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Mondays at 12:00 – 1:00pm: Healing and Compassion Meditation
Weekly sessions of guided meditations on healing and compassion for oneself and others and group discussion. Facilitated by Hartmut Sagolla.
No session February 17.
Tuesdays at 7:00 – 8:30pm: Practical Buddhism: The Tibetan Approach by Gelek Rimpoche recordings followed by virtual discussion – Moves to Wednesdays on March 19.
Practical Buddhism presents 2012/-2014 Sunday talk recordings by Gelek Rimpoche, offering an opportunity for some to revisit and an introduction for others. Live facilitated discussions led by Jewel Heart Instructors follow each session, and are not recorded. We invite you to also register for Demo Rinpoche’s Never-ending Lamp of Liberation, Tuesdays, March 18 – June 3.
Fridays at 5:30pm: Group Practice: Medicine Buddha – Click for Medicine Buddha practice (pdf) No sessions January 3, 24, February 7, 21, June 20
The Medicine Buddha practice offers a powerful meditative basis to focus on healing for oneself and others, protection from dangers and obstacles, and eradication of the inner sicknesses of obsession, hatred and ignorance. This is open to anyone who has received a Medicine Buddha initiation or any tantra initiation.
Group Practices facilitated by Jewel Heart Instructors.
Sundays at 9:30 – 10:30am: White Tara Guided Healing Meditation – Click for Prayer to Noble Tara (pdf). Click to explore our White Tara Meditations webpage.
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. Available online and onsite Ann Arbor, these sessions are facilitated by Jewel Heart Instructors.
Note: No White Tara sessions – February 16 and 23 (due to Winter Retreat), April 20 (due to onsite Ann Arbor Earth Day program), May 25 (Spring Seminar), July 27 (Summer Retreat), October 12, Fall Seminar, and December 28 (Holiday Intensive).
Sundays at 11:00am – 12:00pm: Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times. with Demo Rinpoche followed by Virtual Community Discussion
Join Demo Rinpoche for weekly Sunday morning public talks, suitable for newcomers and long-timers alike, and followed by a facilitated group discussion based on the morning talk. These sessions are offered both online and onsite Ann Arbor.
Weekly Sunday talks with Demo Rinpoche and optional onsite/online optional discussions following the talks.
Please note different onsite Ann Arbor schedule on April 20 – 10am Smoke Puja, 11am onsite/online Sunday Talk by Demo Rinpoche, 12pm Presentation by Garden Architect Richard Thomas and Garden Blessing by Demo Rinpoche, 12:30pm Croissants. No onsite discussion. Online discussion will meet as usual.
Note: No live sessions on – February 16 and 23, May 25, July 27, October 12 and December 28. In place of live Sunday talks on these dates, recordings of earlier Sunday talks by Demo Rinpoche will be posted on the Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times. webpage for your convenience.
Visit Demo Rinpoche’s Sunday morning talks on the Jataka Tales: Stories of Buddha’s Previous Lives, offered March 10, April 7, May 5 and June 2, 2024.
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