Jewel Heart Prayers offers a compilation of prayers and practices widely used in the Gelug tradition of Gelek Rimpoche. While many are used to accompany teachings and ceremonies, they are also useful for personal spiritual practice. For questions about the prayers and practices in the Jewel Heart Prayers, we invite you to contact [email protected].

INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM – BOYNE CITY, MI In this session, you will be experience the video recording of a public talk given by Gelek Rimpoche on June 3, 2011 in Boyne City, MI with Jewel Heart Northern Michigan. While reviewing Buddhism’s journey from India to Tibet to the United States, Rimpoche shared the efforts…
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TARA – FEMALE BUDDHA HEALING PRACTICE Friday, May 27 – Monday, May 30 Garrison Institute, c/o Glenclyffe 14 Mary’s Way, Route 9D Garrison, New York 10524 White Tara, healing protector and mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is called upon around the world by those in need of healing guidance and safe-keeping. This weekend Gelek Rimpoche…
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2011 Jewel Heart Winter Retreat with Gelek Rimpoche Cittamani Tara Teaching and Mantra Retreat Jewel Heart Ann Arbor 1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Registration Deadline – Friday, January 14.  Registration link is in the right hand column. This retreat is open to those with highest yoga tantra initiation. Questions? Please use the contact…
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According to Buddha the original cause for our experiencing happiness and suffering lies within our own minds. If we want to free ourselves from problems and pain, we have to free ourselves from addictive habitual patterns. The most compelling and hardest to come to terms with is the continual creation of ego. In this lojong…
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A RARE AND PROFOUND COMMENTARY ON MIND TRAINING The Wheel of Sharp Weapons, the ancient Indian Buddhist practice of lojong, or Mind Training, includes power methods to cut through self-cherishing and self-grasping and thus removes the obstacles to attaining full enlightenment.

This is an original unedited video teaching by Gelek Rimpoche.