Ann Arbor Special Events Sept – Dec 2015
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
SUNDAYS WITH GELEK RIMPOCHE
JOIN US FOR
SUNDAY TEACHINGS WITH
KYABJE GELEK RIMPOCHE
WEEKLY at 11am
OPEN TO ALL – FREE OF CHARGE
We look forward to seeing you onsite at Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor and online via Go To Webinar.
To join via webinar use the link or visit GoToWebinar with ID below:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8683047102151501057
ID – 153-824-315
Please log in early and set up before Rimpoche begins. This link and ID is valid for this new series of Rimpoche’s Sunday teachings regardless of attending one or all. Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: [email protected] or contact: 734 489 4919.
Stay tuned to Rimpoche’s calendar and the broadcast calendar for the ongoing schedule. To become a Jewel Heart webcast subscriber and access the vast archive of teachings by Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche, visit http://www.jewelheart.org/webcast-subscription/
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.
Tai Chi – Learn the ancient art of meditation in motion with this ‘soft style’ martial art emphasizing relaxation and balance. Suggested donation $5
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.
JEWEL HEART SANGHA-WIDE DISCUSSION ONLINE
KARMA
Saturday, December 12, 10am – 12noon Eastern Standard Time
Originates from Jewel Heart Ann Arbor
Participate onsite at JH AA or Individually via GoToMeeting
Karma seems to be straightforward on one hand, overwhelmingly complex and intimidating on the other. For instance, how does the collective aspect of karma play out when taking responsibility for yourself and others, or with so called miracles, or the topic of inseparability? How does karma work with dedication or receiving blessings from the guru, being connected to your own positive karma? Looking at how the odds are stacked against beings in the various realms, is it possible to ever fully clear our negativity and build our positivity, given the infinitesimal complexities of motivation, action, and completion?
Bring your own questions/insights and help us move from what can seem to be philosophical projections to actual feet-on-the-ground realities of everyday life. Louis Daher will be our facilitator.
We gather via “GoToMeeting”, an online service that will originate from Jewel Heart Ann Arbor. To participate, please use the following link.
Please join the meeting space from your computer, tablet, or smartphone 15 minutes (9:45am) before the 10am session officially starts.
1. Please join my meeting, Dec 12, 2015 at 9:45 AM EST.https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/291844373
2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) – a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
United States: +1 (312) 757-3126
Access Code: 291-844-373
Meeting ID: 291-844-373
Readings from Gelek Rimpoche’s Karma transcript and/or the sections on karma in the Four Noble Truths or the Lam Rim transcripts may be helpful to prepare for this discussion.
Kathy Laritz
Jewel Heart
Program Director
734 994 3387
Extension 221
www.jewelheart.org
GESHE YESHE THABKHE
GESHE YESHE THABKHE – Ann Arbor – September 18 – 20
ARYADEVA’S 400 STANZAS
ON THE MIDDLE WAY
Jewel Heart International
1129 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Also available via Webinar.
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe is a professor of Mool Shastra (Indian Tradition of Buddhist Philosophy) at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, the only Tibetan university in India, and is regarded as one of the most eminent scholars of both the Madhyamaka tradition and Indian Buddhist studies. As one of the greatest learned scholars of Drepung Loseling Monastery, he facilitated the completion of numerous research works, including a complete translation of Lama Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Chen Mo or Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
SCHEDULE
Friday, September 18, 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday, September 19, 10am – 12; 2 – 5pm
Sunday, September 20, 2 – 4pm
Click here to register.
Registration is only available online.
Webinar registration closes September 16.
$50 -‐ 75 sliding scale
WISDOM with GESHE YESHE THABKHE — New York
3 Saturday Afternoons, October 3, 10 and 17, 1 – 4pm
Via Webinar from Jewel Heart New York
Details about this event are available at the Jewel Heart New York Program webpage. Click here to go to the Jewel Heart New York Website.
From ordinary daily life to exalted spiritual attainments, wisdom is a fundamental quality that allows all goodness to unfold. Wisdom brings kindness and compassion to fruition and ultimately, the wisdom that understands reality liberates us from ego’s painful grip.
Join Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe for 3 sessions on Je Tsong Khapa’s famous verses, In Praise of Dependent Origination, and discover the door to liberation from fear, confusion and suffering.
Register for onsite or webinar attendance.
Geshe Rinpoche’s gifts were recognized early in life. A genuine contemplative master and member of the last generation extensively trained in old Tibet, he is a Professor of Mool Shastra (Nalanda Tradition of Buddhist Philosophy) at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, the only Tibetan university in India. He is regarded as one of the most eminent scholars of both the Madhyamaka tradition and Indian Buddhist studies. As one of the greatest learned scholars of Drepung Loseling Monastery, he facilitated the completion of numerous research works, including a complete translation of Lama Tsongkhapa’s Lam Rim Chen Mo or Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
To register, click on the event announcement found at www.jewelheart.org.
Or visit www.jewelheart.org/chapters/new-york/new-york-programs.
Registration is only available online.
$75 for all 3 – $35 at the door
MEDITATION PRACTICE (GOM) WEEKENDS ~ July 31 – August 2 and September 11 – 13
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. You may wish to read Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, GOM – available for purchase at 734 994 3385 or [email protected], or in digital format through the Jewel Heart website, www.jewelheart.org/transcripts/.
Friday – Sunday, July 31 – August 1 at the Jewel Heart Ann Arbor Center – Donations accepted.
Friday – Sunday, September 11 – 13 at Camp Dainava in Manchester, MI with advance Registration Required.
Register at [email protected]
WELCOME TO JEWEL HEART ~ Sunday, October 18 ~ All welcome to come and learn about the life and lineage of our founder Gelek Rimpoche, the history of Jewel Heart, programs offered at the center, and our outreach and engagement opportunities throughout our community. Join us following Gelek Rimpoche’s 11 am morning talk on Sunday, October 18. You are also most welcome to come enjoy any of the morning programs at the top of this page.
JEWEL HEART INTERNATIONAL-WIDE MORNING DISCUSSION ON KARMA
Saturday, October 24, 10am – 12noon Eastern Time
Originates from Jewel Heart Ann Arbor
Participate Onsite at the Ann Arbor Center or Individually via GoToMeeting.
Is karma an inexorable fixed external retribution system, or is it simply every individual’s actions and their results? Can we do anything to influence our own future karma and what can we do about karma we have already created? And what about the collective karma of families, societies and nations? How does the interdependence of all human beings on this planet work with statements like “Karma is definite?”
Join us in exploring these and other questions on karma.
Reading Gelek Rimpoche’s short transcript on karma will be helpful to prepare for this discussion.
Please visit & join the meeting space from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
https://www.gotomeet.me/jewelheartstaffmeeting/jewel-heart-international-discussion-group
Ann Arbor Programs Sept – Dec 2015
ANN ARBOR PROGRAM COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
unless indicated otherwise.
Homework assignments where applicable are provided upon registration. Purchase digital transcripts at www.jewelheart.org/transcripts/or order paper copies from the Jewel Heart Store at [email protected].
Jewel Heart courses and workshops are open to all, regardless of ability to pay.If you are unable to afford a fee, please speak with registrationabout the possibility of a partial or full scholarship.
To become a Jewel Heart member, visit www.jewelheart.org/donate-support/.
All programs held at:
1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734 994 3387 • [email protected]
To become engaged with the Ann Arbor community, contact us at [email protected]
JE TSONG KHAPA DAY – DECEMBER 5, 2015
In honor of Je Tsong Khapa, The Ann Arbor Jewel Heart center will be open from Wednesday, December 2nd through Saturday, December 5th for the recitation of the Ganden Lha Gyema and a Migtsema mantra collection, culminating in the Lama Chopa and tsoh on Saturday, December 5th. All are welcome to participate in all or part of the gathering.
Click here for flyer.
PERFECTION OF WISDOM ~ Mondays, 7 – 8:30pm
This course follows Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, Perfection of Wisdom, and explores the Five Paths to enlightenment based on teachings of the direct and indirect meanings of the perfection of wisdom mantra, the essence of the Heart Sutra.
September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
$110/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
KARMA: ACTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES ~ Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm
Gelek Rimpoche explains how karma works within the individual; how by understanding ego and habitual patterns, we can take the reins of self-determination. With Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript Karma: Actions and Their Consequences, participants rely on readings, discussion and meditation.
September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28
$50/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
MINDFULNESS FOR MODERN LIFE ~ Special One Day Workshop – Saturday, November 7, 10am – 5pm
Learn how to use mindfulness meditation as a form of stress reduction. This secular meditation workshop focuses on stress and reactions to everyday difficulties in our external and internal world, working towards stable peace of mind.
Saturday, November 7, 10am – 5pm with lunch break (1 – ½ hour)
$25 – $75 Sliding Scale
FREE FILM AND DISCUSSION ~ Fridays, Monthly, 7pm
Bring your friends and enjoy a free film and discussion about dharma and the film. Concessions are also available.
August 21 – THE GOD QUESTION (2014) – A scientist asks an experimental super-intelligent computer the ultimate question – Is there evidence for God, for a spiritual framework to life? To his astonishment, it arrives at an answer.
September 25 – BLESSINGS: THE TSOKNYI NANGCHEN NUNS OF TIBET (2009)
The Tibetan word for woman translates as lower rebirth. The Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns , over 3,000 in an eastern Tibet region, are devoted to the ancient practices of Tibetan Buddhism – once primarily a male domain – and reflect their elevated female status.
October 30 – FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL BEINGS (2011)
“This film is itself a beautiful journey in company of the great heart of Garchen Rinpoche….. a huge blessing just to see the existence of such a great being, and….. is what the Tibetans call a tongdrol, something that liberates just by being seen!”
– Dr. Robert Thurman
November 20 – LUCY (2014)
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors by unlocking her mind’s full potential (by drugs) and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
December 18 – THE TREE OF LIFE (2011)
An impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s, the film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
JEWEL HEART READERS ~ Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.
August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8
KNITTING SOCIAL ~ Sundays, Monthly, 1 – 4pm
All welcome to join in for conversation and knitting projects dedicated to become donations.
September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13