4 Aspects of Second Noble Truth The four aspects of the Second Noble Truth are: causes, conditions, growing and very growing, counteracting wrong views that suffering either has no cause, or only one cause, in particular caused by a creator god. Being caused by causes and conditions allows us to change them. We are responsible…
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FOUNDATION OF ALL PERFECTIONS In this series, you will be listening to lightly edited audio teachings given by Gelek Rimpoche at Jewel Heart New York on Thursday evenings in 2000. The Foundation of All Perfections is Je Tsong Khapa’s shortest lam rim, a poetic and concise map that lays bare for us the potential of…
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SEM: NATURE OF MIND – ALBION, MI SUMMER 2003 In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche. In this 2003 Joyful Summer Retreat held in Albion, MI, Gelek Rimpoche presents the important teachings known as sem in Tibetan, or the nature of mind. These teachings focus on the…
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THE UNIQUE PATH TO LIBERATION – GARRISON, NY FALL 2009 In this series, you will be listening to the original unedited audio recordings of Gelek Rimpoche’s weekend teachings during the 2009 Fall Retreat held at Garrison Institute, in Garrison, NY. On the basis of the “Meaningful Praise of Tsong Khapa” by the 17th century scholar…
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Definitions of 4 Noble Truths and 4 aspects of 1st Noble Truth The Definition of second, third and fourth noble truths are given and the 4 aspects of the 1st noble Truth, counteracting 4 wrong views: things are permanent, pure, joy in nature and have self nature, when in fact they are impermanent, suffering, contaminated…
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4 aspects of the 1st Noble Truth The four aspects of the 1st Noble Truth are: impermanence, suffering, emptiness and selflessness. The 1st Noble Truth; suffering, is contaminated,. born out of karma and delusion. It is contaminated, because it is oriented by and influenced by delusions, especially ignorance. It is also impermanent. Audio Only
COMPASSION and BODHIMIND – CHICAGO JULY 2009 In this series, you will be listening to the original unedited audio recordings of Gelek Rimpoche’s weekend teachings in Chicago in July 2009. Appreciating our opportunities while we process our difficulties, all with a caring heart, is fertile ground for deepening our natural inclination for compassion. By relying…
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2012 Jewel Heart Memorial Day Weekend Retreat The Heart Sutra: The Freedom of Understanding Reality As It Is with Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche Friday, May 25 – Monday, May 28, 2012 Held at Garrison Institute, c/o Glenclyffe 14 Mary’s Way, Route 9D Garrison, New York 10524 See video below with Gelek Rimpoche’s comments on the upcoming…
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2012 Jewel Heart Joyful Summer Retreat – UPDATED on July 5 GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA’S WAY OF LIFE with Gelek Rimpoche Thursday, July 5 – Sunday, July 15 Jewel Heart, 1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 TOPIC Gelek Rimpoche will give teaching and oral transmissions based on Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way…
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Wisdom – Central Philosophy Ego is the root of all suffering. We have to find the true object of negation, a clinging to a solid self, which is a false perception. All things exist dependently only, ultimately there is nothing that exist. Balancing these two truths is the Middle Way. Audio Only