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 #34: Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 61-62
The reading assignment for the next class covers our study of the Fourth Noble Truth, The Truth of the Path (leading to the end of suffering): The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp.443-464:
Chapter 59, “The Doubtless Path,” and
Chapter 60, “The Five Paths."
Drop-ins welcome! By donation.
Led by John Baker, Barry Cunningham, Laura Read, and Michael Kern
Class #33: Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 59-60
The reading assignment for this class covers our study of the Fourth Noble Truth, The Truth of the Path (leading to the end of suffering): The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp.443-464:
Chapter 59, “The Doubtless Path”
Chapter 60, “The Five Paths"
Led by John Baker, Barry Cunningham, Laura Read, and Michael Kern
Review this class recording on YouTube.
Class #32: Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 57-58 - First Noble Truth, The Truth of Suffering
The reading assignment for our Buddhist online class continues our study of the First Noble Truth, The Truth of Suffering:
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp.426-442:
Chapter 57, “Meditation as the Path to Buddhahood,” and
Chapter 58, “Transcending Samsara and Nirvana."
Led by John Baker, Barry Cunningham, Laura Read, and Michael Kern
Class #30-31 Zoom Video Recording: Buddhist Path of Awakening Course; Chapter 53-56
NEXT CLASS: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
READING:
The reading assignment: Chögyam Trungpa's The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. I, The Path of Individual Liberation, pp.397-405
Chapter 53, “The Power of Flickering Thoughts,” and
Chapter 54, “The Development of Set Patterns."
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.
Led by John Baker, Barry Cunningham, Laura Read, and Michael Kern