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

37 WINGS OF CHANGE In this series, you will be listening to lightly edited audio teachings given by Gelek Rimpoche at Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor as part of the 1993 weekly Tuesday night series titled 37 Wings of Change. The 37 Wings of Change, also known as the 37 Wings of Enlightenment, explains essential…
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Essence of Buddha’s Teaching The purpose of life is to gain freedom from suffering and full enlightenment. We now have the perfect opportunity, the capacity, the information and the time to do it. Buddha’s teaching in a nutshell is; avoid negativities, create positivity and purify the mind. Positivity in particular is bodhimind, ultimate, unconditional, unlimited…
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2009 SPRING RETREAT –THREE PRINCIPAL ASPECTS OF THE PATH In this series, you will be listening to the lightly edited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2009 Spring Retreat held at Garrison Institute, in Garrison, NY. A life guided by compassion for our self opens our hearts to see how all beings equally share…
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Purpose of the Spiritual Path The long term purpose of the spiritual path is to attain full enlightenment, the short term is to get free of suffering. We have to change from negative emotions to positive emotions. Non-violence is a hall mark of Buddhism. Violence brings only more violence. Buddha taught Four Noble Truths to…
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2011 SPRING RETREAT — TARA: FEMALE BUDDHA HEALING PRACTICE In this series, you will be listening to the original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2011 Spring Retreat held at Garrison Institute, in Garrison, NY. White Tara, healing protector and mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is called upon around the world by those…
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Principles of Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is based on principles of dependent origination and karma, making the individual responsible for themselves. Also it’s mind over matter, and anything can be changed and improved. The tool is meditation, which includes focus and sharp analysis. With that we can develop understanding of ourselves and transform ourselves, eliminating…
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2010 LABOR DAY WEEKEND RETREAT – BUDDHA’S WISDOM In this series, you will be listening to the original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2010 Labor Day Weekend Retreat held at Jewel Heart, in Ann Arbor, MI. During this Lam Rim teaching Gelek Rimpoche shares how we can genuinely ground ourselves in Buddha’s…
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Principles of Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is based on principles of dependent origination and karma, making the individual responsible for themselves. Also it’s mind over matter, and anything can be changed and improved. The tool is meditation, which includes focus and sharp analysis. With that we can develop understanding of ourselves and transform ourselves, eliminating…
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