Gelek Rimpoche to teach on Wisdom
Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche, founder, president and spiritual director of Jewel Heart, will teach on wisdom at Jewel Heart Cleveland, July 30 and 31. For many years, Rimpoche has been teaching preliminaries to the wisdom teachings, including Nyur Lam and other Lam Rim teachings and the first eight chapters of Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. This weekend's teaching will benefit both those who have heard Rimpoche's previous teachings and those who are new to Jewel Heart.
Friday, July 30 7:30 - 9pm
Saturday, July 31 10 am - 12 noon and 2 pm - 5 pm.
Sunday - watch for an email update about a possible Sunday talk and teaching
Suggested donation: $10-15 per session, but please come anyway even if you can't afford this. Whatever you are able to offer is appropriate.
Thubten Chodron to teach at JH Cleveland
July 9-11
Venerable Thubten Chodron, founder of Sravasti Abbey, returns to Cleveland for a series of talks at Jewel Heart Cleveland July 9, 10 and 11. Author of Open Heart, Clear Mind, Working with Anger, and many other wonderful books, she is known for her clear and humorous teaching style, drawing examples from 21st century American life. Ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, as well as H.H. the Dalai Lama and other great teachers in the same tradition as Gelek Rimpoche. We are very pleased to welcome her back to Cleveland .
Friday July 9, 7:30-9:00pm: "Overcoming Laziness"
Saturday July 10, 7:00-8:30pm: "Tonglen Practice"
Sunday July 11, 11:30am-1:00pm and 2:00-3:30pm: "Introduction to the Two Truths" A teaching in 2 sessions
Suggested donation: $10-15 per session, but please come anyway even if you can't afford this, and if you can give more, please be generous!
We will have a vegetarian pot luck lunch during the teaching break Sunday for all who would like to participate.
Live video broadcast of Gelek Rimpoche teaching in NYC
Friday-Sunday, July 16 and 17
Topic and exact times will follow in an email update, or contact Anne (aewarren@sbcglobal.net) closer to the date of the broadcast.
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:
July 11 - Equanimity - The quality of our relationship with ourselves and others depends upon our familiarity with equanimity. A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche.
Venerable Thupten Chodron will teach at 11:30 am, following this broadcast, see details above.
July 18 - Live video webcast from New York with Gelek Rimpoche.
August 1 -TBA - Watch for an email on a talk on this date
August 22 - " Meditations on Compassion" with the Gaden Shartse monks, suggested donation $10-$15.
Gaden Shartse monks Sacred Earth and Healing Arts of Tibet Tour
August 17 - 29 with many events in Cleveland and surrounding areas.
Events scheduled at Jewel Heart:
Tuesday, August 17, 7:00-8:30pm: Chay Drol translates as "to make free of obstacles." In keeping with its name, it is a ritual that helps to remove the obstacles that prevent one from achieving enlightenment. The ritual begins with the Lama generating himself in the form of a deity. He then places colored strings and pieces of cloth on various parts of the participants' body. Through ritual, one's negativities and obstacles are fused to the strings and pieces of cloth. The Lama will then use 'Wisdom Weapons' to cut the obstacles from the participants, thereby freeing them and opening the door to liberation.
Suggested donation $20.
Sunday, August 22 they will give a dharma talk "Meditations on Compassion" at 10:00 am. Suggested donation $10-$15
There will be a pot luck lunch with the monks following the talk.
Watch your email for additional events as their schedule develops.
Contact Bill and Susie Kirchner to schedule events (eg. personal healings, house blessings) with the monks at eklipse@zoominternet.net or (330)722-7770.
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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.
To start in September - Art of Living!
Based on Gelek Rimpoche's book Good Life, Good Death, this class is perfect both for those beginning to explore the wisdom of Tibet , and for those who want to revisit these essence teachings. Watch for more information in the next newsletter
Continuing Classes:
Three Principles - Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm
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.
Wednesday, July 20, 5:30 pm
Thursday, August 5, 5:30 pm
Thursday, August 19, 5:30 pm
Photography Exhibit: Images of Angkor : Land of the God-Kings
Come enjoy the timeless beauty and magnificence of these ancient ruins as seen through the camera lens. Sarah Ralston displays a collection of photos taken on a recent trip to Cambodia . The show will run from July 9 through early August.
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! July 3 and August 7 are the next two cleaning days - clear the dust!
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 Aug 5. We ask that items have a value of at least $20 or be 'priceless'.
News from Cleveland is on vacation - watch for a recap of spring and summer events in the next newsletter. Visit the JH website often for updates on Rimpoche's travel schedule and news from Ann Arbor and other chapters.
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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