Watch live. Stream later. The Heart Sutra is also known as The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom. This is a rare opportunity to receive teachings on this profound explanation of emptiness from the one of the greatest living masters of Tibetan Buddhist scholarship. Now in his 90’s, Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches based on his…
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Tokden Rinpoche kindly accepted Demo Rinpoche and Jewel Heart’s invitation to return to Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor, Michigan and give the Heruka Initiation, a Yamantaka Initiation, a Six Yogas of Naropa teaching, and conclude with the Manjushri-Avalokiteshvara-Vajrapani Initiation. Tokden Rinpoche is one of a handful of the great living Gelugpa masters educated in old…
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Changing habitual patterns is like swimming upstream. The fact that Buddhas effortlessly help others is also a habitual pattern, but it is preceded by a daily habit of developing altruism. — Gelek Rimpoche In order to make these qualities of altruism applicable to ourselves, we have to first learn about them. First, listen to the…
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Watch Live. Stream Later. We are taught that no other system of knowledge-gathering, Western or not, has or ever will have a more realistic picture of nature than modern science. For decades, thanks to the dialogue Western scientists sought out with Buddhist scholars, and to the revolutionary research that emerged from it, we’ve heard that…
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Onsite Ann ArborWatch Live. Stream Later. The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life is one of the most beloved and important contributions to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. 8th-century Indian scholar Shantideva gives detailed instructions on how to live in accordance with the altruistic bodhisattva ideals of helping others. In this series, Demo Rinpoche will chapter 8, “Concentration.” Since…
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Free and open to allOnline only During these special Friday Group Practice sessions, Muza Rinpoche has graciously offered to provide memorization techniques learned by the monks for reciting daily practices. Memorization is a key component to maintaining cognitive health and well-being. Muza Rinpoche was born in India. At the age of six, he was recognized by…
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