NY Spring13 Weekly Archive

Essence of Tibetan Buddhism

with Gelek Rimpoche

SUNDAY MORNING VIDEO WEBCASTS
10:00 to 11:00 AM

We are pleased to announce that Gelek Rimpoche will once again give weekly Sunday morning talks from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Speaking from Ann Arbor and New York and other locations, these talks will also be a live video webcast.

To become a Jewel Heart webcast subscriber, visit this site.

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Heruka Yab Yum Festival Schedule

January 7 and 21, 7:00-8:30 PM

For practitioners with Highest Yoga Mother Tantra initiation, the Heruka Yab Yum Festival compulsory Tsohs fall on January 7 (Waning Moon) and January 21 (Waxing Moon) this year. Jewel Heart New York will offer group practices with Tsoh at 7:00 PM on these days.

Please note: the Waning Moon practice on January 7 is restricted to practitioners with Highest Yoga Mother Tantra initiation. If you have questions, please contact Programs at 734-994-3387, ext 2. You may also contact [email protected] for further clarification.

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Healing Practice of White Tara Course

Thursdays, 7-8:30 PM

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6

$60/ Jewel Heart Members – Free

Tara, mother goddess of Tibetan Buddhism, is known for her quick and compassionate activity and is particularly associated with healing and long life. This course uses visualization techniques relying on the feminine energy of White Tara to overcome physical, mental, and emotional suffering.  

This course will follow Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, The Practice of the Triumphant Ma, with paperback copies available at the Jewel Heart New York store and digital copies available at www.jewleheart.org/transcripts/.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PRIOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS COURSE. You may register via e-mail ([email protected]). You will receive a registration confirmation email with the homework reading as preparation for the first session.

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De Lam Course Webcast from Ann Arbor

Mondays, 7– 8:30pm

January 14, 28, February 11, March 4, 18, April 1, 15, 29, May 13, June 3, 17

Delam, or the Smooth Path, is a multi-dimensional map that, when followed with genuine effort, will help us remove limitations imposed by fear and confusion, opening our hearts and minds to reach their fullest potential. Following Gelek Rimpoche’s transcript, De Lam, this course presents aspects of life for meditation that will deepen our relationship with the guru, ourselves, and ultimately bring about our future enlightenment.

This course will be webcast on alternating Monday evenings. To become a Jewel Heart webcast subscriber, visit this site.

REGISTRATION:
Registration for the course is required. Contact: [email protected].

ATTENDANCE:
We ask everyone who attends this course to write to [email protected] for each session that you join and notify you are there online.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
The Homework Sheet will be emailed to you upon your registration.

TRANSCRIPT:
The basis for study is an interim version transcript which is only available for use in this course at this time. A digital format will be made available to you upon registering for the course or you can order a paperback version for the course through the Jewel Heart store. The final version will be published and made available to the public at a later date.

QUESTIONS?
Contact [email protected].
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Group Meditation Practices

Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 PM

Free to All

White Tara

January 10, 17, 31; February 7; April 11, 25

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. April 11 will be facilitated by Amy Hertz and the 25th by Kathleen White.

Medicine Buddha

January 24; February 14; March 14, 21, 28;
April 4, 18

Medicine Buddha is an extremely powerful form of enlightened energy directed at helping us to accomplish our spiritual goals as well as healing. This practice benefits those who are ill and even those who have died.

Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche has emphazied this practice at two successive Fall retreats and more recently offered a Medicine Buddha initiation at Tibet House US in New York City.

The Medicine Buddha practice will be facilitated by Mya Myint and Dr. Karen Chiu.

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NY Spring 13 Programs Archive

Open to All

We are excited to have Rimpoche teach at Jewel Heart New York for the second time in two months! Rimpoche is particularly distinguished for his thorough familiarity with modern culture and special effectiveness as a teacher of Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. Please join us.

No prior registration is required.

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White Tara Teachings

With Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche

Saturday, April 20, Noon – 3:00 PM

Jewel Heart New York

Tara, mother goddess in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, responds quickly to calls for help. As female Buddha of enlightened compassionate activities, White Tara is particularly associated with healing, longevity, and protection from fear. Join Gelek Rimpoche for teachings on this powerful healing practice.

Due to limited space, pre-registration is required.

To register, e-mail [email protected] with your name and contact information.

You will receive a confirmation email informing you have reserved space or on the waiting list. If conditions change and you are unable to attend, please notify us at [email protected]  as soon as possible in support of those on the waiting list.

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Annual Spring Retreat with Gelek Rimpoche

Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27, 2013

Held at Garrison Institute, c/o Glenclyffe 14 Mary’s Way, Route 9D Garrison, New York 10524

We invite you to spend Memorial Day weekend with Gelek Rimpoche. What could be better than dharma teachings amidst the Garrison Institute’s spring-time beauty?! The Garrison Institute offers lodging and grounds steeped in a long history of care and contemplation.

The weekend retreat is open to all, with no previous background necessary; those who are new are especially welcome. Even better, due to the kindness of an anonymous sponsor, the program fee has been waived for the first 100 people to register!

Programs include guided morning meditation, sessions with Gelek Rimpoche throughout the day as well as afternoon break-out facilitated discussion groups

To register, please follow this link.

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Teachings by Gelek Rimpoche at Jewel Heart New York

Saturday, March 23
Noon to 3:00 PM

All are Welcome

We are pleased to announce that Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche will be teaching at Jewel Heart New York on March 23!

Mark your calendar now.

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White Tara Initiation

Meeting the Healing Mother:

An Introduction for Those
Who May Wish to Perform the
Role-Modeling Practice of
Invoking the
Female Buddha, Noble Tara

Granted by Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche,

Spiritual Director, Jewel Heart International

Co-Sponsored by
Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science
and Jewel Heart International

The introduction will be held
Saturday, April 6, 2013
From 12-3:30 PM
at Tibet House US
22 West 15th Street
New York City

Please note that this event is sold out. Thank you!

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2013 Jewel Heart Vajrayana Winter Retreat

With Gelek Rimpoche

Thursday, February 21 – Sunday, March 3
Jewel Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI

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. To register, please follow this link.

The 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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Meeting the Medicine Buddha:

Initiation into the Art of Invoking the Field of the Seven Healing Buddhas

Empowerment to Perform the Role-Modeling Practice of the Healing Mentor, Bhaishajyaguru

Granted by Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche

Co-Sponsored by Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science And Jewel Heart International

Saturday, January 19, 2013
12-3:30 PM

Tibet House US
22 West 15th Street
New York City

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2013-14 Group Practice with Tsoh Dates

Please follow this link for a complete calendar of Water Snake Year Tsoh dates. Tsoh dates at Jewel Heart New York are adjusted to fall on Sundays, unless otherwise noted in the calendar.  Tsoh times are noon, unless otherwise noted in the calendar. Tsohs to celebrate special occasions, such as Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche’s birthday, will be shared in the newsletter well in advance.

PLEASE NOTE: Waning Moon Day practices are restricted to those with Highest Yoga Tantra, Mother Tantra initiation unless otherwise noted.