Join us on Thursday evenings for a 6-week hybrid course to support cultivating a meditation practice and deepening a sense of community!
About This Course
Through inner exploration and engaging with community in reflection and discussion, you will learn accessible, time-tested Tibetan Buddhist practices and dharma teachings that will support you in awakening to deeper peace, happiness, and compassion in three spheres of engagement in your life: personal, community, and the world.
What You’ll Learn
Week 1 (Jan 29): Course Overview, Intention Sharing & Community Foundations
Week 2 (Feb 5): Intro to Shamata Breath Practice & Four Noble Truths
Week 3 (Feb 12): Continue with Shamata Breath Practice & Four Noble Truths
Week 4 (Feb 19): Loving Kindness Practice Starting with Ourselves
Week 5 (Feb 26): Introduction to Tonglen- A Compassion Practice of Giving and Receiving
Week 6 (Mar 5): Engaged Bodhicitta: Exploring our Work in the World & Carrying the Gems Forward
*An Optional Learning Circle will meet before the next course in this series, Deepening into Meditation and Community, to continue connecting, practicing, and discussing the Dharma teachings shared during the course.
Who Is This Course Suited For?
If you’re new to meditation
Curious about or new to Buddhism
Wanting to create the habit of a daily meditation practice, supported by others doing the same
A more experienced Buddhist practitioner looking to meditate and contemplate the Dharma with others
Wanting to connect with the Namchak Sangha
