Ann Arbor Programs Sept – Dec 2017
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]
Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30pm ~ October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
Meditation provides a clear and stable mind, and lays ground for a happy life and the opportunity to deepen our spiritual journey. Enjoy hands-on training, including how to copy with distractions and laxity.
$80/Members Free
Course Facilitators are John Schramm and Rose Jasso
Fridays, Monthly, 7pm
Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and discussion about the film and dharma. Concessions are also available.
August 25 – Queen of the Sun. What are the bees telling us? (2011)
Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world.
September 29 – Kindness is Contagious (2014)
Inspiring documentary about the powerful viral effect of simple kindness. Interspersing the practical with the theoretical, the documentary explores the impact and infectiousness of human kindness and compassion.
October 27 – Meditate and Destroy (2007)
A documentary about punk rock, spirituality, and inner rebellion. A tale of a young man with a conflicted mind that led him down a self-destructive path and how Buddhism helped him get a grip. Hope for those who’ve embarked upon a difficult path.
November 17 – Joe (1970)
Some people shouldn’t try to cross paths; unfortunately, they do. This film allows us to see how important it is to guard one’s mind, and when not guarded, how easy it is to be manipulated to do things one would not normally do.
December 29 – Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance (1982)
This movie contrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and music.
Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly. Open to All.
Beginning in June, the reading selection is Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Carlton Abrams
Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 19
LOVING KINDNESS CRAFTSSundays, Monthly 1 – 4pm
All are invited to this monthly Sangha Council social gathering. Loving Kindness Knitting & Crafts includes all crafts, arts and handiwork. Bring your current project(s) if you have one or join our Squares project. We have lots of yarn to go around. Open to all.
Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10
Ann Arbor Special Events April – July 2017
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
SUNDAYS with GELEK RIMPOCHE – Classic Teachings
Broadcast Weekly, 11am Eastern
Join us at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor or Online via Webinar
Open to All, Free of Charge
SUNDAYS with GELEK RIMPOCHE – 2017
Click here to register for the 2017 Webinar Sunday series.
OR visit GoToWebinar and enter the ID: 431-881-339
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information to join the webinar.
Please log in and set up early. The above link and ID are valid for this new series of Rimpoche’s Sunday teachings regardless of attending one or all.
For webinar trouble or questions, comments and feedback
Write: [email protected]
Or Text: 734 489 4919.
Sunday Mornings
8:30 – 9:30am ~ Concentrated Meditation
9:45 – 10:45am ~ White Tara Guided Meditation
11am – SUNDAYS WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE
Tea, Snacks and Conversation following the morning teachings!
Sunday Afternoons
4 – 5:30pm ~ Weekly Wu Style Tai Chi
See details for Morning and Afternoon Programs below.
Concentration Meditation – Help yourself through meditation. Facilitators provide basic guidance with multiple concentration meditation sessions using the breath as the point of focus. 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.
Tai Chi – Learn the ancient art of meditation in motion with this ‘soft style’ martial art emphasizing relaxation and balance. Suggested donation $5
ANN ARBOR SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, June 9, 5:20am; Precepts at 5:35 sharp
24 Hour Mahayana Precepts; 5:20-6:05am
Buddhists commemorate Buddha Shakyamuni’s birth, enlightenment and paranirvana on the full moon day of the Tibetan calendar’s fourth month, mindful that the beneficial effects of our positive activities generated that day are multiplied many-thousand fold.
We invite you to take the Mahayana Precepts for 24 hours. Relying on the Mahayana Precepts, even for the short 24 hour period, has tremendous benefit. Among the precepts is the commitment to fast from 12noon until the following sunrise.
Please arrive by 5:20am. Precepts begin at 5:35am sharp in order to take them before sunrise at 5:55am.
CLEANING OUR CENTER Throughout the Day
Cleaning our center can produce great merit as well as further our practice. Clear the dust, clean the dirt! And remember, our merit is multiplied many thousand fold on this day.
MEDITATING ON BUDDHA 7 pm with Demo Rinpoche
Onsite at the Ann Arbor Center and via Webinar
Join us to commemorate Sakadawa Day through guided meditation on Buddha Shakyamuni and chanting his mantra. Buddha Shakyamuni is an embodiment of enlightenment and meditating on him inspires us and brings our mind closer to that ideal.
Click here to register for Webinar participation.
Silent Meditation Day June 10th 9am-8:30pm
Continue the mindfulness of Sakadawa Day with group GOM meditation practice.
GOM—A DAY OF SILENT MEDITATION
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Concentrated silent meditation is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This meditation day-long opportunity, offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and Gelek Rimpoche’s GOM teachings, will include practice sessions with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Practice sessions will include siting and walking meditations. Instructors will be available for your assistance. Although silence will be maintained throughout the day, you may discuss your practice with an instructor during longer breaks.
Location: Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley Drive,
Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
Time: Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 8:30 pm
Cost: Donation only – Attend even if you can’t donate
Please plan to bring your own brown bag lunch, dinner and snacks – we
have plenty of space in the fridge! We have microwaves and a toaster
oven available as well.
Tea/Coffee provided for breaks
Cushions and Chairs provided
Contact [email protected]
Or call 734 994 3387 extension 223
CREATE YOUR ON DHARMA BOX
July 15 Saturday 10-3:30
Sliding scale: $20 – $30; members free
Register at [email protected] or call (734) 994-3387
This workshop is based on Anyen Rinpoche’s powerful book, “Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death”. In this hands-on workshop each par’cipant will create our own ’dharma box’, containing the items we need to help our family and entrusted spiritual friends carry out our dharma wishes as our death approaches, during our passing, and after we pass.
We highly recommend that, if possible, you purchase the text (the Jewel Heart store will order it) and begin thinking about what you would include in your dharma box before the workshop.
Click here for flyer
SUSTAINABLE CHANGE
Sustainable Change: A Path of Personal Responsibility
With Molly Fitzgerald
Saturday, June 17th from 10am-2:30pm
The focus of this seminar is the nature of mind, with a simplified and straightforward approach as to how to access and the harness one’s innate power to change. Molly explores the interplay between our mind, body and emotions to help us to find greater peace, strength and stability in our lives. Developing the ability to understand, observe, and direct our minds can bring forth the positive change that we seek.
Molly has many years of professional experience helping prisoners, probationers, and those struggling with substance abuse. She holds a B.S. & M.S. in Criminal Justice.
Sliding scale: $10 – $30;
Register at [email protected] or call (734) 994-3387
Bring your Lunch!
At Jewel Heart Tibetan Buddhist Center
DEATH AND DYING WORKSHOP
Click here for information and to register.LIVING WITH LOSS: GRIEF, CONSOLATION AND COMMUNION
Onsite in Ann Arbor and Bloomfield Hills
Click here for information and to register.
HH DRIKUNG KYABGON: PHOWA TEACHING AND INITIATION
Click here for information and to register.
LOVE YOUR LIFE: FINDING JOY AND PURPOSE
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