Chicago Programs

Regular Programs

Important: Please check our calendar for scheduled dates before attending.

Sundays with Gelek Rimpoche

Jewel Heart’s spiritual director Gelek Rimpoche shares his insights. Watch the webcast at our center.

Sundays, 10 – 11 am CST

How to Get Enlightened

Explore the wisdom and methods of Tibetan Buddhism through lecture, discussion and meditation. Based on the Stages of the Path system of spiritual development.

Sundays, 11:15 am – 12:45 pm

Meditation for Everybody

Learn and practice simple meditations to calm mind and body, improve concentration, and create space for spiritual development.

Tuesdays, 9 – 10 am

Buddhism in 108 Minutes

Learn what Buddhist practice is all about, and be introduced to concepts such as the 4 Noble Truths, karma, samsara, nirvana, bodhichitta, and enlightenment. A great orientation if you are new to Tibetan Buddhism, especially if you would like to participate in our other classes.

Some Saturdays, 10 am – noon, and upon request

Chicago Programs Fall 2015

GESHE YESHE THABKHE TO TEACH ON

Three Principles of the Path

September 12 & 13, 11am – 4:30 pm

Geshe Yeshe Thapke, an eminent scholar of both the Madhyamaka and Indian Buddhist tradition studies, facilitated the complete translation of Lama Tsongkhapa’s Lam rim chen mo or Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. A learned scholar of Drepung Loseling Monastery, he currently is a professor of Mool Shastra (Indian Tradition of Buddhist Philosophy)at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, the only Tibetan university in India.

Suggested donation:
$30 for one day, $50 for both days
(No one will be turned away—ask for discount if needed)

Saturday and Sunday, September 12 & 13
11 AM –1 PM and 2:30 – 4:30 PM both days

Held at Jewel Heart Chicago,
4043 N. Ravenswood Ave., Ste 105, Chicago, IL

For details and registration, contact Jewel Heart Chicago at 872-216-9483 or [email protected]