Ann Arbor Program Guide
Live Video Webcast from Jewel Heart New York
Friday, November 5: 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, November 6: 10:00am – 12, 2 – 5pm
Suggested donation in Ann Arbor – $20/ Members Free
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GESHE YESHE THABKHE TRANSCENDENT WISDOM
Chapter 9 of Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Friday, September 17, 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, September 18, 10am – 12noon, 2 – 5pm
Sunday, September 19, 2 – 4pm
$75 at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor
Also Live Video Broadcast:
$35 for live video broadcast at Chapters.
Please contact your local Chapter for details.
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GANDEN TRIPA, KYABJE RIZONG RINPOCHE
GANDEN LHAGYEMA HUNDREDS OF DEITIES OF THE LAND OF JOY
Friday, November 12, 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, November 13, 10am – 12noon, 2 – 5pm
$90 at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor
Also Live Video Broadcast:
$45 for live video broadcast at Chapters.
Please contact your local Chapter for details.
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JAMGON LAMA TSONG KHAPA LONGEVITY INITIATION
Sunday morning, November 14, 10am
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THE HEALING PRACTICE OF WHITE TARA
Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30pm $80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
Tara, mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is known for her quick and compassionate activity and is particularly associated with healing and long life. This course uses visualization techniques relying on the feminine energy of White Tara to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering.
September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 18, 25, November 1, 8
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DEEPENING AWARENESS: THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm $80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of our mind and how it creates our experience. Recommended pre-requisite: Creating Space: Clarity and Insight through Meditation.
September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4
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ODYSSEY TO FREEDOM – SECTION 1
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm $80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
Gelek Rimpoche created Odyssey to Freedom as an accessible and concise Lam Rim, encompassing the stages of the spiritual path from our current situation, as it is, to full enlightenment. Transcript is available from the Jewel Heart Store.
Section 1 –
September 15, 29,
October 13,
November 3, 10,
December 1, 15
January 12, 26,
February 9
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GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA’S WAY OF LIFE
CHAPTER 1 – Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm $100/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
Commentary by Gelek Rimpoche details the writing of the Indian saint and scholar Shantideva on the activities of a bodhisattva. This first chapter focuses on the benefits of developing bodhimind.
September 22,
October 6, 20,
November 3, 17,
January 5, 19,
February 2,
March 2, 16
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YAMANTAKA – SECTION 3 and 4
Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30pm Section 3 + 4 – $100/Jewel Heart Members – Free
Open to Vajrayana members interested in deepening their daily Yamantaka sadhana practice. This five section course follows Gelek Rimpoche’s Yamantaka transcript.
Section 2: Sept 13, 27,
Section 3: October 18, November 1
Section 4: November 15, 29, January 10, 24, February 7, 21, March 7, 21
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DHARMA DISCUSSION AND DEBATE
Tuesdays, Monthly, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Drawing on the traditional Tibetan Buddhist mode of learning through open debate, you are invited to participate in groups of two to five participants to analytically challenge and deepen your relationship with the Dharma. Join in for free pizza and discussion!
September 28, October 19, November 23, no meeting in December
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FREE FILMS AND DISCUSSION
Fridays – Monthly, 7:00pm
Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and discussion about dharma and the film. Concessions are also available.
September 24 – Departures. “Delightful and sensitive journey of love, discovery, revelation and the transcending human spirit.”
August 27 Tibet – Pearl of the Himalayas – From the Base Camp of Mount Everest to the ancient temples of Lhasa, “Tibet – Pearl of the Himalayas’, explores one of the world’s most intriguing countries. Hosted by Ujjen Tsewang
October 29 – The Legend of Bagger Vance. A story about finding your true self, people see similarities between how this story is told and the Bhagavad Gita.
November 19 – Unmistaken Child. Tenzin Zopa’s 4 year search for his teacher Lama Konchog’s reincarnation. Stunningly shot – surprising, touching, humorous. Hosted by Jonas Berzanskis.
December 17 – Imitation of Life. Emotionally charged story about two widows and their troubled daughters – each of the four women realizes that she has been living out an emotionally fruitless existence. Hosted by John Madison.
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JEWEL HEART READERS
Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
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CELEBRATED TSOH DATES:
CELEBRATED TSOH DATES: – Saturdays, September 18 (10) – Sundays, October 3 (25) & 17 (10) and Saturday, October 30 (25) – Sundays, November 14 (10), Wednesday, December 1 (25) which is Je Tsong Khapa Day and December 18 (10).
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Ann Arbor GOM Practice Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, January 8 and 9, 2011
GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This meditation weekend intensive, offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will include practice sessions with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Practice sessions will include sitting and walking meditations. Instructors will be available for your assistance.
Click Here for more information.
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GESHE LAKDOR
October 26, 2010
7:30 PM
Jewel Heart New York
260 West Broadway
1G
Geshe Lhakdor, director of the Central Archive of the Dalai Lama and translator for His Holiness, to speak at Jewel Heart New York.
October 26 is Gelek Rimpoche’s birthday and in honor of the occasion Geshe Lhakdor will speak on the subject of Guru devotion.
Geshe Lhakdor has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his translator and religious assistant since 1989, accompanying him to numerous conferences and forums throughout the world. He has translated many important works from English to Tibetan and from Tibetan to English and offers rare insight into the cultural and philosophical issues surrounding Buddhism coming to the West.
Reflecting the most elite scholarly training tradition of his lineage, the title “Geshe” is the equivalent of a Doctorate in Buddhist Philosophy. Geshe Lhakdor has also been quite involved in the growing academic and institutional interest in Buddhism in the West. He is a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, and the Director of the Central Archive of the Dalai Lama. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, Canada, and an Honorary Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He currently serves as the Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India.
Suggested donation $20. All are welcome.
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GOM Practice Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, January 8 and 9, 2011
GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This meditation weekend intensive, offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will include practice sessions with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Practice sessions will include sitting and walking meditations. Instructors will be available for your assistance.
Click Here for more information.