Triyana
The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma
Year 1
The 4 Noble Truths
Year 2
The Heart Sutra
Year 3
Vajrayana
The course will focus on methods and practices that integrate the Buddha’s teachings to awaken an enduring spiritual life of harmony, peace and purpose.
Objectives / Outcomes
- Implement the teachings of The Four Noble Truths into your everyday life
- Identify destructive emotions of the mind and begin to pacify or understand their root cause
- Comprehend the teachings of the Noble 8 Fold Path
- Understand the causes of suffering and learn the steps to overcome them
- Have tools in place for a daily meditation practice
- Teach shamatha meditation to others
Teachings Methods / Learning Experiences
- Daily: Each day you are expected to meditate. We will learn shamatha meditation and the 8 steps of shamatha as well as how to sit and how to work with thoughts when they arise in meditation.
- Weekly: Each week you are expected to have a group call or meeting with the members of your small group sangha to discuss the weeks dharma and answer the questions posted in the lecture.
- Bi-yearly: Twice a year we will host a retreat to deepen the practice experience, participation can be virtual or in-person.
- Teaching: Near the end of the first year you will begin teaching shamatha meditation in small groups and on recorded videos.
Objectives / Outcomes
- Implement the teachings of The Heart Sutra into your everyday life
- Comprehend the 37 vows of a Bodhisattva
- Instill a confident faith in daily meditation practice
- Recite The Heart Sutra prayer from memory
- Recite The Heart Sutra Mantra
- Work with the 6 paramitas in daily life
- Take Green Tara empowerment
- Understand and begin practicing the Green Tara Sadhana
Teachings Methods / Learning Experiences
- Daily: Each day you are expected to meditate and recite mantra
- Weekly: Each week you are expected to have a group call or meeting with the members of your sangha.
- Bi-yearly: Twice a year we will host a retreat to deepen the practice experience, participation can be virtual or in-person.
- Teaching: Near the end of the year you will begin teaching tong-len and metta meditation in small groups and on recorded videos.
Objectives / Outcomes
- Implement the teachings of the Buddha into your daily practices
- Comprehend emptiness
- Instill a confident faith in an awakened experience
- Understand and begin practicing visualizations
Teachings Methods / Learning Experiences
- Daily: Each day you are expected to practice what has been learned in years 1 & 2
- Monthly: Book club style discussion based on the readings
- Bi-yearly: Twice a year we will host a retreat to deepen the practice experience, participation can be virtual or in-person.