Mahayana Refuge: A Practice Workshop
Saturday, May 12, 10AM - 4PM
This workshop is designed for those who wish to deepen their practice of Mahayana refuge. It will include brief introductory talks with material to meditate on, five practice sessions of 15-20 minutes each, and time for questions and discussion. For those who want to know more about the practice of 100,000 refuge mantras, this is an excellent place to begin.
Please bring a mala and 10 counters (coins or beans are good), as well as a sack lunch. Hot beverages will be available.
Suggested donation $20, but come even if you can’t afford this, and if you can afford to give more, please be generous!
Family Day at Jewel Heart Cleveland
Saturday, May 19, 10:00 - 11:30AM
Please bring your little ones for some fun children’s Dharma activities. We’ll play a game, read a story, do a short meditation, answer questions and have a good time! A healthy snack will be provided at the end of the session. Perhaps we’ll play at the park afterwards if it’s nice. Please call Dinae Monro at 330-569-4618 if you have any questions.
5th Almost Annual Jewel Heart Picnic
Saturday, June 2, 2:00 - 8:00PM
Join us at the Annual Jewel Heart Cleveland Picnic for an afternoon of fun, food, and frolic as we celebrate Sakadawa in the woods of Medina Township. The party
will once again be held at Bill and Susie Kirchner's house and will feature plenty of good food, drink and entertainment. As always, there will be an "open mike"
so be sure to bring your short stories, poems and music!
The picnic is free and open to all Jewel Heart sangha members. We'll provide soft drinks, hot dogs,
veggie burgers and an extensive condiment bar of home-made goodies. Please bring your favorite side dish to share. RSVP's are requested but not required. For
directions, call Bill or Susie at (330) 722-7770 evenings before 8PM or email cleveland@jewelheart.org.
First Sunday Dharma Talks
These monthly talks, held from 11:00AM - 12:00PM on the first Sunday each month are free and open to the public. (Note the new time!)
Sunday, May 6: Attachment, Appreciation and Love. Anne Warren.
Sunday, June 3: Patience on the Path. Vivian Hartman.
Gehlek Rimpoche on DVD
In addition to our regular "First Sunday" talks, we will be showing a pre-recorded dharma talk by Gehlek Rimpoche on Sunday , May 20, from 11AM - 12PM. The
talk, recorded on DVD, will feature Rimpoche speaking on the topic "Determining Destiny".
Monthly Tsoh offerings!
Lama Chöpa and Vajrayogini Tsohs are held monthly. These offering ceremonies generate a lot of positivity and strengthen our connections as sangha members.
Lama Chöpa Tsoh Sunday, May 12. 5:00-6:00PM. All are welcome
Vajrayogini Tsoh Sat June 9 from 5:00-6:30PM for Vajrayogini initiates.
Save The Dates!!!
We'll have more details in our next newsletter but we wanted to give everyone advance notice that we'll be having a couple events in July that you'll want to
pencil in now on your calendars. First of all, the VEN. THUBTEN CHODRON will be our guest at Jewel Heart Cleveland for three days of teachings in early July.
Ven. Chodron will be with us from Friday, July 6 through Sunday, July 8 and will be teaching each day. Times and topics will be announced in the July newsletter.
Later in the month, GEHLEK RIMPOCHE will be visiting Cleveland Jewel Heart July 21-22 to give teachings. Topics for Rimpoche's talk will be announced in our
July newsletter.
Silent Auction Donations Requested!
Look around your home for new or gently used items to donate to Jewel Heart for our annual Silent Auction. Items should have a value of $20 to "priceless".
Donations may be dropped off at the Center anytime through June 17.
Library Appeal!
Please check your closets, desks and briefcases for overdue library materials and return them when you have the chance. We are especially trying to locate the
library copies of several movies that have been out for a while: Kundun (VHS), Seven Years in Tibet (VHS), Little Buddha (VHS) and Yogis Of Tibet (DVD).
If
you have borrowed these, please check them in so that the folks waiting can see them! Put the returned items in the returns box at Jewel Heart rather than on
the shelves.
Also, if you have any books, videos or music dealing with the dharma and/or Tibetan Buddhist culture that you would like to donate to the library,
please leave them in the library donations box at the center.
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Jewel Heart Study Program
The Healing Practice Of White Tara
Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She is particularly associated with healing and long life. This
course uses visualization techniques relying on the feminine energy of White Tara to overcome physical, mental and emotional suffering. This course is open to
all. Led by Jewel Heart Dharma Facilitators David Hunter and Dawn Wegenek.
Thursdays, May 31, June 7, 14 & 21. 7:00 - 8:30PM. Course fee $40. Free to Supporting Members and above.
Deepening Awareness: The Practice of Mindfulness Meditation
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of our mind and how it creates
our experience. This course is open to all, but it is recommended to follow Creating Space: Clarity and Insight through Meditation. This 8 session class began in
April and will continue through May 23.
Led by JH Dharma Instructor Susie Kirchner.
Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16 & 23, 7:00 - 8:30PM, Course fee $10/session. Free to Supporting Members and above.
Odyssey To Freedom
The Odyssey to Freedom is Gehlek Rimpoche's step-by-step guide to the Buddhist path, written especially for us in the 21st century. This foundational course
helps practitioners establish a daily practice of the graduated path to enlightenment including six preliminaries, seven limbs, and the points for meditation for
each stage of the path. During the course, the topics of the 64 abbreviated (bookmark) outlines of the lam rim are introduced, discussed and meditated on. The
course has 43 classes and is divided into 6 modules. Module 2 began on April 1 and will continue through May and June.
Sundays, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Course fee for each Module is $80. Free to Supporting Members and above.
White Tara Sadhana Study Group
This is a wonderful chance to become more familiar with the White Tara Vajrayana practice! Open to practitioners who have had either Highest Yoga Tantra
initiation or the Thousand Armed Chenresig Initiation. This class is an introduction to the nature of Vajrayana through the White Tara Self Generation Sadhana.
Class readings and discussion are based upon Gehlek Rimpoche's Transcript 'Healing and Self Healing Through White Tara'.
Led by Sarah Ralston, Jewel Heart Dharma Instructor
Monday Evenings 7-8:30 PM
May 7,14,21 (No Class Memorial Day May 28),
June 4,11,18
Vajrayogini Study Group
Open to Vajrayana practitioners who have had the Vajrayogini initiation and wish to deepen their sadhana practice. Each evening will include group practice of
the short sadhana, presentation by instructor, discussion and guided meditation. This group will meet every other week, with the intervening weeks devoted to
practice of the long sadhana.
Note: There will be no classes in June but the group will resume its studies in July after the Summer Retreat.
Dates: Thursdays, May 10 and 24.
Times: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Vajrayogini Long Sadhana group practice and Tsoh
Dates: Thursday, May 17, 7:00 - 8:30PM.
Other Local Classes and Events
Ani Palmo Rybicki, an American Buddhist nun will be offering a series of courses and free talks from April to June in the Cleveland area and in Oberlin. For more
information, please contact Palmo at (216) 320-9589 or palmoska @ yahoo.com.
JEWEL HEART CLEVELAND CALENDAR
May
May 2, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Deepening Awareness class.
May 6, 11:30AM - 12:30PM. Dharma Talk. Attachment,
Appreciation and Love. Anne Warren.
May 6, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Odyssey To Freedom class.
May 7, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
May 9, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Deepening Awareness class.
May 10, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Vajrayogini Study Group
May 12, 10:00AM - 4:00PM. Mahayana Refuge Workshop.
May 12, 5:00 - 6:00PM. Lama Chopa Tsoh.
May 14, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
May 16, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Deepening Awareness class.
May 17, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Vajrayogini Long Sadhana & Tsoh
May 19, 10:00AM - 4:00PM. Family Day.
May 20, 11:00AM - 12:00PM. Gehlek Rimpoche DVD:
Determining Destiny.
May 20, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Odyssey To Freedom class.
May 21, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
May 23, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Deepening Awareness class.
May 24, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Vajrayogini Study Group
May 27, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Odyssey To Freedom class.
May 31, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Healing Practice of White Tara class.
June
June 2, 2:00PM - 8:00PM. 5th Annual Jewel Heart
Cleveland Picnic
June 3, 11:30AM - 12:30PM. Dharma Talk. Patience on the
Path. Vivian Hartman.
June 3, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Odyssey To Freedom class.
June 4, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
June 7, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Healing Practice of White Tara class.
June 9, 5:00 - 6:30PM. Vajrayogini Tsoh.
June 10, 1:00 - 2:30PM. Odyssey To Freedom class.
June 11, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
June 14, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Healing Practice of White Tara class.
June 18, 7:00 - 8:30PM. White Tara Sadhana Class.
June 21, 7:00 - 8:30PM. Healing Practice of White Tara class.
June 24 - July 1. Jewel Heart Summer Retreat.
March April 2007 news
Jewel Heart Cleveland is continuing to attract lots of attention around town. Following an article by Chris Glaser in Scene, up to 23 new people attended each of our three introductory Wednesdays in March. These sessions were followed by the beginning of then Deepening Awareness meditation course, and a continuing series of introductory courses will be held over the rest of the year. About 30 people, several of them at the center for the first time, attended the April 1 Sunday
Dharma talk
Barb O’Malley, our librarian who is famous for her baking skills, had to undergo replacement of a failed artificial hip joint in March. Because the procedure required extensive bone grafting, she won’t be able to bear weight on the leg for three months. Our Monday Lam Rim group, of which Barb is a member, have
made her a ‘class project’ and are helping out with visits, food and chores along with other Sangha members. Best wishes for quick healing and strong bones,
Barb!
Jayashree Bidari has developed her standup comic talents to the point that she is appearing on Nick-at-Nite’s America's Funniest Mom series which started on Tuesday, April 10 at 9:00 PM, 8 PM central on Nickelodeon channel. Congratulations, and when do we get a performance at the center?
Our March social event was a potluck at the Ralston’s. As usual, the food was fantastic and conversation lively – many of us stayed out much later than our usual bedtimes. On April 29, our Sangha Gathering will be followed by High Tea at the center, with strawberries, clotted cream, gourmet teas, cakes, sandwiches and all the works. It promises to be a lot of fun (and filling – don’t plan on dinner afterwards!).
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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