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 36: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Point Three
The recording of the online Buddhist class from Tuesday, March 8th, discussing the first half of Chapter 38 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Point Three: Slogans 11-14, is available on YouTube here.
Class 35: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion;Training in Relative Bodhichitta
The recording of the most recent class on Tuesday, March 1st, discussing Chapter 37 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, “Point Two: Training in Bodhichitta," is available at https://youtu.be/lkNt1ttAQys
The reading assignment for the class:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, Part Seven, Mind Training and Slogan Practice - Chapter 37, “Point Two: Training in Relative Bodhichitta,” pages 302-316.
Other highly recommended books on this subject:
The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, by Traleg Kyabgon (Traleg Rinpoche);
The Great Path of Awakening: The Classic Guide to Lojong, by Jamgön Kongtrül, trans. by Ken McLeod; and
Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living, by Pema Chödrön
Class 34: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Mind Training - Chapter 36
Learn more about the bodhichitta slogans #2-6.
Recommended Readings:
The Practice of Lojong, Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind by Traleg Kyabgon, pages 31-59, and Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön, pages 1-35.
Watch the zoom recording of this class on our YouTube Channel here.
Class 33: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Mind Training - Point One and Two
The recording of this Zoom class which took place Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, discussed: “Point One: The Preliminaries Which Are the Basis for Dharma Practice,” and "Point Two: Resting the Mind in Ultimate Bodhichitta.” is available on our YouTube channel (see below or click here).