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 3: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “Doubt and Delight”
Reading assignment for this Zoom class was The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, pp. 20-28. Chapter Three, “Doubt and Delight." From Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Led by John Baker and Barry Cunningham.
Class 2 –The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “Love, Vision, and Warriorship”
Listen to a talk and discussion on Mahayana from our ongoing online Buddhist course. This class recording is from June 29, 2021. Join us every Tuesday on Zoom starting at 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.
Class 1: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion; “A Glimpse of Wakefulness” & “Love, Vision, and Warriorship”
Buddhist Course: Reading from the The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion
Listen to a talk and discussion based on Volume 2 of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion written by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Reading assignment for this online class:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume 2, pp. 3-19.
Chapter One, “A Glimpse of Wakefulness”
Chapter Two, “Love, Vision, and Warriorship"
‘The Loneliness & Joy of Discipline’
“Aloneness seems to be the heart of discipline [...] You cannot develop yourself properly unless you give up your need for companionship. Once you give up your search for companionship, you can make friends with your loneliness. At that point, you become a genuine practitioner.”
– Chögyam Trungpa, The Path of Individual Liberation
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 Course Reading:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. I
Chapter 16: "The Loneliness & Joy of Discipline"
Chapter 17: "Taming the Neurotic Mind"
Chapter 18: "Cutting the Root of Samsara"
Drop-ins Welcome. By donation. Click here to learn how to join this Zoom meeting
Missed a class? Listen to video recordings here