Buddhist Immersion Curriculum

Hi! Welcome!

If you’ve found this page I like you already. It means you’re really curious about Buddhism and its ins and outs.

You want to know how the thing ticks. And I’m here to show you exactly that.

To begin…

SECTION 1

THE FOUNDATIONS : 10 WEEKS

In our initial section we dive into what the Buddha taught: how we create suffering for ourselves and how we can stop doing that. It also includes the very applicable topics of Wise Speech, Wise Livelihood and the many ways we can “hack” mindfulness into our everyday experience off the meditation cushion. The first class of each month is offered live online and all of them are available as recordings delivered to your inbox.

Week 1: Overview of the Different Forms of Meditation and the Three Yanas, or Vehicles, of Buddhism

Week 2: The Many Lifetimes of the Buddha

Week 3: The Four Noble Truths

Week 4: The Eightfold Path (Part 1): Working with the Mind

Week 5: The Eightfold Path (Part 2): Working with our Activity and Meditation

Week 6: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Body, Feelings, Mind and All Phenomena

Week 7: The 12 Nidanas and How We Develop Ego

Week 8: The Five Skandhas (Aggregates) and How We Constantly Reify Ego

Week 9: Klesha, or Getting Hooked by Emotions

Week 10: Egolessness and Basic Goodness

SECTION 2

THE GREATER VEHICLE : 10 WEEKS

In the second section of this curriculum we get into the Mahayana, or greater vehicle, teachings that allow us to see our world with more fluidity and an open heart. While we start with the BIG topic of emptiness we then transition into how we can then have a profound effect on society through the truth of interdependence. Then we spend a number of weeks going through the traditional mind-training slogans of Atisha, which are practical reminders for how to bring these esoteric teachings into our work, family and social life (this part is a fan favorite). The course concludes with how we offer love more freely and an introduction into another BIG topic: tantra.