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Study: Establishing the View
The one who meditates without the view is like a blind man wandering the plains. There is no reference point for where the true path is.
- Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche
Please check our Calendar for dates of the following offerings.
To register or for further information for any Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies class, contact: registrar@vancouver.shambhala.org
I. Where to Begin
Introduction to Shambhala Buddhism is a three-class course or a one-day intensive that provides a very broad overview of the main streams of Shambhala Buddhist teachings and the overall Shambhala Buddhist path. Students will be introduced to the Hinayana and Mahayana traditions, the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition, and the Shambhala teachings from our founder Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and our current leader the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The course is designed to give beginning students a taste of our approach to Buddhism, to help them decide if they would like to proceed further on our path.
Foundations of Shambhala BuddhismThis three-class course covers foundational topics of Shambhala Buddhism, and is open to those who have started taking Shambhala Training, or have taken Introduction to Shambhala Buddhism, or have attended talks at Wednesday night open house. It is highly recommended for those who wish to begin a systematic study of Shambhala Buddhism. The Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies semesters build on the topics presented in this foundational course. The course examines our experience and nature of basic goodness and bodhichitta, the Shambhala Buddhist views of where, why and how we encounter obstacles to that experience, and pragmatic aspects of how to use meditation practice to allow our basic goodness to shine through those obstacles. Key topics of basic goodness, buddha-nature, bodhichitta, samsara and nirvana, suffering and the root of suffering, karma, ego and the skandhas, emptiness and dependent origination are introduced. Each class includes talks, discussion, and guided practice.
II. Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies semestersVancouver’s Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies offerings are organized into two semesters of teachings and practices from the Three Yanas (‘Vehicles’): Hinayana, and Mahayana & Introduction to Vajrayana, plus the Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies weekends listed in III below. Each semester consists of three segments, with each segment comprised of five Tuesday evening classes and one all-day (Saturday) practice intensive. Both semesters can be taken in their entirety as part of the prerequisites for Shambhala Sutrayana Seminary, or on a drop-in basis for any segment or individual class. The course is taught by senior teachers of the Vancouver Shambhala Meditation Centre. Although best taken in sequence, students can join at any point depending on their previous background in buddhist practice and studies – please consult the class instructors for guidance and permission.
Hinayana Semester
Humbleness is the dwelling place of the forefathers - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Segment 1, Taming the Mind:Introduction to the view and practice of the Hinayana: mindfulness-awareness practice, the Buddhist path of transformation, contemplative practice, the nature of suffering, skandhas and the development of ego, motivation, faith and discipline, selflessness and liberation. Segment 2, Karma and the Nidanas:The analysis of samsara: karma and the functioning of consciousness, how confusion arises and how it ceases, cutting through cause and effect, dependent origination and auspicious coincidence. Segment 3, Antidotes to Samsara:The constituents of consciousness, cessation and the path, the three jewels, obstacles and antidotes to practice, practicing the antidotes of shila, samadhi and prajna, becoming a dharmic person.
Mahayana Semester
If we can’t even say ‘Hello, how are you?’ to someone, thinking that we’re going to attain enlightenment is a joke. – Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Segment 1, Bodhichitta and the Six Paramitas: Introduction to the view and practice of the Mahayana: aspiring and entering bodhichitta, the six paramitas, Tonglen and Lojong (mind training). Segment 2, Emptiness and the Two Truths: Four Approaches to Emptiness, Prajnaparamita and the Heart Sutra, Relative and Absolute Truth, Ground, Path and Fruition of Shunyata Segment 3, Introduction to the Vajrayana: Lineage & Devotion, Buddhanature, Journey without Goal, Introduction to Maitri and the Five Buddha Families.
III. Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies WeekendsThe complete Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies pre-seminary curriculum also includes the following practice and study weekends, which can be taken at any time during the course of one’s studies: Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies meditation intensive weekends (intended to be taken in sequence): a) Nine Stages of Shamatha b) Four Foundations of Mindfulness c) Vipashyana & Union (union of shamatha and vipashyana) Shambhala School of Buddhist Studies advanced practice weekends: a) Maitri & The Five Wisdoms b) Sadhana of Mahamudra
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