Exploring Vajrayana, Part One: The Path of Natural Wakefulness
September 14th, 2022 – December 14, 2022
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET
Led by Derek Kolleeny, Laura Read, and Erich Kramer
Advanced Level Course (Pre-requisites below)
Classes meet on Zoom—with monthly in-person discussion groups (location TBD)
Suggested offering: $200*
Sourcebook: Purchase here
Registration for this course is closed
*Note that WMC maintains a policy of making our programs affordable to all. Those with limited income please offer what you can afford on our donation page.
Please join us for the third and final segment of the Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha Series. With this segment, our Foundation Curriculum now presents all three “yanas” or levels of the authentic path of mindfulness-awareness meditation and insight as originally described by the Buddha and expertly transmitted to the West by one of the greatest Tibetan masters of our time—Chogyam Trungpa.
This third segment is meant to provide students with a clear understanding of Buddhist Vajrayana so they can make an informed decision about whether to actually enter into it. This semester we will explore the essence of the Vajrayana view and path, including Vajra Nature, non-theistic devotion, the evolution of the teacher-student relationship, and the nature of the transmission which formally enters one into Vajrayana practice.
Readings from a wide variety of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s writings have been selected and assembled into a sourcebook, which will be available soon either in hard copy (at cost) or digitally. Each class will begin with 30 minutes of meditation, followed by a talk and discussion. This third segment will be presented in two courses; the second one will be offered in the Winter of 2023. Since this course is the continuation of our Foundation Curriculum and builds upon the prior segments, there are prerequisites*. This course will be led by Derek Kolleeny, and assisted by Laura Read and Erich Kramer. Audio recordings of the classes will be made available.
Prerequisites for the course include completion of the introductory Foundation Curriculum (i.e. the first three segments of the Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha), as well as the two Intermediate Curriculum courses (The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Volumes One and Two), or an equivalent level of study and practice. If you are unsure whether you qualify, please plan to attend but contact Derek at dkolleeny@gmail.com.
