Blog Posts: Regarding Jewel Heart Membership

From Garrison Fall Retreat 2010 I have been looking at what we have done for the past 20 years at Jewel Heart. I tried to benefit you people and future generations, along with increasing the longevity of Buddha’s teaching (and thereby benefitting every living beings so that they may have some joy). When I look…
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Events and Courses: Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe: Kamalashila’s Stages of Meditation

Wednesdays: April 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2024Fridays: April 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2024 Translator Katrina Brooks explains what makes Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe’s upcoming teaching on Kamalashila’s Stages of Meditation (the final stages of meditation section) special. Kamalashila was an eighth century Indian scholar at the renowned Nalanda University in India. At the invitation of…
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Web Page: About H. E. Dagyab Kyabgon Rinpoche

His Eminence Loden Sherab Dagyab Kyabgön Rinpoche was born in East Tibet in 1940. At the age of four he was recognized as the 9th Kyabgon (protector) of the region of Dagyab. Rinpoche is one of the highest tulkus in Tibet. In 1959, Rinpoche escaped with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to India. From 1964 to…
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Web Page: Pramana of Dharmakirti Course Materials

Reasoning and logic are essential in order to reveal what is in fact true and reliable knowledge. Pramana is a Sanskrit term that Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist traditions use to refer to the elements necessary to recognize how knowledge is understood, and how its veracity and reliability can be ascertained. Drawing from Dharmakirti’s Compendium of Valid Cognition,…
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Web Page: About David Mellins, Ph.D.

David Mellins is a scholar of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Poetics. He received his PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia, Rutgers and Yale Universities. He currently works as a translator of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist scriptures for 84,000 where he specializes in Dhāranī literature. He has lectured at conferences and seminars throughout Europe and…
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Retreats and Trips: Demo Rinpoche: 2023 Summer Retreat

If everyone has Buddha Nature does that mean we are already enlightened? Some great masters understood Buddha Nature as a seed to be nurtured and some believed Buddha Nature as being fully developed within the individual. Demo Rinpoche will explore the topic of Buddha Nature, or the seed of buddhahood. There are many examples of…
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Events and Courses: David Mellins: Distinguishing Two Aspects of the Cause of Suffering

Desire and Craving as Presented inThe Udanavarga About this workshop. Suggested course materials: Translation of the Udanaavarga from Trübner’s Oriental SeriesUdânavarga: A Collection of Verses From the Buddhist CanonThe Tibetan Dhammapada: Sayings of the Buddha David Mellins Bio and Additional Courses Join / Donate

Blog Posts: The Brahmin Student – from Jataka Tale #12

In one of his past lives, the Buddha was the diligent student of a pious and learned teacher who wanted to test the character of his students. He told them about the hardships of poverty and that only wealth can relieve the pains of it. The teacher said one of the methods of gaining wealth…
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Events and Courses: MASTER CLASS: Pramana of Dharmakirti Part 3 – Truth and Reasoning – Demo Rinpoche

Reasoning and logic are essential in order to reveal what is in fact true and reliable knowledge. Pramana is a Sanskrit term that Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist traditions use to refer to the elements necessary to recognize how knowledge is understood, and how its veracity and reliability can be ascertained. Drawing from Dharmakirti’s Compendium of…
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Events and Courses: H.E. Dagyab Kyabgon Rinpoche – The Logic of Tantra (2022)

Buddhist Tantra, a special Mahayana Buddhist practice transmitted and practiced for centuries, was brought from India to Tibet. It is based entirely on the realization of emptiness and the pursuit of the welfare of all beings. Dagyab Kyabgön Rinpoche has been teaching Buddhist Tantra for decades in the West and East and is considered one…
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