Saga Dawa Tsoh Offering
This year,Thursday, May 27 is Saga Dawa, the day on which Tibetans commemorate Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. On this most auspicious day, the power
of our positive actions is amplified many times as we celebrate Buddha's enlightened life.
A Lama Chopa tsoh will be offered at 7 pm. We will practice the tsoh a little more elaborately than usual, with more verses sung in Tibetan. Please bring ritual implements if you have them, and the blue JH Prayer Book (center copies also available). All are welcome to attend, and newcomers will have plenty of help in keeping track of where we are in the practice. Please bring a food or monetary offering to contribute, and come a little early if you can to help clean and set up.
Nyur Lam Teaching by Gelek Rimpoche
June 11-13
Gelek Rimpoche will continue his extensive teaching on the Quick Path to Enlightenment in NYC in June. He has reached the Mahayana level. We will connect with the live video broadcast at the following times:
Friday, June 11 7:30-9:00 pm
Saturday, June 12 10:30-12 noon and 2-5 pm
Sunday, June 13 10-11 am Sunday talk 11:30-1:30 pm Nyur Lam
Cost for the weekend's teachings $30, free for Jewel Heart members
8th nearly Annual Jewel Heart Summer Picnic
Wow! Was that a lot of snow or what?! And the ice! Come play in the sun (we hope) at the annual summer picnic on Saturday, June 19th, from 4 pm to ? at Bill and Susie Kirchner's house. Hot dogs and veggie burgers will be provided - we'll light the grill at 5:00pm. Bring a side dish and a musical instrument if you play. Please RSVP by June 12th by calling (330) 722-7770 before 8 pm. or email eklipse@zoominternet.net. Indicate if you need directions. Don't miss this!
Jewel Heart Sunday talks
Join us for introductory Buddhist-inspired talks on contemporary issues. Free and open to all, these sessions are wonderful for beginners as well as heplful for continuing students, and include guided meditation as well and time for questions.
10:00 - 11:00 am. on the following Sundays:
May 9 - Topic to be announced - David Hunter Tsoh follows at 11:30 am
May 16 - From Habit to Awareness - Sandy Finkel
Just as morning mists fade with the rising sun, mindless habitual patterns vanish through the power of awareness. A live video broadcast.
May 23 - Topic to be announced - Bill Kirchner Tsoh follows at 11:30 am
June 13 - A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche from New York
June 20 - Morality Today - Sandy Finkel Tsoh follows at 11:30 am
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.
June 27 - A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche from Ann Arbor
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Jewel Heart Study Program
All courses are held at Jewel Heart Cleveland, 2670 W. 14th St.
Jewel Heart Cleveland offers its courses to all, regardless of ability to pay. If you are unable to afford any course fee, please speak to your instructor about the possibility of a partial or full scholarship.
New Class: The Three Principles of the Path - begins May 11
The Three Principles of the Path is a condensed summation of the path to
enlightenment including the determination to be free, unlimited compassion,
and wisdom. Offered in three segments over 6 months, Gehlek Rimpoche's
transcript, The Three Principles of the Path, serves as course material.
Instructors: Susan Kirchner and Sarah Ralston
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 pm
Cost: $80 per 8 week session (course runs approx. 6 months in 3 - 8 week sessions), free to Jewel Heart members.
Continuing Classes:
Lam Rim III - Wednesdays, 7-8:30 pm
Yamantaka - Thursdays, 7-8:30 pm
Tsoh Offering Practice
We will have Lama Chopa Tsoh offerings on the following dates. All are welcome. A brochure explaining the practice is available for new practitioners. We say the practice mostly in English. Bring a food or monetary offering.
Sunday, May 9 11:30 am
Sunday, May 23 11:30 am
Thursday, May 27 7 pm This is Sagadawa, the day Tibetans commemorate Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. All positive actions done on this day are exponentially increased.
Sunday, June 6 10 am
Sunday, June 20 11:30 am
Help Keep Jewel Heart Clean!
We will be cleaning Jewel Heart the first Saturday of every month from 2:30pm- 4pm. Come on by and help out- all are welcome!
Sat. May 1, 2:30-4PM
Sat. June 5, 2:30-4PM
Save these Dates!
Ven. Thubten Chodron will be visiting Jewel Heart Cleveland again this summer for 3 talks Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 9, 10, 11. Friday and Saturday talks will be in the evening and Sunday's session will be late morning. See the July/August newsletter for details - available late June.
Gelek Rimpoche will teach in Cleveland Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 30, 31 and Aug.1. The Gaden Shartse monks will bring their Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet Tour to the Cleveland area Aug. 17 - 29. Contact Bill and Susie Kirchner to schedule events with the monks.
Donations needed for JH Cleveland Silent Auction
We will be holding our annual fundraiser silent auction in August and September this year. Please bring items you wish to donate to any JH event between now and May 5. We ask that items have a value of at least $20 or be 'priceless'.
Coming Events in Ann Arbor
Spring retreat at Garrison Institute, May 28-31
Summer retreat at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, June 25-July 3
JH Cleveland News
In and April we enjoyed a busy schedule of classes and broadcasts. A special highlight was our Spring Sangha Gathering with a Cleveland premier showing of the documentary Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet. For those who missed this wonderful film, a copy is available in the JH library, or see David Hunter for information on purchasing your own.
The SCEC (Sangha Council Executive Committee) met in April to deal with the practicalities of running a center and to begin planning for this summer's events.
Cleveland
2670 W 14th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
PHONE: 216-687-1617
For information about any of the events in this newsletter, contact Bill or Susie Kirchner at (330) 722-7770 evenings before 8PM or email
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May all beings have happiness.
May they be free from suffering.
May they find the joy that has never known suffering
May they be free from attachment and hatred.
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