Ann Arbor Special Events July – Dec 2018
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
Classic Teachings with GELEK RIMPOCHE and live talks by DEMO RINPOCHE
Please Note: The Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center will be closed on Sundays, December 23 and 30. Enjoy the webinar online on those dates. The Center will be open again for Sundays on January 6.
Broadcast Weekly, 11am Eastern
Join us at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor or Online via Webinar
Open to All, Free of Charge
Childcare is available for children 5 years or older during Demo Rinpoche’s Sunday Talks on the first and third Sundays. Parents to remain onsite.
Click here to register for the 2018 Webinar Sunday series.
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For webinar trouble or questions, comments and feedback
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Or Text: 734 489 4919.
Sunday Mornings
8:30 – 9:30am – Open Meditation
9:45 – 10:45am – White Tara Guided Meditation
11am – 12pm – Gelek Rimpoche 2013 Video Recordings, 1st Sunday of the Month with Demo Rinpoche – Next October 7th, Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe with Buddha’s 3 Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma – September 9, September 16, September 23
12pm – Enjoy tea, snacks and conversation – Or join the Informal Discussion based on the morning talk and facilitated by JH Senior Students
1 – 4pm – Loving Kindness Crafts – October 14, November 11, December 9 – All Welcome
Open Meditation – Help yourself through meditation. Facilitators provide basic guidance with multiple meditation sessions using the breath as the point of focus. Brief instructions will be provided for newcomers. Free and open to all levels of experience.
White Tara Guided Healing Meditation – Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. She is particularly associated with healing and long life. Join us for a guided meditation using visualization techniques to overcome physical, mental and emotional suffering. Free and open to all. Buddhist experience is not required.
ANN ARBOR SPECIAL EVENTS
Please Note: The Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center is open for Six Perfections Registrants to enjoy group participation onsite. Click image for details and to register.
Ann Arbor Programs July – Dec 2018
ANN ARBOR PROGRAM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Register for courses and workshops at [email protected].
Homework assignments where applicable are provided upon registration. Purchase Digital Transcripts online for the courses, or order paper copies from the Jewel Heart Store.
Jewel Heart courses and workshops are open to all, regardless of ability to pay. If you are unable to afford a fee, please ask about the possibility of a partial or full scholarship.
Ann Arbor programs held at:
1129 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734 994 3387 • [email protected]
Saturday, August 11, 8:30am – 6pmMeditation is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy, as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This day of meditation, open to all experience levels and offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will include practice sessions and light guidance. Instructors will be available for assistance. Silence will be enjoyed throughout the day.Free
MINDFULNESS 1 – CLARITY AND INSIGHT THROUGH MEDITATION
Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm ~ beginning October 3
Meditation provides us with a clear and stable mind; necessary for a happy life and the foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. This course offers hands-on experience with the basic elements of meditation using breath, posture and techniques for coping with distractions and laxity of the mind.
Free
JEWEL HEART READERS ~ Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly. Open to All
August 14, October 9, November 13, December 11
Free
FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION ~ Fridays, Monthly, 7pm
Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and group discussion. Concessions available.
August 24 – PERFECT SENSE (2011) A chef and scientist fall in love as witnesses to the end of the world– strangers who form a desperate romantic connection in the face of an apocalyptic epidemic that begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions. Also – September 29, October 26, November 30, December 9 – Check jewelheart.org for details
September 28 – BEING THERE (1979) A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
October 26 – Harold and Maude (1971) Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.
November – No film in November – Join Demo Rinpoche teaching Je Tsongkhapa’s Spiritual Autobiography on November 30 – December 2 at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor and online via webinar. Click here or see Special Events column for details.
December 28 – Sleuth (1972) A man who loves games and theater invites his wife’s lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Free