When Buddha was conceived, there were signs that he would become the teacher of everybody, someone who could lead everybody. His mother Mahamaya told her husband the king, “Now we have to release the prisoners.” Releasing prisoners does not mean releasing them all on the street to do crazy things. Many prisoners at that time…
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Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann ArborOnline via ZoomFree and open to all The day on which Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and passed away (also known as parinirvana) is celebrated as Sakadawa Day by Tibetan Buddhist traditions. The lunar calendar is used to calculate the day of commemoration. This year Sakadawa Day falls on June…
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Onsite at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley DriveOnline via Zoom (as a blessing only) Demo Rinpoche will give the White Tara Longevity Empowerment as the conclusion to the 2025 Summer Retreat. Retreat attendance is not mandatory to attend this initiation. It is strongly recommended to maintain a vegetarian diet the morning of the…
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In this teaching and meditation, we will discuss this shocking reclassification of the Buddhist tradition for the new generations. Modern scholars try to assign Buddha the role of a prophet since they think that religions are supposed to be started by prophets like Jesus and Mohammed and others. But Buddha doesn’t fit conventional definition of a prophet…
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