Join the Jewel Heart community as we celebrate the past 35 joyful years of teachings, retreats, initiations, gatherings and camaraderie and look forward together to the future. The celebrations will be held at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley Drive following the conclusion of the 2023 Jewel Heart Joyful Summer Retreat. Schedule of Events…
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Demo Rinpoche will give the White Tara Longevity Initiation as the conclusion to the 2023 Summer Retreat. The initiation will be at the Jewel Heart Center in Ann Arbor, MI. White Tara is a female Buddha who embodies the healing and long life capabilities of enlightened beings. She is known for her quick and compassionate…
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Professor Newland will provide an introduction and explanation of what “emptiness” does (and doesn’t) mean in the Dalai Lama’s system of Tibetan Buddhism. He will explore such questions as: Why does anything matter if it’s all empty? How can empty things work? How can empty persons do anything? And why should they? How would an…
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Anthony King is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Psychology and the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research (IBMR) at The Ohio State University, and Director of the OSU Program for Resilience, and is an adjunct faculty of University of Michigan Medical School and Institute for Social Research. He is a…
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