Nebraska Programs Jan – May 2013
The Healing Practice of White Tara
Eight class sessions meeting every other Thursday. Feb 21, Mar 7, 21, Apr 4, 18, May 2, 16, 30.
All classes are 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Chateau Leasing Office Clubhouse, 3100 South 72nd St., Lincoln, NE. Please enter through the West doorway.
Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She 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.
Course fee: Free for Jewel Heart members, $80 for non-members – but if you cannot afford this, please come anyway and discuss a full or partial scholarship with the instructor.
Instructor: Kent Porter
Gelek Rimpoche at Jewel Heart Nebraska
In a series of lectures the weekend of November 2nd in Lincoln
Friday 3-4pm: Interview with a Tibetan Lama*
Friday 7-9pm: The Buddha’s First Public Talk*
Saturday 1-4pm: Foundation of All Perfections**
Sunday 9-10am: Tibetan Buddhism**
LOCATIONS
* Southeast Community College: 8800 O Street, Rm V103/V104
**Chateau Leasing Office: 3100 South 72nd Street
Who should attend? Anyone with an interest in Buddhism – especially Tibetan
Buddhism – will gain insight into the origins and principles of this 2600 year old tradition, so integral to Tibetan culture. Rimpoche, now a US citizen, relates to western audiences with great warmth and humor, from the perspective of one who was raised as an incarnate lama, and trained by some of the greatest living masters of old Tibet.
Born in Lhasa, Tibet in 1939, Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche was recognized as an incarnate lama at the age of four. Among the last generation of lamas educated in Drepung Monastery before the Communist Chinese invasion of Tibet, Gelek Rimpoche was forced to flee to India in 1959. He was director of Tibet House in Delhi, India and a radio host at All India Radio. Since that time he has taught Buddhist practitioners around the world. In 1988, Rinpoche founded Jewel Heart, a Tibetan Buddhist Center.