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.
Ann Arbor Programs April – August 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]
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
Mondays, 7 – 8:30pm
This course introduces Buddha’s revolutionary message that suffering can come to an end through one’s own efforts. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript Four Noble Truths, participants rely on readings, discussion and meditation.
June 1, 8, 15, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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DEEPENING AWARENESS – The Practice of Mindfulness Meditation
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 creates our experience. Details about registration are listed at the bottom of this page.
Jun 3, 10, 17, Jul 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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GATEWAY TO THE SPIRITUAL PATH
Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm
The main focus of this course is developing a reliable spiritual foundation. Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, Gateway to the Spiritual Path serves as the basis.
Jun 4, 11, 18, Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
$80/ Jewel Heart Members – Free
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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.
April 24 – FREE THE MIND (2012) – A documentary about the work of renowned neurologist Richard Davidson, on the nature of consciousness and the results of his studies in helping soldiers with PTSD and kids with ADHD.
May 29 – WHY NOT NOW! (2014) A documentary film on the life and work of spiritual entertainer Alan Watts.
June 12 – THE NEVERENDING STORY (1984) – A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through a mysterious book.
July 24 – K-PAX (2001) – Prot, a mental hospital patient, claims to be from a faraway planet. Trying to help him, his psychiatrist begins to doubt his own explanations.
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.
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JEWEL HEART READERS – Tuesdays, Monthly, 7 – 8:30pm
Enjoy lively discussion of dharma related book selections monthly.
The book selected for Jewel Heart readers is: KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING, A Complete Buddhist Guide to Meditation, Faith, and Everyday Transcendence by Ayya Khema Foreword by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
The book selection beginning July 14 is: A Fearless Heart by Thupten Jinpa.
May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11
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KNITTING SOCIAL – Sundays, Monthly, 1 – 4pm
All are welcome to join in for conversation and knitting projects dedicated
to become donations
April 12, May 17
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Tuesday, June 2, is Sakadawa Day. Precepts will be given at the Jewel Heart Ann Arbor center. Please arrive by 5:30am. Sunrise is at 6am. We will begin at 5:45 sharp.
We continue our celebration on Saturday, June 6 from 10-11:30 by chanting the mantra of Shakyamuni Buddha within guided meditation. All are welcome to both events.
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Thursdays, 7 – 8:30pm
Meditation is an important tool on the spiritual path, helping to develop focus, stability, insight and understanding. In addition to more commonly known concentration methods, we will also experience analytical and visualization meditations on various topics.
April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28
$80 / Jewel Heart Members – Free