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)
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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 #24 Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 39-40, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Part 1
Next class #24 is Tuesday, March 2. We meet 6:45-7:00 pm Eastern Time for conversation and 7:00-7:30 pm for meditation (you may come for any part or just for class). Class is from 7:35 pm ET until around 9:00 pm ET.
The reading assignment for the next class is: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp.285-303:
Chapter 39, “Mindfulness of Body,” and
Chapter 40, “Mindfulness of Life."
Drop-ins welcome. Missed a class? Zoom video recordings available. By donation.
Class #23- Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 37-38; “Mixing Mind with Space”
Listen to the video recording of class #23 of the Path of Awakening Buddhist Course.
The reading assignment for this Zoom class was: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume I, The Path of Individual Liberation written by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche:
Chapter 37, “Rediscovering Your Own Mind" and Chapter 38, "Mixing Mind with Space."
This class covered the abhidharma categories of the five skandhas, eight consciousnesses, 12 ayatanas, 18 dhatus, and their relevance for our progress on the path.
Presented by John Baker.
Class #22- Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 34-36; “Transcending Dualistic Mind”
Next class #22 is on Tuesday, February 16.
The reading assignment for the next class is: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume I, The Path of Individual Liberation:
Chapter 34, “Cutting Thoughts and Short-Circuiting the Klesha,”
Chapter 35, “An Element of Magic,” and
Chapter 36, “Transcending Dualistic Mind."
We meet 6:45-7:00 pm Eastern Time for conversation and 7:00-7:30 pm for meditation (you may come for any part or just for class). Class is from 7:35 pm ET until around 9:00 pm ET.
Drop-ins welcome. Missed a class? Zoom video recordings available.
Class #21- Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 32-33; “Identifying Obstacles to Shamatha”
Next class #21 is Tuesday, February 9. We meet 6:45-7:00 pm Eastern Time for conversation and 7:00-7:30 pm for meditation (you may come for any part or just for class). Class is from 7:35 pm ET until around 9:00 pm ET.
The reading assignment for the next class is: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp. 243-263:
Chapter 32, “Identifying Obstacles to Shamatha”
Chapter 33, “Antidotes to the Obstacles to Shamatha”
Chapter 34, “Cutting Thoughts and Short-Circuiting the Kleshas"