January – April 2012 Programs
TIBETAN BUDDHISM WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE
SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMS AT JEWEL HEART
NEW TO SUNDAY PROGRAMS
We invite to you enjoy WEEKLY Sunday morning talks by Gelek Rimpoche.
10 – 11am – SUNDAY MORNING TALKS with Gelek Rimpoche
Program includes:
11am – 11:30am – Tea, Cookies and Conversation
We invite you to also join us for either or both of the following meditation sessions:
8:45 – 9:45am – Concentrated Meditation in Tara’s Paradise Room. Note: There will be no meditation sessions on January 1, February 26 and March 4.
11:30am – 12:30pm – White Tara Guided Meditation in the Joyful Paradise Room. Note: There will be no White Tara on on January 1, February 26 and March 4.
Rimpoche’s Sunday Morning Talks are also available on live video webcast.
To subscribe, please visit www.jewelheart.org/webcast-subscription.
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ALSO on SUNDAY AFTERNOONS:
WU STYLE TAI CHI, 4 – 5:30pm
Learn meditation in motion with this “soft style” martial art, emphasizing relaxation and balance with Marilyn Feingold. Note: There will be no Tai Chi on January 1, February 26 and March 4.
Suggested donation: $5
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GOM WEEKENDS –
March 23-25: Friday, 7pm – 9pm, Saturday, 9am – 8:30 pm & Sunday, 9am – 6pm
GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This intensive weekend includes practice session with light guidance. Silence is maintained. Sessions include sitting and walking meditations. Instructors are available for assistance. Please bring brown bag meals and snacks. Tea/Coffee provided.
Donation only
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CREATING SPACE: CLARITY AND INSIGHT THROUGH MEDITATION – Mondays, 7–8:30pm
January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, March 5, 12, 19. Note: No meeting on February 27.
Meditation provides a clear stable mind, necessary for a happy life and foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. This course offers hands-on experience with the basic elements of meditation, using breath, posture and techniques for coping with distractions and laxity of the mind.
$80/Jewel Heart Members – Free
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ODYSSEY TO FREEDOM – SECTIONS 5 & 6 – Wednesdays, 7–8:30pm
Section 5 – January 4, 11, and Section 6 – January 25, February 1, 8, 15, March 7, 14. Note: No Meeting January 18, February 22, 29
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.
Section 5 & 6 – $80/Jewel Heart Members – Free
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS – Thursdays, 7–8:30pm
January 26, February 9, 16, 23, March 8, 15, 22, 29. Note: No meeting February 2, March 1
This course introduces Buddha’s revolutionary message that suffering can come to an end through one’s own efforts. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, Four Noble Truths, participants rely on readings, discussion and meditation.
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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LAMA CHOPA – Mondays, 7–8:30pm
January 9, 23, February 6, 20, March 12, 26, April 9, 23.
Lama Chopa is a complete guru yoga practice integrating aspects of sutra and tantra into a common framework, based on Gelek Rimpoche’s commentary Guru Devotion: Integrating the Primordial Mind. Also available as an online offering. Open to all.
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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SYNOPSIS OF GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA’S WAY OF LIFE – Wednesdays, 7–8:30pm
March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13.
This course, a synopsis of the activities of a bodhisattva and based upon the writings of the Indian saint and scholar Shantideva, is offered in preparation for the 2012 Summer Retreat held from July 5 – 15. This course is open to all.
$130/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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DEEPENING AWARENESS: THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION – Thursdays, 7–8:30pm
April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24.
Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of our mind and how it influences our experience. While open to all, it is recommended to follow Creating Space: Clarity and Insight through Meditation.
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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CELEBRATED TSOH DATES and HOLIDAYS – 6pm unless otherwise indicated
Sunday, December 4 (10),
Tuesday, December 20, – Je Tsong Khapa Day, 7pm.
Sunday, January 1 (10) late afternoon tbd,
Wednesday, January 18 (25) – COMPULSORY TSOH, 7pm,
Thursday, February 2 (10) COMPULSORY TSOH, 7pm,
Saturday, February 18 (25)
Saturday, March 3 (10),
Saturday, March 17 (25),
Sunday, April 1 (10),
Sunday, April 15 (25).
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DHARMA DISCUSSION AND DEBATE – Tuesdays, Monthly, 7– 8:30pm
November 22, January 31, February 21, March 27, April 24
Drawing on the traditional Tibetan Buddhist mode of learning through pen 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!
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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.
January 27 – Enlightenment Guaranteed (2001)
A brilliant comedy about self discovery, two brothers searching for meaning in their life.
February 17 – Buck (Documentary, 2011) Janis Paul Host.
Buck Brannaman – real life horse whisperer, American cowboy and sage on horseback helping horses with people problems. “Your horse is a mirror to your soul. Sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.”
March 30 – Why Has Bodhi-Dharma left for the East (1989)
Korean (English subtitles)
A master, a young monk and an orphaned boy devote themselves to their Buddhist teachings.
April 27 – Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring (2004)
Korean (English subtitles)
The setting is a floating monastery in a pristine mountain lake, where an elderly monk teaches a boy the lessons of life.
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JEWEL HEART READERS – Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
January 10, February 14, March 13 (Life and Teachings of Tsong Khapa by R. Thurman), April 10.
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.
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KNITTING SOCIAL – Sundays, Monthly, 1–4pm
January 8, February 12, March 11
All are invited to this monthly Sangha Council social gathering. Loving Kindness Knitting & Crafts includes all crafts, arts and handiwork. Bring your current project(s) if you have one or join our Squares project. We have lots of yarn to go around.
A Conversation With Philip Glass
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 7–9PM
at JEWEL HEART
1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
In Ann Arbor for his world renowned opera, Einstein on the Beach, Philip Glass will give a public talk on Tuesday, January 17, 7–9pm at the Jewel Heart Center in Ann Arbor. We invite you to join us for this unique evening with Philip Glass.
To register, please email [email protected] or pay at the door
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30.