessions are an ideal opportunity for newcomers and guests to learn about Jewel Heart and the Tibetan Buddhist path.
Sundays 9 to 10:30 am
Free and open to all.
Jan 13: Making a Habit of Happiness: What the Dalai Lama Taught Me about Improvisation
Thinking in ways that benefit others leads to greater connection, compassion, and happiness, as you discover in this lively exploration of the parallels between improvisational comedy and Buddhism.
Speaker: Jim Winter
Jan 20: Ego and Self
Determining the difference between an inflated sense of self and one's actual identity
Speaker: Norbert Kramer
Jan 27: The Ultimate Achievement
A look at fulfilling our human potential where the sky is the limit
Speaker: David Bolitho
Feb 3: Taking Responsibility and Making Choices
We are not victims of others and our circumstances. We create our own reality and we can change it.
Speaker: Michael Vernon
The Three Principles of the Path (Part III)
This continuing course presents three central themes on the path to enlightenment: the determination to be free from suffering, compassion for others, and wisdom. A transcript of Gelek Rimpoche’s teachings on these subjects serves as course material. Open to all.
Instructor: Rochelle Winter
Sundays 10:30 to noon for 7 weeks
Class dates: Jan 27; Feb 3 and 24 (no classes Feb 10 and 17 due to winter retreat); Mar 2, 9, 16, 30 (no class Mar 23, Easter Sunday)
Course fee: $70. Free to supporting members and above.
Six Session Guru Yoga
This course aims to illuminate the long and short versions of the Six Session Guru Yoga, a foundational meditation practice to deepen the understanding of guru yoga and to keep Vajrayana commitments. Based on Gelek Rimpoche’s Six Session Guru Yoga transcript. Open to students who have received Maha anuttara yoga tantra initiation and the practice of the Six Session Guru Yoga as commitment.
Instructor: Brenda Rosen
Sundays 9 to 10:30 for 8 weeks
Class dates: Feb 24; Mar 3, 9, 16, 30 (no class Mar 23, Easter Sunday); Apr 6, 13, 27 (no class Apr 20 due H.H. the Dalai Lama’s visit to Jewel Heart Ann Arbor)
Course fee: $80. Free to supporting members and above.
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Creating Space: Clarity and Insight through Meditation
Meditation is the basis of the spiritual path and the cornerstone for a focused daily life. This introductory course provides instruction in the basic elements of meditation – breathing, posture, stabilizing the mind, coping with distractions as well as establishing a daily meditation practice. An ideal introduction for new and less experienced students.
Facilitator: Megan Rothko
Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 pm for 8 weeks
Class dates: Mar 26; Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14
Course fee: $80. Free to supporting members and above.
The Four Noble Truths
This course aims to give initial insight into the main message of the Buddha: that there is suffering and that it can be eliminated completely through one’s own efforts. A transcript of Gelek Rimpoche’s teachings on this subject serves as course material. Open to all.
Instructors: Rochelle Winter and Jim Winter
Sundays 10:30 to noon for 8 weeks
Class dates: Apr 6, 13, 27 (no class Apr 20 due Dalai Lama’s visit to Jewel Heart Ann Arbor); May 4, 11, 18 (no class May 25, Memorial Day weekend); June 1, 8
Course fee: $80. Free to supporting members and above.
Gateway to the Spiritual Path
The main focus of this course is developing a reliable spiritual foundation. A course book compiled from Gelek Rimpoche’s transcripts Transforming Negativities and Three Principles of the Path will provide the basis of study for this course. This class is an ideal introduction for new or less experienced students.
Facilitators: Greg Holden and David Bolitho
Sundays 9 to 10:30 am for 5 weeks
Class dates: May 4, 11, 18 (no class May 25, Memorial Day weekend); June 1, 8
Course fee: $50. Free to supporting members and above.
All classes meet at:
Family Health Resources, 1342 W. Belmont, Chicago
(Just east of Southport; 10 minute walk from Southport Brown Line or the Belmont Red Line “el” stop. Ample street parking available on Southport and Belmont, free on Sundays.)
For more information or to register for the classes above, contact us at:
or (773) 784-5460
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