Ann Arbor Programs May – August 2025
NEW – ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ANN ARBOR DHARMA COURSES
TUESDAYS, 6:00 – 6:45pm Weekly
FREE. Onsite only. No registration required.
Serving as a framework for cultivating insight and awareness, these weekly on-going meditations will focus on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and mental phenomena. A wonderful opportunity to learn and practice concentration meditation, analytical meditation, and more as a group.
Biography – Jadal Tulku Lobsang Sherap was recognized by the 100th Ganden Tripa and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1999. He then studied at Drepung Loseling monastery through 2014. Next he attended Gelugpa University focusing on advanced studies on the five major treatises of Buddhist philosophical texts. He received the bachelor’s level Karam Degree and the master’s level Lopon degree, and then the Geshe Lharam degree in 2020. In 2021 Jadal Tulku also studied tantra at Gyume Tantric College in Hunsur, India, and the National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Training Center in Taipai City, Taiwan.
SAKADAWA DAY PRECEPTS – JUNE 11 – SAVE THE DATE. Watch here for details coming soon.
GOM: DAY OF MEDITATION – Saturdays onsite only, 9:00am – 5:00pm. FREE – Watch here for upcoming dates.
Meditation is an essential tool to help develop peace, joy, concentration and wisdom. GOM Days provide an opportunity to participate in silent group meditation sessions. Instructors will provide light guidance and will be available for assistance. Participants are welcome to come and go as suits their personal schedules throughout the day.
No registration required. Come when you can.
SCHEDULE
9:00am-10:30am session, 10:30am-11:00am break/questions
11:00am-12:30pm session, 12:30pm-1:00pm break/questions
1:00am-2:3pm session, 2:30pm-3:00pm break/questions
3:00am-4:30pm session, 4:30pm-5:00pm break/questions
Participants are welcome to meditate through break if you choose.
MONTHLY LAMA CHOPA AND TSOHS – 6:00pm onsite only – May 7, June 5, July 5, August 4, September 2.
Meeting onsite on the 10th lunar day monthly at 6:00pm with Lama Chopa Practice and Tsohs. Jadal Tulku will lead the sessions.
ANCIENT WISDOM. MODERN TIMES. WITH DEMO RINPOCHE
Join Demo Rinpoche for weekly public talks on a variety of topics based on Buddhist wisdom that remains relevant for modern life. Followed by optional facilitated group discussion, onsite and online. Special Sunday talk by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (translated by Gala Rinpoche) on May 4. No live Sunday talks on May 25 (Spring Seminar), July 27 (Summer Retreat/White Tara Empowerment). Earlier recordings will be posted on the Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times. webpage for your convenience.
Sundays Weekly 11:00am – 12:00pm, FREE, Onsite and Online – Earlier recordings will be posted on the Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times. webpage on those dates to view at your convenience.
WHITE TARA GUIDED HEALING MEDITATION
Tara, mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is known for her quick and compassionate activity. White Tara is particularly associated with healing and long life. These guided meditations use visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering.
Sundays Weekly, 9:30 – 10:30am, Online/Onsite – No White Tara guided meditations session on May 25 (Spring Seminar), July 6 due to Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday, July 27 (Summer Retreat), October 12 (Fall Seminar), December 28 (Holiday Intensive).
Ann Arbor Programs Jan – April 2025
NEW – ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ANN ARBOR DHARMA PROGRAMS AND COURSES
WHAT IS MEDITATION? Sunday, April 13, 3:00 – 4:00pm Jadal Tulku Lobsang Sherap Onsite Only. No registration required.
Ever tried on your own to meditate, not quite sure how to? Or if you do meditate, looking for a refresher and some new methods to calm your mind, de-stress, focus, be happy and increase your good qualities of compassion, wisdom, patience and so on? Come to this foundational meditation workshop with Jadal Tulku, incarnate Tibetan lama, accomplished meditation master and Geshe Lharampa from Drepung monastery.
Biography – Jadal Tulku Lobsang Sherap was recognized by the 100th Ganden Tripa, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1999. He then studied at DrepungLoseling monastery through 2014. Next he attended Gelugpa University focusing on advanced studies on the five major treatises of Buddhist philosophical texts. He received the bachelor’s level Karam Degree and master’s level Lopon degree, and then the Geshe Lharam degree in 2020. In 2021 Jadal Tulku also studied tantra at Gyume Tantric College, in Hunsur, and then at the National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Training Center in Taipai City, Taiwan.
MEDITATION with Jadal Tulku Lobsang Sherap – Tuesdays weekly, beginning April 15th, 6:00 – 6:45pm FREE. Onsite only. No registration required.
Meditation will be held in the Joyful Paradise Room. Bring a friend!
MONTHLY LAMA CHOPA & TSOHS with Jadal Tulku Lobsang Sherap – 6:00pm – January 9, March 9, April 7, May 7, June 6. No session February 10. Onsite only. Jadal Tulku will lead the sessions in the Joyful Paradise Room on the monthly 10th lunar day. No registration required.
DEEPENING AWARENESS Meditation Course – Mondays, March 3 – April 7, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm. Onsite only. Free. Donations Welcome. Registration required
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings, sensations and phenomena through meditation opens the door to understanding the natuure of our mind and how it influences our experiences. This course is based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness taught in all traditions of Buddhism, as well as meditations on compassion. All levels of experience are welcome. Click here to register.
Facilitators – Birgit Roller and Figen Lacin. Birgit Roller has studied with Gelek Rimpoche and many other great Tibetan masters, for 25 years. She is the Executive Director of a non-profit benefiting the health and education of veterans. Figen Lacin began studying Buddhism in 2010 when she met Gelek Rimpoche. She has a PhD, working as an engineer with a clean air focus and appreciates connecting with people.
CREATING SPACE: Clarity & Insight through Meditation – Mondays onsite only, January 6 – February 3, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm. No session January 20, due to holiday. FREE – Registration required
Meditation provides us with a clear stable mind, necessary for a happy life as well as the foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. This is a condensed four week course, offering hands-on experience with all of the basic elements of meditation – attention to breath, posture, plus techniques for coping with distractions and laxity of mind. All levels of experience are welcome. Jewel Heart Facilitators – John Madison and Wendy Weiner. Click here to register.
SEM: THE NATURE OF MIND – Wednesdays onsite only, January 8 – March 19. 7:00 – 8:30pm. No session February 19. Click here to register.
This course addresses the relationship between energy and mind, the mind’s capacity for liberation, wisdom, and continuity of consciousness, as well as highlighting the mind as an object of concentrated meditation.
The course format includes: Reading assignments based on Gelek Rimpoche’s SEM transcript, and sessions that include concentrated meditation, facilitator presentations, group discussion, and guided analytical meditation. Jewel Heart Facilitators: Elizabeth Hurwitz and Helen Breault.
Visit the Jewel Heart store onsite to purchase the SEM paperback transcript or the Jewel Heart Store online to purchase the SEM downloadable digital pdf. Click here to register. Jewel Heart Members FREE, Non-Members $40 or Pay what you can
GOM: DAY OF MEDITATION – Saturdays onsite only, January 25 and March 29, 2025, 9:00am – 5:00pm. FREE
Meditation is an essential tool to help develop peace, joy, concentration and wisdom. GOM Days provide an opportunity to participate in silent group meditation sessions. Instructors will provide light guidance and will be available for assistance. Participants are welcome to come and go as suits their personal schedules throughout the day.
No registration required. Come when you can.
SCHEDULE
9:00am-10:30am session, 10:30am-11:00am break/questions
11:00am-12:30pm session, 12:30pm-1:00pm break/questions
1:00am-2:3pm session, 2:30pm-3:00pm break/questions
3:00am-4:30pm session, 4:30pm-5:00pm break/questions
Participants are welcome to meditate through break if you choose.
MONTHLY LAMA CHOPA AND TSOHS – 6:00pm onsite only – January 9, March 9 (4:30pm this day only), April 7, May 7, June 6. No session February 10.
Meeting onsite on the 10th lunar day monthly at 6:00pm with Lama Chopa Practice and Tsohs. Jadal Tulku will lead the sessions.
ANCIENT WISDOM. MODERN TIMES. WITH DEMO RINPOCHE
Join Demo Rinpoche for weekly public talks on a variety of topics based on Buddhist wisdom that remains relevant for modern life. Followed by optional facilitated group discussion, onsite and online.
Sundays Weekly 11:00am – 12:00pm, FREE, Onsite and Online – Earlier recordings will be posted on the Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times. webpage on those dates to view at your convenience.
WHITE TARA GUIDED HEALING MEDITATION
Tara, mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is known for her quick and compassionate activity. White Tara is particularly associated with healing and long life. These guided meditations use visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering.
Sundays Weekly, 9:30 – 10:30am, Online/Onsite – 2025 sessions resume January 12. No White Tara guided meditations session on Jan 5, February 16 and 23 (Winter Retreat), April 20 (Special Earth Day program), May 25 (Spring Seminar), July 27 (Summer Retreat), October 12 (Fall Seminar), December 28 (Holiday Intensive).