Gom Practice Weekend
Friday/Saturday/Sunday — September 5, 6, & 7
Join us for an
OVERNIGHT GOM meditation weekend
AT CAMP DAINAVA
15100 w. Austin, Manchester, MI 48158
Space is limited to 30 participants — Registration is required
Cost is $50
Click here for flyer with details.
Ann Arbor Special Events Sept. – Dec. 2014
SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMS
ESSENCE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
with GELEK RIMPOCHE
SUNDAY MORNINGS, 11am weekly
OPEN AND FREE TO ALL
Sunday Morning Teaching are also broadcast via Webinar and the Jewel Heart website. Visit www.jewelheart.org.
Sunday Mornings
8:30 – 9:30am ~ Concentrated Meditation
9:35 – 10:45am ~ White Tara Guided Meditation
11am ~ ESSENCE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM/INTRO TO MAHAYANA
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.
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/
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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GANDEN LHA GYEMA TEACHINGS
DECEMBER 11 – 18, 2014
Presented by Gelek Rimpoche
Please join Gelek Rimpoche as he gives the
Ganden Lha Gyema teachings, also known as the
Guru Yoga practice based on Jamgon Lama Tsongkhapa,
in honor of
Je Tsongkhapa’s anniversary which will be held on
the 16th of December this year.
Rimpoche will teach from the Ann Arbor Jewel Heart center.
Participation is available via webinar at your local
Jewel Heart Chapter or individually.
Teachings and webinar are free. To register for webinar click here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8853753973490363138
Thursday and Friday,
Dec. 11 – 12, 2014, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday,
Dec. 13 – 14, 2014 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
(note that the Sunday teaching will be incorporated into the usual Sunday morning webcast).
Monday – Thursday,
Dec. 15 – 18, 2014, 7:30 – 9:30 pm.
For flyer click here.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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Please Join Us for a Joyous Holiday Celebration!
December 13, 2014
Featuring John Madison on Viola 6-7pm
Jonas as DJ 7-10pm
10-11pm More Fun and Suprises!
Bring Your Favorite Hot or Cold Hors D’ oeuvres to Share!
(Please bring prepared and ready to serve)
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Saturday/Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2014
GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool to develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. GOM instruction will be offered in this GOM Seminar (GOMinar) to facilitate attendance in weekend practice sessions. Instruction follows Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, GOM which is available at www.jewelheart.org/transcripts/ or through the Jewel Heart store.
Location: Jewel Heart Ann Arbor, 1129 Oak Valley Drive,
Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
Time: Saturday: 10am – 12 pm; 2 – 4pm
Sunday: 2 – 4pm
Cost: Donation only – Please attend even if you can’t donate
Tea/Coffee and snacks provided for breaks
Cushions and Chairs provided
Contact [email protected] or 734 994 3387 extension 223
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JOIN US AT JEWEL HEART ANN ARBOR
to receive the live webcast teachings from Jewel Heart New York with
GESHE YESHE THABKHE teaching LAMP ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Saturdays and Sundays, September 27 and 28 AND October 11 and 12 from 1 – 4pm each day
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GESHE YESHE THABKHE
ARYADEVA’S 400 STANZAS ON THE MIDDLE WAY
Friday – Sunday
September 12 – 14, 2014
Jewel Heart International
1129 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
The weekend will also be live webcast via Jewel Heart’s Webcast Subscription.
Aryadeva, in these poetic verses, focuses on the development of merit, how to overcome disturbing emotions, and on understanding the nature of ultimate reality.
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe is currently 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 12, 7:30 – 9 pm
Saturday, September 13, 10 am – 12; 2 – 5pm
Sunday, September 14, 2 – 4pm
REGISTER IN ADVANCE by calling 734 994 3387 extension 223 or email [email protected].
$50 – 75 sliding scale
Visit http://www.jewelheart.org/webcast-subscription/ to become a Jewel Heart Webcast subscriber.
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15100 w. Austin, Manchester, MI 48158
GOM, or concentrated meditation, is an essential tool to help develop peace and joy, and ultimately wisdom. This silent weekend includes practice with light guidance. 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. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Further details found at web address above. Fee: $50
Click here for flyer with details.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 5, 6, 7
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