Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann ArborOnline via ZoomFree and open to all The day on which Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and passed away (also known as parinirvana) is celebrated as Sakadawa Day by Tibetan Buddhist traditions. The lunar calendar is used to calculate the day of commemoration. This year Sakadawa Day falls on June…
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The 2025 Annual Jewel Heart Trip offers travelers the opportunity to join a pilgrimage visiting Buddha Shakyamuni’s birthplace in Lumbini and Kathmandu, Nepal. The trip will only happen if at least 8 participants sign up. If not, we will cancel by July 1, 2025.  Our journey begins in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Kathmandu Valley is surrounded by…
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Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley DriveOnline via Zoom (as a blessing only) Demo Rinpoche will give the White Tara Longevity Empowerment as the conclusion to the 2025 Summer Retreat. Retreat attendance is not mandatory to attend this initiation. It is strongly recommended to maintain a vegetarian diet the morning of the…
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In this teaching and meditation, we will discuss this shocking reclassification of the Buddhist tradition for the new generations. Modern scholars try to assign Buddha the role of a prophet since they think that religions are supposed to be started by prophets like Jesus and Mohammed and others. But Buddha doesn’t fit conventional definition of a prophet…
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His Eminence Gala Tulku Rinpoche His Eminence Gala Rinpoche was born in 1980. At the age of 10 joined the Tibetan Children’s Village School at Dharamsala, India, and completed his high school education from the same school. At the age of sixteen, Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the 7th reincarnation…
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Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley DriveOnline via Zoom Many religions include the practice of devotion. What is the meaning of devotion? What are the benefits of practicing devotion? How can we practice devotion in the right way? About Gala Rinpoche Join / Donate