The Buddhist Path of Awakening Course
Join our ongoing Buddhist course on Zoom and connect with a community of meditators from anywhere in the world!
This ongoing online course is for anyone interested in Buddhism and open to anyone. We start with 30 minutes of meditation followed by a class and discussion. You may prepare by reading the suggested chapter for each week from the book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (recommended readings is posted in our weekly newsletter and on our facebook page) or just join us online via Zoom to meditate, listen to the lecture, and participate in the discussion.
October, 2022 Update: For the month of October through November we will be studying chapters from the book Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism written by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Learn more.
Zoom Meeting Schedule
Tuesdays (7 PM - 9 PM ET)
6:45 - 7:00 PM ET: Social Conversation (Optional)
7:00 - 7:30 PM ET: Meditation (Optional; You may join the meditation at any time or just come for class)
7:35 - 9:00 PM ET: Class & Discussion
About the Course
You may purchase this volume at Amazon or Shambhala Publications or from other vendors.
Teachers: John Baker, Laura Read, Michael Kern and Barry Cunningham.
All classes are recorded and will be available on YouTube for review a few days after the class.
Click here to learn how to join us on Zoom (Zoom room opens on Tuesdays at 6:45 PM ET)
Please sign up to our weekly newsletter to get each week’s recommended readings.
Questions about the course? Contact us here
For those who plan to attend regularly, advance registration is greatly appreciated.
If attending regularly, a monthly subscription is also available. Learn More
“So insightful and helpful on my path. Such great learning.”
– M. Regular Class Participant
Recordings
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Vajrayana
June 2022: We have decided that it will be helpful to take a detour and study Trungpa Rinpoche’s Shambhala the Sacred Path of the Warrior and then return to The Profound Treasury. The Shambhala teachings were very important to Trungpa Rinpoche, are tantric and precious, and will illuminate our understanding of the Vajrayana when we return to The Profound Treasury.
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Mahayana
From Summer 2021 - May, 2022, we read the chapters from the Volume 2 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma; The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion. All previous class recordings of this course can be found on our YouTube channel
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Hinayana
From Fall 2020 - Summer 2021 we read chapters from The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume One, The Path of Individual Liberation.
Listen to the recordings from the course here
Class 32: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; “Part Seven, Mind Training and Slogan Practice”
The recording of the most recent class which took place Tuesday, February 8th, 2022, discussing Chapter 34 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, “Undermining Aggression," is available on our YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/EciNrwKMubg
Class 31: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Introduction to Mind Training
The recording of the online Buddhist class which took place Tuesday, February 1st, 2022, discussing Chapter 33 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, “Introduction to Mind Training," is available on our YouTube Channel here.
Reading assignment for class:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, Part Seven, Mind Training and Slogan Practice -
Chapter 33, “Introduction to Mind Training,” pages 273-281.
Class 30: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Prajña (Part 2)
The recording of this online class which took place Tuesday, January 25th, discussing the the second half of Chapter 32 on the “Prajna” paramita, the transcendent virtue of non-dual wisdom, is available in our YouTube Channel here.
The reading assignment for the class was:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, Part Six, Bodhisattva Activity -
Chapter 32, “Prajna,” pages 256-269.
Class 29: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Prajña
The recording of the most recent class which took place Tuesday, January 18, discussing the prajna paramita, the transcendent virtue of meditation, is available on YouTube. Note: we stopped halfway through the chapter this week. We will finish the chapter on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
The reading assignment for next week’s class is:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, Part 6, Bodhisattva Activity -
Chapter 32, “Prajña,” pages 256-269.