Cleveland Programs June – July 2019
Demo Rinpoche on the Stages of Meditation
JH Cleveland will be open for webinar viewing of Demo Rimpoche’s summary of the stages of meditation on Saturday, July 27. The teaching will run from 10 am to 4 pm with a lunch break. All are invited to attend and watch along with others. The lunch break will give those who are interested time for informal discussions of the material.
Free will donations are welcomed, but not required for attendance. If you want a copy of the short root text before July 27, email [email protected] with your request.
Demo Rinpoche will offer a condensed summary of the Stages of Meditation, a meditation manual by the great ninth-century Indian master Kamalashila. This Saturday workshop will combine teachings and guided meditations to gain a greater understanding of the relationship between our motivations and our actions. Open to all.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 27, 10:00am – 12:00pm and 2:00 – 4:00pm
Cost: $35 /$25 Members
Free to Summer Retreat Registrants – Just Login
Monday Open Meditation Sessions
Beginner friendly, silent meditation sessions with light guidance as needed. You may choose to meditate on a cushion (we have several types available at Jewel Heart) or a chair.
Led by Mike Sherman and other senior students.
Mondays, 7:30-8:30 pm. Free and open to all.
Lam Rim class (continuing)
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm. No class on June 11 or 18. Next class June 25.
Summer Tsohs
Thursday, June 27, 7-8:30 pm. Vajrayogini Tsoh
Thursday, July 11, 7-8 pm. Lama Chopa Tsoh
Saturday, July 27, 1-2:30 pm. Vajrayogini Tsoh – CANCELLED
Sunday, August 4, 1-2:30 pm. Lama Chopa Tsohu
Cleveland Programs April 2019
Demo Rimpoche to teach at Jewel Heart Cleveland, April 26 and 27!
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism:
The Four Tenets
Friday, April 26, 7-8:30 pm
The Four Tenet System of Buddhist Philosophy
Sat., April 27, 10-noon & 2-4:30 pm
The Tibetan tradition of Buddhism was shaped by Tibet’s commitment to authentically preserve and transmit Buddha’s complete path to enlightenment through wisdom and compassion. Join Demo Rinpoche in this public talk at Jewel Heart Cleveland introducing the unique methods and insight Tibetan Buddhism offers our world today. In this evening session, Demo Rimpoche will showcase the range of Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice through the four tenets, a uniquely Tibetan way of presenting the teachings of Indian Buddhist masters as a progression of views.
Friday, April 26, 7 – 8:30 pm. Free public talk
On Saturday, Demo Rimpoche will continue this theme by teaching in more detail on these four systems of Indian Buddhist thought and practice as taught in Tibet. Demo Rimpoche’s fluent English and practical understanding of this material will illuminate how these four systems exemplify increasingly subtle understandings of what Buddha taught about the nature of reality.
Saturday, April 27, 10 am – noon, and 2 – 4:30 pm. Free and open to all.
Email [email protected] to register
In 1987, Demo Rimpoche officially joined Drepung Loseling Monastery where he spent nearly thirty years of uninterrupted education in meditation, debate, philosophy, and so on, 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 Sera College of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala. At the request of Gelek Rimpoche, Demo Rimpoche 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.
Jewel Heart Cleveland open for Guy Newland weekend: Live via Webinar
Topic: Using Reason to See Things as They Are
Join Guy Newland, author of Introduction to Emptiness, as he walks us through these and other mysteries with reliable points for our analysis, contemplation, and understanding, ultimately leading us towards direct experience to investigate our own view on reality.
Guy Newland is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and religion at Central Michigan University.
Saturday, April 13, 10 am to noon, and 2 – 5 pm
Sunday, April 14, 2 – 5 pm (Note also Sunday talk at 11 am, and Lama Chopa tsoh 1 – 2 pm)
Open to all. Voluntary donations are welcomed.
Jewel Heart Cleveland open for Guy Newland Sunday talk, live via webinar
Topic: How to Love More and Resent Less
Sunday, April 14, 11 am to noon.
Free and open to all.
April and May Tsohs
Sunday, April 14, 1 – 2 pm Lama Chopa Tsoh open to all
Sunday, April 28, 1 – 2:30 pm Vajrayogini Tsoh, restricted to those with Vajrayogini intiation
Tuesday, May 14, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Lama Chopa Tsoh open to all
Thursday, May 30, 7 – 8:30 pm Vajrayogini Tsoh restricted to those with Vajrayogini initiation
Continuing Class: Lam Rim teachings by Demo Rimpoche
Based on Je Tsongkhapa’s Medium Lam Rim
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm Free for Jewel Heart members
For more information, contact Anne aewarren at sbcglobal dot net (type in as normal email address)
Open meditation evenings resume Monday, April 15
Beginner friendly, silent meditation sessions with light guidance as needed. You may choose to meditate on a cushion (we have several types available at Jewel Heart) or a chair.
Led by Mike Sherman and other senior students.
Mondays, beginning April 15, 7:30-8:30 pm. Free and open to all.