NYUR LAM (SWIFT PATH)
NYUR LAM (SWIFT PATH) - live video broadcast from Ann Arbor
Nyur Lam, or the Swift Path, was composed by the 3rd Panchen Lama and succinctly lays the ground for spiritual development through clear and relevant topics for visualization and analytical meditations. Gelek Rimpoche will teach on the Mahayana, the path of great scope, in this second Nyur Lam teaching intensive.
Dates/Times:
Friday, January 22: 7:30 - 9pm
Saturday, January 23: 10am - 12noon, 2 - 6pm, 7:30 - 9pm
Sunday, January 24: 10am - 1:30/2pm
Please bring brown bag dinner for short Saturday dinner period!
•• $20 non-members/$15 members at JH Chapters receiving live video broadcast
MEANINGFUL PRAISE OF TSONG KHAPA - live video broadcast from JH-NYC
Gelek Rimpoche will teach on the 17th century scholar Gungtang's text, Meaningful Praise of Tsong Khapa, which highlights the extraordinary qualities of Je Tsong Khapa's methods and their unique contribution for spiritual practitioners of all levels to develop enlightenment through compassion, wisdom, and the special methods of vajrayana.
Dates/Times:
Friday, January 29: 7:30 - 9pm
Saturday, January 30: 10am - 12noon, 2 - 6pm, 7:30 - 9pm
Sunday, January 31: 10am - 1:30/2pm
Please bring brown bag dinner for short Saturday dinner period!
••$20 non-members/$15 members at JH Chapters receiving live video broadcast
Heruka Yab-Yum Festival (also known as compulsory tsoh days)
These two tsohs are a vowed commitment for those who have Mother Tantra initiation.
Upcoming Tsohs
January 9, Saturday Vajrayogini Tsoh
7-9 pm Mother tantra practitioners only
25th Compulsory Tsoh Day, 11th lunar month
January 25, Monday Lama Chopa Tsoh
7-8:30 pm Open to all
10th Compulsory Tsoh Day, 12th lunar month
Sunday, Feb. 7 Lama Chopa Tsoh, 11:30 am to 1 pm (following Rimpoche's broadcast talk. Open to all.
Jewel Heart Sunday talks
Join us for introductory Buddhist-inspired talks on contemporary issues. Free and open to all, these sessions are wonderful for beginners as well as helpful for continuing students, and include guided meditation and time for questions.
10:00-11:00am on the following Sundays:
January 3 - "The Life of Buddha"
From his first recognition of suffering to complete victory over the cause of suffering, Buddha's life story offers us guidance for our own lives today. A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche.
January 17 - "Advice for the Layperson in the Sutras". Speaker Craig Hartman
January 24 - 10am - 1:30/2pm continuation of Nyur Lam teaching weekend
January 31 - 10am - 1:30/2pm continuation of Meaningful Praise of Tsongkhapa teaching weekend
February 7 - "Attachment, Appreciation, and Love"
Appreciation unravels the entanglement of attachment's fear to reveal the true nature of love. A live video broadcast with Gelek Rimpoche. |
Concentrated Meditation with Light Guidance
On Sundays when there is a dharma talk (see schedule above), from 9-9:40 am, we will have concentrated sitting meditation, open to beginners and experienced meditators alike. Free and open to all.
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Jewel Heart Study Program
All courses are held at Jewel Heart Cleveland, 2670 W. 14th St.
Jewel Heart Cleveland offers its courses to all, regardless of ability to pay. If you are unable to afford any course fee, please speak to your instructor about the possibility of a partial or full scholarship.
NEW CLASSES
New classes at beginner, intermediate and Vajrayana level will be starting in March. Watch for the newsletter to come out in mid-Feb. for details.
ONGOING CLASSES
Four Noble Truths
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30pm. Instructor: Susan Kirchner
Ganden Lha Gyema
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30pm Led by Anne Warren and David
Lora's Blue Lotus Imports Sale will continue at Jewel Heart Cleveland through February. 15% of sales go to Jewel Heart, so shop for beautiful Himalayan handcrafted items and help our center at the same time.
JH Cleveland News
Thirteen of us enjoyed our first GOM practice day, a full day of silent concentrated meditation in a peaceful forest setting provided by the Kirchners, who also prepared delicious vegetarian food for lunch and dinner. We look forward to a meditation weekend sometime this coming spring - watch newsletters for details.
In November, Gelek Rimpoche gave three days of intensive teachings on Nyur Lam, the Quick Path. Those of us who watched the broadcast in Cleveland concluded that it was almost as good as hearing Rimpoche in person - and soon we will have the ability to have two-way live audio and visual communication with him during the teachings! The Sangha council executive committee is working with technical folks in Ann Arbor to make this possible.
Our Tsongkhapa Day Tsoh was attended by more than 30 people. All were uplifted by the beautiful ceremony of offering to enlightened beings to commemorate Je Tsongkhapa, by reconnecting with friends and by Chunden-la's delicious soup!
JH National News and Events
2010 Winter Retreat - open to those with Yamantaka initiation
Friday, February 19 - Sunday, February 28. Yamantaka teachings combined with Yamantaka mantra retreat. See www.jewelheart.org for registration information.
Dates for all 2010 retreats are now on the website - block out the time now for summer retreat in Ann Arbor, or spring or fall in Garrison, NY. Anyone up for a retreat in the Netherland, Singapore or Malaysia?
Cleveland
2670 W 14th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
PHONE: 216-687-1617
For information about any of the events in this newsletter, contact Bill or Susie Kirchner at (330) 722-7770 evenings before 8PM or email
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May all beings have happiness.
May they be free from suffering.
May they find the joy that has never known suffering
May they be free from attachment and hatred.
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