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!)
Sunday Dharma Talks
Join us for introductory Buddhist-inspired talks on contemporary issues. Open to all, these sessions are wonderful for beginners as well as helpful for continuing students, and include guided meditation and time for questions.
Sundays (dates as noted) 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Free, donations welcome
~Sunday May 3 - "Rejoice", speaker David Hunter
~Sunday May 17 - "Living Every Day As If It Counts" (And
Why It Does!), speaker Bill Kirchner
~Sunday June 7 - "Inspired Discipline," Successful
discipline relies on the joyful commitment of inspired enthusiasm. A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche.
~Sunday June 21 - " Warm, Kind, Human Heart" speaker
Anne Warren
~Sunday June 28 - " Nitty-Gritty Compassion," Instead of
being at war with our weaknesses, we turn towards them,
and bring them into our heart. A live video broadcast with
Aura Glaser.
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 classes starting in May, June and July
Creating Space: Clarity and Insight through Meditation
4 Wednesdays, beginning June 3
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.
This course is suitable for everyone.
Instructor: Susan Kirchner
Cost $40; free to supporting members.
Gateway to the Spiritual Path
Building a solid spiritual foundation through preparatory topics and practices is the main focus of this course, which serves as a basis for later classes. Gelek Rimpoche's teachings on Gateway to the Spiritual Path provide the basis of study. Open to all, each session will include discussion and guided meditation.
Instructor: Anne Warren (contact Anne for a copy of the readings: aewarren@sbcglobal.net)
8 Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm, beginning July 8
Cost: $80 or free for supporting members and above.
Lam Rim II: Medium Scope
This segment explores the medium scope of spiritual development -liberating the individual from suffering once and for all. Open to those who have taken the Odyssey to Freedom course and/or Lam Rim I.
Transcripts are available through the JH store.
Instructors: Anne Warren and Susan Kirchner
10 Thursdays 7-8:30 pm, beginning July 2
Cost: $100 or free for supporting members and above.
Continuing classes
The Art of Living
8 Wednesdays, beginning Apr. 1, 7-8:30 pm
The Perfection of Wisdom
11 Thursdays, beginning April 2
Odyssey to Freedom
For questions email Sarah Ralston at sarah@kpphoto.com <mailto:sarah@kpphoto.com> or call (days) 216-426-9090.
Mondays, 7-8:30PM.
Nyur Lam: The Swift Path
Live video broadcast of Gelek Rimpoche teaching from Ann Arbor on the 2nd Panchen Lama's guide to the path to enlightenment. Note: This class begins at 7:30 pm.
May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Swift Path Review with Guided Meditations by Jewel Heart Students on April 28, May 5
Yamantaka Long Sadhana
For those with the initiation of Yamantaka Solitary Hero. The text used will be Gelek Rimpoche's Long Yamantaka transcript.
Saturdays, 10:30-noon. June 13, 27 and July 11, 18
New Program: Concentrated Meditation with Light Guidance
On Sundays when there is a dharma talk (see schedule above), from 9 - 9:40 am, we will have concentrated sitting meditation, open to beginners and experienced meditators alike. If you would like to have regularly scheduled group meditation sessions, please come. This program will continue only if there is sufficient interest. Free and open to all.
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Saga Dawa Activities
This year, Sunday June 7 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.
JH Cleveland events will include group meditation, a live video broadcast talk by Gelek Rimpoche, a Lama Chöpa Tsoh, and a potluck lunch and Spring Sangha Gathering that will update everyone on Jewel Heart progress at the local and national level. All are welcome to attend!
9-9:40 am Concentrated meditation
10-11:00 am Live video broadcast of Gelek Rimpoche
speaking in Ann Arbor
11:30-12:30 am Lama Chöpa Tosh (bring fruit, bread,
cookies, or cake, etc. as offering)
12:30-2:00 pm or so Potluck lunch and Sangha Gathering
7th Annual Jewel Heart Summer Picnic
Did you ever think you'd be warm again?! Come play in the sun (we hope) at the annual summer picnic on Saturday, June 27th, 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 15th by calling (330) 722-7770 before 8pm or email eklipse@zoominternet.net. Indicate if you need directions.
Save the Date - Ven. Thubten Chodron
Ven. Thubten Chodron will be visiting Jewel Heart Cleveland again this summer for 3 talks Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 17,18,19.
Friday and Saturday talks will be in the evening and Sunday's two sessions will be mid-morning and early afternoon. See the July/August newsletter for details.
Food drive to continue throughout the year
The economic crisis has stretched thin resources of many people in Cleveland. Lend a hand by bringing in a can of food every so often when you visit the center, so that Jewel Heart can contribute to relieving hunger in our community.
Silent Auction Donations Needed
Our Silent Auction, one of our biggest local fundraisers, will be starting in late June. Please bring new or gently used treasures to donate for this to any Jewel Heart event from now through June 21.
JH Cleveland News
In March we were very happy to have Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche give a weekend teaching on a brief dedication verse by Nagarjuna. As usual, Rimpoche spoke in a way that was direct and accessible to both beginners and longtime students, inspiring us to remember our ultimate purpose. A joy-filled weekend for all of us.
The JH cookbook is on schedule for release in July - it will contain well over 200 recipes, including Tibetan specialties - you won't want to miss Rimpoche's recipe for spicy hot lamb chops!
JH Cleveland has upgraded to high-speed cable internet, which has greatly improved the quality of our live video broadcasts which include Sunday talks by Rimpoche, the continuing Nyur Lam teachings on Tuesdays, Vajrayana weekend teachings, and occasional Sunday talks by senior students. If you haven't experienced these live broadcasts, stop by and see for yourself - as David puts it "We all get to sit in the front row!"
Many, many thanks to Elliot for thinking of this useful feature, working with our webmaster to implement it, and keeping it updated!
The Sangha council executive committee meets on a bimonthly basis to coordinate and support activities at the center. The Dharma coordinators have also met to plan to Dharma programs through the fall.
JH National News and Events
Upcoming teaching retreats - see Jewelheart.org for details
Spring Retreat - May 22-25; Garrison NY
Summer Retreat - Friday, July 24 - Saturday, August 1; Ann Arbor
Labor Day Retreat - September 4-7; Ann Arbor
Fall Retreat - October 9-12; Garrison NY
Tsoh Schedule
We will be alternating Lama Chöpa and Vajrayogini tsohs this year. The Lama Chöpa tsohs are open to everyone, while you must have had a Vajrayogini initiation to attend Vajrayogini tsohs. Bring a food or monetary offering. Please come 15 minutes early to help set up if you can.
Lama Chöpa Tsohs, Tues. June 2, 6-7 pm; Sun. June 7, 11:30-12:30 pm; Thurs. July 2, 5:30-6:30 pm.
Vajrayogini Tsohs, Thurs. June 18, 5-6:30 pm; Sat. July 18, 12:30-2 pm
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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