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TAKING WEAKNESSES AS STRENGTHS with Glenn Mullin The Indo-Tibetan tradition of Lojong, or “mind transformation,” is a basic foundation in all schools of Central Asian Buddhism, from Bhutan and Ladakh in the Southern Himalayas, through the high mountains of Tibet, and to the steppes of Mongolia and the forests of Eastern Russia. This lecture looks…
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  Introduction to Classical Indian Philosophies: An Orientation for Students of Vajrayāna and Mahāyāna Buddhism Presented by David Mellins, PhD Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 14, 2015 At Jewel Heart New York and via Webinar Registration Required for onsite and webinar Click here to register. Registration closes on Wednesday, April…
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  Introduction to Classical Indian Philosophies: An Orientation for Students of Vajrayāna and Mahāyāna Buddhism Presented by David Mellins, PhD Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 14, 2015 At Jewel Heart New York and via Webinar Registration Required for onsite and webinar Click here to register. Registration closes on Wednesday, April…
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GREEN TARA: 2013 FALL RETREAT In this series, you will be listening to lightly edited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2013 Jewel Heart Fall Retreat held Friday, October 11 through Monday, October 14 at Garrison Institute, in Garrison, New York. During the opening session of this retreat, Rimpoche delighted his audience when he…
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Rimpoche introduces Tara, and specifically the 21 Praises of Green Tara, as a time-honored practice used by generations of Tibetan monks as well as lay people of all social classes. As always, for any practice to produce desired results, motivation must be correctly understood. Motivation is the “why?” — the purpose for which we engage…
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In this lesson Gelek Rimpoche discusses his connections to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and their connection to the establishment of Buddhism in America. Rinpoche also gives an overview of lojong or mind training, as taught by the Tibetan lamas of the Kadampa tradition, particularly Langri Tangpa, the author of the 8 Verses of Mind Training.

UNDERSTANDING THE TWO TRUTHS with GESHE YESHE THABKHE In this series, you will be listening to the original unedited audio teachings given by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe during his visit to Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor, MI on September 15 and 16, 2012. In Buddhism, existence can be understood as both relative and absolute. The relative…
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Lesson 14: Reduce Negativity, Increase Positive Actions, Watch Your Mind Gelek Rimpoche tells us, when we learn to help ourselves, then we can begin to help others. But how do we help ourselves? We watch ourselves. Our dharma is to correct our thoughts, which then leads to the correction of our actions. Discarding wrongdoing is…
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Week 1: What is meditation and why do we meditate?

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This lunar year’s tsoh calendar with the 10th and 25th lunar day practice dates and important Buddhist holidays is available below in calendar and pdf formats for your convenience. To learn more about Tsoh Practice and Buddhist Holidays, click here. Please click here for: Actual Tsoh Days 2023-2024 Water Rabbit Year Actual Tsoh Days 2022-2023…
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