Thursdays, April 27 – June 29, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 pm Eastern Time
The second of two Hinayana courses continues a survey of the core teachings of the “First Turning,” the journey of individual liberation. Topics include taking refuge, mind training, methods of shamatha practice, vipashyana and analytical meditation, and the shravaka and pratyekabuddha paths. While this course is open to all, students should have some familiarity with the Four Noble Truths, the skandhas, dependent origination, karma, and the views of the two principal schools of early Buddhism.
This nine-week online course consists of six teaching classes, two practicums devoted to analytical meditation, and a “dharma exchange” where students present their answers to study questions and engage in general discussion. Each class will begin with a period of shamatha (calm abiding) meditation. Classes will be recorded except for the practicums and dharma exchange, and videos will be sent to registered students. For those without prior meditation experience, instruction will be made available. A detailed syllabus will be provided to students enrolled in the series.
Sourcebooks are based on talks by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and are available for purchase at the online Nalanda bookstore (see below). Please order them at least two weeks prior to each course to allow for reading before for each class.
This course is open to all. Nalandabodhi students who have previously taken the Hinayana Series are welcome to join this course free of charge, and are invited to drop in to any of our classes.
LOCATION Online via Zoom
REGISTRATION Registration is now closed, except for students who have previously taken the Hinayana Series, who may join this course anytime free of charge. Please register with Gail here.
SOURCEBOOK: The sourcebook can be purchased online at the Nalanda Store here. On the store’s website, the text is labelled “insert” and costs $15. Sourcebooks for both Hinayana courses (“Complete Content…”) can be purchased for $28. If costs provide any difficulty, please contact the coordinators using the links below.
INFORMATION For more schedule or program details, please contact Allan Novick or Rob Prichard.
