By Gelek Rimpoche I had a very successful trip to Malaysia and Singapore at the end of this summer. I would like to send my apologies and regrets to the people in Penang that I couldn’t make it this year. Hopefully I will visit you soon. I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to…
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In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2007 Labor Day Weekend Retreat held at Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor, MI. The great Indian yogi Dharmarakshita composed this text centuries ago, yet its message remains valid and profound. All our misfortunes originated from not understanding that…
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The Perfection of Morality The path to self liberation must include morality as taught by The Buddha Audio Only

In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2009 Summer Retreat held at the Jewel Heart headquarters in Ann Arbor, MI. All interactions, particularly with the many difficulties people face today, are best served with compassion and clarity. Compassion fosters generosity, non-violence, patience, enthusiasm and focus,…
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The Five Paths and Six Perfections, in particular Generosity Based on the Five Paths, the Mahayana practitioner develops bodhimind and begins to practice the 6 perfections. Generosity is the first of these, but it has to have all 6 perfections within it. Audio Only

In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2007 Summer Retreat held in at Albion College, in Albion, MI. How do we find happiness, joy and compassion in our lives? Buddha tells us happiness and joy find their way into our lives through caring for others….
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In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2007 Spring Retreat held at Garrison Institute, in Garrison, NY. Wheel of Sharp Weapons – Vanquishing the Enemy Within through Wisdom and Compassion The great Indian yogi Dharmarakshita composed this text centuries ago, yet its message remains valid…
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The Five Paths of the Mahayana Buddha means having attained the path of no more learning of the Mahayana. The other paths are path of accumulation, path of preparation, path of seeing and path of meditation. Audio Only

Unlimited Compassion for All Beings Bodhimind aims at liberating all beings and therefore needing to become Buddha to accomplish this. Bodhimind is based on compassionand that is based on love. Love is based on feeling closely connected with all beings. Using one’s intellect in analytical meditation one finds that the best way to help oneself…
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