Weekly Courses, September – December 2012
MEDITATION MONDAYS
White Tara Group Meditation Practice
Mondays, 7–8:30pm
October 21; November 5, 19; December 3, 17
Free and open to all
On Mondays when the Lama Chopa course is not being broadcast from Ann Arbor and Jewel Heart retreats in the US are not being held, Jewel Heart New York will feature White Tara group practice sessions, which will be led by senior students.
White Tara, healing protector and mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is called upon around the world by those in need of healing guidance and safe-keeping. Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche, like many Gelugpa lamas, has a particularly close connection with White Tara and has taught numerous facets of the White Tara practice over the past 3 decades in the West.
White Tara healing practices were the focus of the Memorial Day 2011 retreat and these monthly group practices will follow in that same pattern.
Ann Arbor Special Events Sept – Dec 2012
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USED BOOK AND BOOK-ON-CD SALE TO BENEFIT JEWEL HEART
To launch the self-service Jewel Heart Book Sale, please donate books and books-on-CD over the next few weeks. Place them on the dark brown bookshelf in the lunchroom for processing.
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A Weekend TeachingIn Buddhism existence can be understood as both absolute and relative. The relative truth is how we usually see the world, a place full of diverse and distinctive things and beings. The absolute truth is that in fact nobody or nothing, anywhere, has anything that inherently makes it what it is.
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’.Saturday, September 15, 10am – 12 & 2 – 5pm & Sunday, September 16, 2 – 4pm$50 – 75 sliding scale – Register in advance by calling
(734) 994-3387 extension 223 or email [email protected]
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November 9 –20, 2 – 6pmJewel Heart,
1129 Oak Valley Drive,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108Essence of True Eloquenceis widely regarded as Je Tsongkhapa’s most outstanding and penetrating presentation of the Middle Way approach to the true nature of reality in Tibetan Buddhism. In this text, Je Tsong Khapa shares the importance for understanding both direct and indirect meaning, emphasizing the need for both critical reason and contemplative realizations on the path towards enlightenment. Receiving these rare and important teachings from Kyabje Denma Löcho Rinpoche is a great opportunity.16 Drops of Kadampas Initiation~ There will also be a 16 Drops of Kadampas initiation, however the date and time are uncertain. We hope for the 2nd weekend, November 17 & 18. All who are vajrayana are welcome.Kyabje Löcho Rinpocheis the outstanding master of Tibetan Buddhism today, both in general as well as within the tradition of Jamgön Lama Tsong Khapa. We deeply appreciate his visit to Jewel Heart, one among many over the years, thanks to his personal relationship with Gelek Rimpoche who has studied with Kyabje Löcho Rinpoche since Rimpoche was a young boy in Tibet.Dates and Times
Friday, November 9 – Tuesday, November 20, 2 – 6pm
Please note these teachings will not be webcast.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Upon registration you will receive a number which will determine seating order.
Contact [email protected] or 734 994 3387 extension 223.
There is no charge. Donations are welcome.
All donations go directly to Kyabje Denma Löcho Rinpoche’s gift and related expenses supporting his visit to Jewel Heart.
Suggested Reading
- The Central Philosophy of Tibet: A Study and Translation of Jey Tsong Khapa’s “Essence of True Eloquence” by Robert A.F. Thurman
- Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism: Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba’s The Essence of Eloquence, Volume 1 by Jeffrey Hopkins
Questions?
Contact [email protected] or call 734 994 3387 extension 2.
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Monday, November 19, 7pm
SPECIAL EVENING TALK with
PROFESSOR ROBERT F. THURMAN
We are delighted to announce an impromptu evening talk with Q & A at Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor with Professor Robert F. Thurman, translator of Je Tsong Khapa’s “Essence of True Eloquence”, published as “The Central Philosophy of Tibet”. This evening follows a week of teachings on Je Tsong Khapa’s “Essence of True Eloquence” with Kyabje Denma Locho Rinpoche and should be very interesting and a lot of fun! All are welcome.
This evening will also be webcast and all are welcome to send along their questions before and during the talk to [email protected].
Gelek Rimpoche looks forward to seeing you there!
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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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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.