Je Tsongkhapa, the great Tibetan scholar, yogi and author, founded the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism in the late 14th century. He has been highly influential in the transmission and evolution of both the sutra and tantra aspects of Mahayana Buddhism that flourished in Tibet over the last six centuries. This year is the 600th…
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DEMO RINPOCHE INTRODUCTION TO VAJRAYANA The Four Levels of Tantra Vajrayana, or Buddhist Tantra, is the esoteric part of Mahayana Buddhism, based on the desire to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others. Practiced in its most complete form in Tibetan Buddhism, it includes the use of mantras and mudras and the visualization of enlightened…
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Ode to Delight, also known as Recognizing the Face of the Mother, is a poetic song that conveys how we can learn to recognize the true nature of reality, surrender misguided perceptions, and ultimately fulfill our greatest potential, total enlightenment. This evocative teaching on emptiness is highly revered among all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Geshe Yeshe…
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In the Lam Rim, or Stages on the Path to Enlightenment, Buddha’s teachings are a step-by-step process that can transform the challenges and confusion encountered in ordinary everyday life into the extraordinary compassion and wisdom of enlightenment. Demo Rinpoche will teach Monday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:30pm based on Je Tsongkhapa’s Medium Lam Rim. Day/Times/Dates:…
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This online course will explore the various types of meditation that are practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. Join guest speakers Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe, Geshe Lobsang Negi, Joseph Loizzo, Venerable Thubten Chodron, Glenn Mullin and Robert A. F. Thurman over the course of six weeks in this exploration of the nature of mind and meditation. Jewel Heart…
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We do recommend to contemplate and meditate. So where do you begin? That’s the real question. You can begin the Buddhist [meditation] from any level. Traditionally, in Tibet it begins with the guru-devotional practice. Traditionally, in early India, it began with the refuge. To correspond these, the guru devotional practice is part of refuge, because…
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What is the true nature of how we exist? What is the nature of time? Is there an objective reality distinct from us? USING REASON TO SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE Join Guy Newland, author of Introduction to Emptiness, as he walks us through these and other mysteries of life with reliable points for our…
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These are the internal problems we have. Although I am talking about motivation, I am truly talking about how our mind is working, how our thoughts are working and what we can do about it. What can Tibetan Buddhism contribute to improve my mind? These are very important points to me. For me, personally, these…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe taught on The Rice Seedling Sutra at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor from September 16 to 22, 2019. The Rice Seedling Sutra (Salistamba Sutra, Tib: sa lu’i jang pai do) is an early Mahayana Sutra in which Maitreya explains to Shariputra a short statement on dependent arising the Buddha made while looking at…
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Jewel Heart hosts H.E. Ling Rinpoche for teachings on Je Tsongkhapa’s Three Principles of the Path as well as a Manjushri Empowerment during the 600th anniversary of Je Tsongkhapa’s enlightenment. The Three Principles of the Path, a famous text in verse by Je Tsongkhapa, is a condensed summation of the entire path to enlightenment, offering…
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