Dharma is Correcting Ourselves Grasping at me leads to grasping at mine. That creates hatred and obsession, leading to suffering. Understanding that, we are responsible for our own happiness. Negativities can be purified and we can always create positive deeds. By seeing how negative emotions take over, we can begin to practice true Dharma: correct…
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True Purpose of Spiritual Practice The purpose of Tibetan Buddhism is to attain Buddhahood, although along the way there are the goals of a) a better future life and b) attaining freedom from suffering. Dependent origination and karma is what our life is really made of and that shows us the responsibility for our well…
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Tibetan Buddhism is pure Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism came through Indian Buddhism of Nalanda and Vikramshila, which focused on Transcendental Wisdom, Pure Wisdom, Logic, Metaphysics, Morality. It carries sutra and Vajrayana aspects, which are also based on the Three Higher Trainings of Morality, Concentration, Wisdom. True Spirituality is building positivity and eradicating negativity and the Lam…
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The Purpose of Tibetan Buddhism Why is Tibetan Buddhism important? What are its unique qualities? Why now? What difference does it make to the individual? Audio Only
INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM In this session, you will be experience the video recording of a public talk given by Gelek Rimpoche on August 20, 2011, at the request of Lagon Rinpoche in Pittsburgh, PA. In this teaching, Rimpoche begins by saying that the Buddhism of 2600 years ago remains equally relevant for the world…
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INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM – BOYNE CITY, MI In this session, you will be experience the video recording of a public talk given by Gelek Rimpoche on June 3, 2011 in Boyne City, MI with Jewel Heart Northern Michigan. While reviewing Buddhism’s journey from India to Tibet to the United States, Rimpoche shared the efforts…
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Practical Buddhism: The Tibetan Approach by Gelek Rimpoche is a review of the recordings of Sunday Talks by Gelek Rimpoche held in 2012 – 2014. A facilitated discussion led by Jewel Heart Instructors follows each review. These discussions are not recorded. About Gelek Rimpoche Tuesdays, 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET No Sessions January 2, February 27, …
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Almost exactly seventy years ago, Jack Kerouac began reading and writing about Buddhism with extraordinary dedication and fervor, signaling the beginning of what might be called “Beat Buddhism” – a cultural and religious phenomenon whose literary and spiritual echoes still are heard to this day. Introduction Although there have been “heritage” Buddhists in North America…
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Practical Buddhism by Gelek Rimpoche offers video recordings of earlier teachings by Gelek Rimpoche as an opportunity for some to revisit and as an introduction for others. A facilitated discussion with Jewel Heart Instructors follows each session. Sessions continue weekly unless otherwise noted below. Current recordings of Gelek Rimpoche’s last Sunday teachings in 2016 will…
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Every Sunday, I do a talk for about an hour. So yesterday, I said clearly that if you don’t need money, if you really become a true practitioner who lives a very simple life, just surviving and managing, it is great, no doubt. But most of us are not in that category. We can’t. Even…
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