Compassion and Wisdom

Service Description

Compassion and Wisdom An online study and practice group on Tibetan Buddhist practice. Sundays, February 2nd through May 25th. 9 - 10:30 am Pacific Time 10 - 11:30 Mountain 11 - 12:30 Central 12 - 1:30 pm Eastern 5 - 6:30 pm London Registration You can schedule yourself to attend as many or few of the sessions as you wish. Consider coming frequently so that you can build supportive relationships with both the instructor and peers. Registration is free, and a donation in an amount of your choosing is made to the foundation. Prerequisites Some familiarity with meditation and Buddhism will be helpful. If you have not yet had a formal Refuge ceremony, one will be available to you on request. Description The class will do double-duty as an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice for beginners, and as a support to people who have started any Nyingma foundational practices (ngondro) accumulation. We will be practicing on one of the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practices in class. That text features the wisdom Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal and Guru Rinpoche, representing the principles of compassion and wisdom. It is known as the Dakini Heart Essence ngondro. Participants will have their cameras on and to interact with others in breakout rooms. Required Reading or Listening: Clearing the Way to Awakening: A Nine-step Practice from Tibetan Buddhism by Loppon Yudron. Participants will be expected to read a chapter per week. (Yudron will not be repeating what she said in the book in class.) The book is available for reading on any device and in paperback. By that time, it will also be available in audiobook form. The practice text, the Dakini Heart Essence Foundation Practice, from the Dudjom Tersar tradition, is contained in the book and as a pdf download for audiobook users.