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 28: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Meditation
The recording of the most recent class which took place Tuesday, January 11, discussing the dhyana paramita, the transcendent virtue of meditation, is available at on YouTube.
Reading assignment for class:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, Part 6, Bodhisattva Activity -
Chapter 31, “Meditation,” pages 249-255.
Class 27: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Virya Paramita, The Transcendent Virtue of Exertion
WATCH: The recording of class #27 which took place Tuesday, January 4, discussing the Virya Paramita, the transcendent virtue of exertion, is available on YouTube
READING ASSIGNMENT: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion.
Chapter 30, “Exertion,” pages 238-248.
Join us every Tuesday evening for this ongoing online Buddhist Study Course. Open to all. Drop-ins Welcomed.
Class 26: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion; Ksanti Paramita, The Transcendent Virtue of Patience
WATCH: Class recording of class discussing the ksanti paramita, the transcendent virtue of patience, on YouTube. Recorded via Zoom on Dec. 28, 2021.
READING ASSIGNMENT OF CLASS: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion.
Chapter 29, "Patience," pp. 229-237
Class 25: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom, and Compassion: ‘Discipline’
Listen to the recording from the Tuesday class on “Discipline,” recorded on Zoom on Dec. 21, 2021
READING ASSIGNMENT: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, Part 6, Bodhisattva Activity:
Chapter 28, "Discipline," pp. 214-228.
Watch the Zoom recording of the Buddhist Path of Awakening Course Class a few days later. The recording from last week’s class recorded can found on our YouTube Channel each week.