Ann Arbor Special Events April – August 2016

SUNDAY PROGRAMS

SUNDAYS WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE

Weekly, 11am EST with Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche

We look forward to seeing you
at Jewel Heart Ann Arbor or via online via Webinar

Open to All, Free of Charge

SUNDAYS with GELEK RIMPOCHE – 2016

To Register for the webinar, use the following link
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4284962112392867330

OR visit GoToWebinar and enter the ID: 125-176-963

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information to join the webinar.

Please log in early and set up before Rimpoche begins. 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
1 – 4pm ~ Monthly Knitting Social
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.

Knitting Social – All welcome to join in for conversation and knitting projects. Meets monthly. You will find the schedule in the left hand column of this page. Next scheduled dates on April 10 and May 15.

Tai Chi – Learn the ancient art of meditation in motion with this ‘soft style’ martial art emphasizing relaxation and balance. Suggested donation $5

GOM AND WORKSHOPS

GOM (MEDITATION) PRACTICE WEEKENDS

July 15, 16, & 17

GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool to help develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. This meditation weekend intensive, offered according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition includes practice sessions with light guidance. Silence will be maintained between sessions. Practice sessions include sitting and walking meditations. Instructors will be available for your assistance. Recommended reading – Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, GOM. Further details provided upon registration.

Free/Donations welcome

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Jewel Heart Prayers Workshop

Saturday, August 20th
10:00 – 1:00

At Jewel Heart Tibetan Buddhist Center, we recite together a collection of prayers and mantras as part of our daily practice. If you have been curious about the meaning of these prayers and mantras, this is the workshop for you!

Sliding scale $15 – $30

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SETTING UP AN ALTAR

Saturday, June 18, 10am – 12pm

Meditation provides us with a clear stable mind, necessary for a happy life and the foundation for deepening our spiritual journey. Creating a sacred environment for meditation is our first step toward this goal. In this workshop we will explore the basic ingredients of a Tibetan Buddhist altar. Open to all.

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Sliding scale $10 – $20

WHITE TARA WORKSHOP

Saturday, July 30, 10am – 1pm

Tara is the mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, known for her quick and compassionate activity. White Tara is particularly associated with healing and long life. This workshop will review the White Tara practice offered on Sundays at Jewel Heart, along with the visualization techniques for overcoming physical, mental and emotional suffering. Open to all.

Sliding scale $10 – $30

Ann Arbor Programs April – August 2016

ANN ARBOR PROGRAM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

GANDEN LHA GYEMA

Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm

One of the most popular practices in the Je Tsong Khapa tradition, Ganden Lha Gyema deepens our connection with the enlightened through meditational exercises and enriches our inner development. Grounded in appreciation for our spiritual teacher, this practice uplifts us through familiarity with generosity, respect, purification, rejoicing, and many other beneficial activities. It also offers instruction on visualization practices interwoven with the Migtsema mantra.

March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free

37 WINGS OF CHANGE

Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm

On our spiritual journey, 37 qualities ground our spiritual development, laying a foundation for deeper understanding and ultimately, our enlightenment. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s commentary on the 37 Wings of Enlightenment, he tells us, “If you are able to practice these points, to really spend time and meditate on them, they will become your qualities!

April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 9
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free

DEEPENING AWARENESS

Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm

Becoming more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and sensations through meditation opens the door to understanding the nature of our mind and how it influences our experience.

June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free

MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION TRAINING FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS

Anthony King, PhD
Mondays, 6 – 8pm

An 8-week experiential course designed for helping professionals (and students) in personal cultivation of mindfulness and compassion practices, for self-care and helping others. This course offers secular mind-body mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion practices drawn from contemporary sources (e.g., Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy) as well as from the ancient Tibetan tradition, teaching how to recognize and manage stress and self-criticism, and enhance mindfulness, compassion, well-being, and self-knowledge. Class size is limited, includes recorded guided meditations and course handbook.

May 9, 16, 23, June 6, 20, 27, July 11, 18 (no sessions on May 30, June 13, July 4)
$275 (income-based scale available)

JEWEL HEART MONTHLY PROGRAMS

JEWEL HEART READERS

Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.

April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9

OPEN TO ALL

FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION

Fridays, Monthly, 7pm

Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and discussion about the film and dharma. Concessions are also available.

March 25 – DEPARTURES
Sensitive journey into Japan’s sacred culture and heartland, covering love, revelation and transcending the human spirit.

April 29 – THE INTOUCHABLES (2011)
After paragliding accident, a quadriplegic aristocrat hires a young man from the projects as his caregiver. Uplifting exploration of compassion manifesting between two unlikely friends.

May 20 – INFINITY, THE ULTIMATE TRIP (2009)
This documentary brings a message of hope and optimism concerning the most mysterious act in a human life; the end of this life and journey to the beyond.

June 24 – SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (2012)
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

July 29 – BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999)
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich.

August 26 – SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008)
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.