2013 Jewel Heart Memorial Day Weekend Retreat Annual Spring Retreat with Gelek Rimpoche Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27, 2013 Held at Garrison Institute, c/o Glenclyffe 14 Mary’s Way, Route 9D Garrison, New York 10524 Tibetan Buddhist master Gelek Rimpoche uniquely shares his deep understanding of Tibetan Buddhism to spiritual seekers of all traditions…
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When you engage your mind in faith then your mind is becoming that faith; that faith is becoming part of your mind. I told you that there are 52 different mental faculties and all are oneness with the mind and yet there is separation there. So when faith is engaged by the mind, the mind…
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Excerpted from Gelek Rimpoche’s teaching on Essence of Tibetan Buddhism, 9/8/2013 Mind is something that governs our activities. With everything we do, we follow our thoughts. I develop thoughts, thinking, “I’d like to get up”, so following that thought I get up. My thought will say, “I should walk” and then I walk. A thought…
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It is very common knowledge, no mystery, what violence and non-violence are. But there is much more to violence than the physical, such as verbal and emotional violence and abuse. All kinds of things are there which are equally hurtful and painful. Sometimes it is even part of the culture for people to do it. Intelligent and younger people, such as yourselves, may not do it. But if you look at the older society, sometimes they look down on women, or kids, or different races. Racism, etc., are actually violence.
KEY TO HAPPINESS In this series, you will be listening to lightly edited audio teachings given by Gelek Rimpoche as part of the Sunday morning programs in Ann Arbor. During the years 2007 – 2009, Gelek Rimpoche gave teachings on occasional Sunday mornings as part of the weekly Sunday morning programs. In this series, twelve…
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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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August 2012 Dear Friends, Please participate in our Ensuring the Future of Jewel Heart $50,000 campaign and support Gelek Rimpoche’s lifetime work of benefiting others by making authentic Tibetan Buddhist teaching accessible to all, while preserving Tibetan Culture. Supporting Rimpoche in his global teachings, retreats, initiations and public talks. Offering live webcasts of Rimpoche’s weekly…
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In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche during the 2006 Spring Retreat held in Garrison Institute, in Garrison, NY. The teaching on the Four Mindfulnesses was first given by Manjushri directly to Je Tsongkhapa, the great 14th century saint and scholar. It was continuously transmitted orally until…
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We invite you to enjoy the following edited video or audio conversation with Gelek Rimpoche and Philip Glass in New York in 2006. In this video you will enjoy a fascinating conversation between the long time friends, Gelek Rimpoche and Philip Glass in New York. Philip poses interesting questions to Rimpoche about his life and…
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In this offering, you will be listening to edited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche. White Tara, mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is associated with healing and longevity and is known for her quick loving and compassionate activity. In this 2004 workshop held in Ann Arbor, MI, Gelek Rimpoche offers us the opportunity to learn the…
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