December Special Events
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Je Tsong Khapa Day with Lama Chopa and Tsoh
Saturday, December 8, 6pm
We will commemorate the life and teachings of Je Tsong Khapa with Lama Chopa practice and a tsoh. All are welcome.
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Migtsema Weekend – Come do the Migtsema
practice with us
Friday, December 7, 7 – 9pm
Saturday, December 8, 10am – 6pm
Sunday, December 9, 2 – 6pm.
This practice consists of reciting the Ganden Lhagyema and repeating the migtsema, the mantra of Je Tsongkhapa. The weekend is open to all with partial attendance possible. Light guidance by a facilitator. Free of charge – coffee and tea provided – bring your own lunch.
Ann Arbor Special Events Jan – April 2013
TEACHINGS with GELEK RIMPOCHE
ESSENCE OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAMS AT JEWEL HEART
We invite you to enjoy WEEKLY Sunday morning teachings with Gelek Rimpoche. Speaking from Ann Arbor and New York and other locations, these talks will also be a live video webcast.
Stay tuned to Rimpoche’s calendar and the webcast calendar for the 2013 schedule.
You are welcome to participate in any or all of the following Sunday Morning Program activities:
8:45 – 9:45am: Concentrated Meditation
10 – 11am: Essence of Tibetan Buddhism
11am – 11:30am: Tea, Cookies and Conversation
11:30am – 12:30pm: White Tara Guided Meditation
Please note there will be no Sunday morning programs on February 24 and March 3.
Essence of Tibetan Buddhism is also available on live video webcast.
To become a Jewel Heart webcast subscriber, visit www.jewelheart.org/webcast-subscription/.
ALSO on SUNDAY AFTERNOONS: WU STYLE TAI CHI,
4 – 5:30pm
Please note there will be no Tai Chi sessions on February 24 and March 3.
Learn meditation in motion with this “soft style” martial art, emphasizing relaxation and balance with Marilyn Feingold.
Suggested donation: $5
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Thursday, February 21 – Sunday, March 3
Jewel Heart, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
We are delighted to invite you to join Gelek Rimpoche at the 2013 Jewel Heart Vajrayana Winter Retreat. The focus if this retreat is Lama Chopa, a tremendously important devotional practice that draws us close to the guru and ultimately to our own enlightenment.
Setting conditions to deepen our relationship with the guru and our own spiritual development through offerings, purification and blessings for our path, this time-honored practice provides us with the perfect base for full accomplishment of our purposes to benefit ourselves and others.
This retreat is open to those who have highest yoga tantra initiation. A two-day initiation (tba) will open the retreat. To learn requirements for the initiation, please contact Programs at [email protected] or 734 994 3387, extension 2.
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The Living Ancient Art of Tibetan Buddhist Thangkas with Tibetan Buddhist Master Gelek Rimpoche
Sunday, February 24, 3 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Join Gelek Rimpoche’s public talk as part of the exhibition Buddhist Thangkas and Treasures: The Walter Koelz Collection, Museum of Anthropology. The exhibition is part of the UM Collections Collaborations series, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The UM Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Introduction to Meditation
Wednesday, March 13, 5:30 pm
Jewel Heart, 1129 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor
Taking inspiration from the UMMA exhibition Buddhist Thangkas and Treasures: The Walter Koelz Collection, Museum of Anthropology (on view February 23 through June 9, 2013), which features these colorful and fascinating paintings often used in Buddhist religious practice, Jewel Heart of Ann Arbor invites you to come enjoy a hands-on session of guided meditation, including healing visualization techniques.
We invite you to experience first-hand the living tradition presented in this exhibition with a meditation session. No prior experience with meditation or familiarity with Buddhism is required.
This program is offered by Jewel Heart, the Ann Arbor headquarters of the Tibetan Buddhist organization founded by Gelek Rimpoche. Another session will be offered on Tuesday, May 7 at 5:30 pm. For more information, please visit http://www.jewelheart.org/ or call Jewel Heart at (734) 994-3387.
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Surviving the Dragon: An Evening with Arjia Rinpoche
co-hosted by Jewel Heart and Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room
Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7pm
Jewel Heart, 1129 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Join us for an intriguing talk and book signing with Arjia Rinpoche sharing his memoir ~ SURVIVING THE DRAGON ~ “An intimate account of one man’s struggle for freedom tells the larger story of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and Tibet’s ongoing fight for independence.”
Suggested Donation Sliding Scale at the Door ~ $5 – $10*
* If you cannot afford a donation, please do come ~ you are most welcome!
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QUESTIONS?
Contact Jewel Heart:
[email protected] or 734 994 3387 x 221
Contact Crazy Wisdom:
[email protected] or 734 665 2757
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