Engaging From the Heart
All Sangha Pizza Party and Meeting!
April 17th, 6-7 Pizza Party
7-8:30 All Sangha Meeting
What does being a sangha member mean to you? What role do we all play in keeping Rimpoche’s teachings accessible? In Ann Arbor we are uniquely lucky to have Rimpoche here, with a beautiful center, great programs and wonderful sangha! Celebrate our good fortune with a yummy pizza party and meeting with Rimpoche, Sangha Council reps and staff. Come share your ideas about service, participation, and continuation of Ann Arbor’s lucky opportunities!
Ann Arbor Special Events April – August 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
9:35 – 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.
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GOM Practice Weekends at Jewel Heart in April and July
Saturday, April 25/Sunday, April 26 and Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2
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/.
Saturday, April 25, 9am – 8:30pm; Sunday April 26, 8:30am – 6pm
Friday, July 31, 7 – 9pm; Saturday, August 1, 9am – 8:30pm; Sunday, August 2, 8:30am – 6pm
Donations Welcome.
Register at [email protected]
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DEVELOPMENT AND POWER OF LOVE AND COMPASSION
Saturday, June 20 – Saturday, June 27 at Jewel Heart International. Click here form more information.