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.”
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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 16: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “Emptiness”
Next class is Tuesday, October 5
(after evening meditation; 7:35 PM ET)
READING:
The reading assignment: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion:
Chapter 18, “Emptiness,” pages 129-133.
Zoom recording of the online class will be available a few days after the class.
Class 14-15: Special Online Class Series on the Refuge and Boddhisattva Vows
Special Online Class Series on the Refuge and Boddhisattva Vows. We will discuss in class the reading by Chögyam Trungpa contained in the book The Bodhisattva Vow: A Sourcebook and also in The Heart of the Buddha,
Class 13: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “Becoming a Bodhisattva”
Next class is Tuesday, September 14, 2021 after 7 PM ET evening meditation
The reading assignment: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion,
Chapter 16, “Becoming a Bodhisattva,” pages 116-120 and
Chapter 17, “Joining Profundity and Vastness," pages 121-126
Zoom recording of the online class will be available a few days after the class.
Class 12: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “Taking the Bodhisattva Vow”
Next class is Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
The reading assignment: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion,
Class 12: Chapter 15, “Taking the Bodhisattva Vow,” pages 107-115.
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.
Zoom recording of the online class will be available a few days after the class.