 Rare Opportunity
Jewel Heart Chicago presents
Training the Mind in Eight Verses
with Gelek Rimpoche
Saturday and Sunday,
July 11 and 12, 2009
10 am-12 noon & 2-4 pm each day
Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago
In this workshop celebrated Tibetan Buddhist master Gelek Rimpoche shares the Buddhist method for transforming adversity into an opportunity
for spiritual growth.
Cost: $75 in advance for both days ($85 at door)/$40 for one day
Contact us at Chicago @ jewelheart.org or (847)968-4588 for information or to pre-register for this workshop.
Please click here for the copy of the flyer
NEW INTRODUCTORY CLASS
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: Megan Rotko and Rochelle Winter
Wednesdays 7 to 8:30 pm for 8 weeks
Class dates: May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24
Course fee: $80.
Free to supporting members and above.
Lam Rim I: The Initial Scope – Section Three
The Lam Rim, or stages on the path to enlightenment, precisely outlines the entire spiritual path and is Je Tsongkhapa's most important legacy. Topics in this section include facing death realistically and what will follow death. The third in a series of linked courses to continue over the next two years that present the entire Tibetan Buddhist path based on transcripts of the extraordinary Lam Rim teachings of Gelek Rimpoche. Includes guided analytical meditation on the Lam Rim points. Open to continuing students and new students with permission of instructor.
8 classes, Sundays 10 am to 11:45 am
Instructor: Brenda Rosen
Class dates:
April 5, 19, 26;
May 3, 17, 31;
June 7, 14
(no class April 12-- Easter Sunday; May 10--GOM Practice weekend; and May 24--Memorial Day weekend retreat at Garrison).
Course fee: $80. Free to supporting members and above.
NOTE: Current Lam Rim I: Section 2 class continues on March 1, 8, 15, and 22
GOM Practice Weekend
This meditation weekend intensive, offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will include practice sessions with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Practice sessions will include sitting and walking meditations. Instructors will be available for your assistance.
Location: Off-site location provided upon registration
NOTE NEW DATES: Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10
Times: Saturday 9 am to 8:30 pm; Sunday 9 am to 6 pm.
Please arrive early with time to begin on cushion by 9 am.
Cost: $30 Fee includes Saturday/Sunday soup and salad lunches and Saturday dinner. Tea/Coffee/Snacks provided for breaks. Please bring your own meditation cushion. Space is limited. Advance registration required.
Call (773) 784-5460.
Vajrayana Discussion Group – Vajra Yogini
Our discussions based on Gelek Rimpoche’s Vajra Yogini transcript are intended as a support for new Vajra Yogini initiates and as a way for longer-term practitioners to review and practice with others. Open to students who have received the Vajra Yogini initiation and teachings from Rimpoche.
Next meeting: Sunday, May 31; 12:15 to 1:45 pm
(Topic is the 6th yoga)
Instructor: Brenda Rosen
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Chicago Calendar
 The Jewel Heart Chicgo calendar
is now available for viewing and printing. Please click on the
graphic to the right:
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!)
THE SWIFT PATH with GELEK RIMPOCHE
Live Video Webcasts
Join Gelek Rimpoche, Founder and Spiritual Director of Jewel
Heart, and Jewel Heart instructors for a series of Lam Rim teachings videocast live from Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this series, Rimpoche will teach on The Swift Path, or Nyur Lam in Tibetan. Composed by the Third Panchen Lama, this text succinctly lays the ground for spiritual development through clear and relevant topics for visualization and analytical meditations.
Tuesdays 6:30 to 8 pm
Dates: ONGOING. See Ann Arbor program page for updates.
Suggested donation $5 per evening session.
SUNDAY TALKS LIVE FROM ANN ARBOR
Join us for a series of live public talks by Gelek Rimpoche, Founder and Spiritual Director of Jewel Heart, and Aura Glaser, teacher and co-founder of Jewel Heart, via live videocast from Ann Arbor.
These talks are an excellent introduction to Jewel Heart and Tibetan Buddhism for beginning students. 9 Sundays. Suggested donation $5.
June 7 – Inspired Discipline - with Gelek Rimpoche
Successful discipline relies on the joyful commitment of inspired enthusiasm.
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
The power of our spiritual practice is based on an enthusiasm that appreciates our capabilities, our efforts, and the goal.
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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.)
For more information or to register for the classes above, contact us at:
or (773) 784-5460
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