Bloomfield Hills Programs April – July 2019
SPECIAL EVENTS
Open Meditation
Over four sessions in July we will explore various types of meditation, including mindfulness, loving kindness and White Tara healing practices. Each session will offer some instruction, guided meditations and time for discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.
July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019
7 pm to 8.30 pm
Free, suggested donation $5 per session
Demo Rinpoche – Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
THE FOUR SEALS: BUDDHISM IN A NUTSHELL
Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Reception preceding 6:00pm
Join Demo Rinpoche for this Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism session on the Four Seals, a succinct Buddhist worldview of the very nature of life. Understanding these Four Seals reveals the potential we have to end suffering.
Jewel Heart Bloomfield Hills
Birmingham Unitarian Church
38651 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Onsite only
Free and open to all ~ Donations welcome
Registrants receive a free 3-month subscription to Jewel Heart’s Digital Dharma.
Thursday, May 7, 7 – 8.30 pm – Reception: 6 – 7 pm
Free, Suggested donation $10
Email [email protected] to register
See below for the free 4-week course – Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation – May 15 to June 5, facilitated by Jewel Heart Instructors.
In 1987, Demo Rinpoche officially joined Drepung Loseling Monastery where he spent nearly thirty years of uninterrupted education in meditation, debate, and philosophy, under the Dalai Lama’s direct supervision. After completing these studies, Rimpoche received the highest monastic degree of Geshe Lharampa. He continued his studies at Gyume Tantric College and was a visiting scholar under the auspices of the Dalai Lama at Sarah College of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala. At the request of Gelek Rimpoche, Demo Rinpoche came to the United States where he received a Master’s Degree in Inter-Religious Engagement from Union Theological Seminary in New York in 2018. Currently based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, he serves as the Resident Spiritual Advisor at Jewel Heart.
INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDITATION
This four-week course introduces the Tibetan Buddhist approach to meditation. We will explore the way techniques including concentration, analysis and visualization can help increase inner stability, develop compassion for self and others, and cultivate a more realistic understanding of our true nature and potential. Each session will offer instruction, guided meditations, and time for discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30pm
May 15, 22, 29, June 5
Facilitated by Hartmut Sagolla and Bethany Locke
Birmingham Unitarian Church
38651 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Onsite only
Email [email protected] to register
MONTHLY VAJRAYANA MEETINGS
Introduction to Vajrayana
Wednesdays, 6 – 7 pm
April 10, May 15, June 5, July 10
Bloomfield Hills Programs Jan – April 2019
BLOOMFIELD HILLS PROGRAMS
Lojong – Mind Training in Eight Verses
In eight potent verses, Kadampa Master Langri Tanpa reveals profound and practical methods for developing an altruistic mind. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, we will explore this process for exchanging priorities between ourself and others, including the practice of tong len, a radical give-and-take method for relieving suffering and gifting joy. Transcripts are available for purchase at the Jewel Heart Store – 734 994 3385 or [email protected] or in digital format through the Jewel Heart website.
January 23, February 6, 13, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, April 10
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm
January 30 is cancelled because of extremely cold weather, there will be a make up class April 10
$100/ Members Free
Monthly Vajrayana Meetings
January 23, February 13, March 13, April 10, 6 – 7 pm
GOM Meditation Workshop
January 26, 11 am to 1 pm
GOM, a method to develop concentrated meditation, is an essential tool that helps develop peace and joy as well as the power to deeply understand wisdom. Training in concentration gives the mind a stability and suppleness that enables it to function well in daily life, regardless of the conditions.
In this workshop, Jewel Heart Instructor Hartmut Sagolla will lead through guided meditations as well as give pithy instructions on this step by step method to achieve a calm and joyful mind.
$20 Suggested donation
TARA AND THE EIGHT FEARS
Glenn Mullin
Friday, March 1: 7:00 – 9:00pm – onsite and live webinar
Reception with refreshments: 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Tara, the female Buddha of quick compassionate action, is often called upon for healing and protection. In particular, she is known for protecting from the eight fears, the outer fears of various dangerous animals and environmental disasters and the inner fears of our own negative emotions which endanger us spiritually, called by Gelek Rimpoche the “Nightmares of Spiritual Practitioners”.
Cost:
$10 members/$15 non-members
To register, click on this link: https://www.jewelheart.org/events/2019-glenn-mullin-jewel-heart-centers-tour/