Lesson 1 What does being a Buddhist mean? Not just from the point of view of studying dharma texts, which is wonderful and necessary, but in a personal and https://www.jewelheart.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=52740&action=edit#practical way — the things we do or are expected to do? The familiar activities of sleeping and waking are places from which to begin to…
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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice to a King Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann ArborOnline – Watch Live. Stream Later. In his Precious Garland, Nagarjuna gives advice on how to gain happiness in this life, individually and as a society. He then expands the scope to include happiness in future lives and attaining enlightenment through practical ethics,…
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Gelek Rimpoche (1939-2017) is considered to be one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist masters and scholars of the 20th and 21st Centuries who came to the West and taught in English. In the late 1970’s Rimpoche was directed to teach Western students by his teachers, the Senior and Junior Masters to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. From…
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Online Only His Holiness the Dalai Lama stands as a living Chenrezig icon for the world as well as for Tibet, an embodiment of compassion, wisdom, and unwavering commitment to peace. One of the core principles he consistently emphasizes is religious pluralism: the deep belief that every person should be allowed choose their own spiritual…
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Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann ArborOnline To celebrate Ganden Ngam Chu, the commemoration of the life and enlightening activities of Jamgon Lama Tsongkhapa, Jewel Heart will hold a special tsogh, also known as the festival of lights. We will recite the Lama Chöpa and migtsema mantras together. Join / Donate
To celebrate Ganden Ngam Chu, the commemoration of the life and enlightening activities of Jamgon Lama Tsongkhapa, Demo Rinpoche will give a special teaching introducing Tsongkhapa’s Essence of Eloquence. This text clarifies the distinction of the view of emptiness from the perspectives of various schools of Buddhist philosophy. According to Gelek Rimpoche, it “is one of the major,…
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