About the Series
A Year of Deepening in Compassion is a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
Bodhisattva-krigerens vej begynder med at udvikle hengivenhed for os selv og udvider denne til andre, at opløse de barrierer, der skiller os. To support this practice, Shambhala senior teachers taught a year-long course with contemplative and meditation practices from the Buddhist Mahayana teachings of our lineage.
Throughout this four-part series, the main practice is tonglen, taught by Ani Pema Chödrön with a guided meditation and an audio talk that is posted in all four courses. Additional teachings introduce and support other practices of the Mahayana.
This series is divided into four seasonal themes. Within each season, teachers offered talks that related to that topic with their own personal approach. The themes for the four seasons echo the virtues of the Four Dignities of the Shambhala Path: Tiger, Løve, Garuda and Dragon.
Breakdown of Four-Course Series
En del 1 – De fire grænseløse
This course includes tonglen instruction, an audio talk by Pema Chödrön and an introduction to The Four Limitless Ones.
- Six recorded classes, led by different teachers.
- Readings and book suggestions to deepen our understanding of these teachings
- Contemplations to help us integrate these fundamental teachings into our daily lives
Kursus emner
Klasse 1 – Shamatha og Maitri: Etablering af grundlaget for vores Mahayana-rejse with Susan Chapman
Klasse 2 – Introduktion til Tonglen with Pema Chödrön
Klasse 3 – Ligevægt med Eve Rosenthal
Klasse 4 – Kærlig venlighed with Fleet Maull
Klasse 5 – Medfølelse with Dale Asrael
Klasse 6 – Sympatisk glæde with Dan Hessey
En del 2 – The Joyful Snow Lion: Paramitas
This course includes an exploration of Relative Bodhicitta and how we put our aspiration into action with the practice of the Paramitas.
- Five recorded classes led by different teachers.
- Readings and book suggestions to deepen our understanding of these teachings
- Contemplations to help us integrate these fundamental teachings into our daily lives
Kursus emner
Klasse 1– The Paramita of Generosity med Marty Janowitz
Class 2– The Paramita of Discipline med Emily Bower
Class 3– The Paramita of Patience with Suzann Duquette
Class 4– The Paramita of Exertion with Moh Hardin
Class 5– The Paramita of Meditation med John Rockwell
En del 3 – Frygtløs Garuda: Tomhed og absolut Bodhicitta
Mahayanas kraft kommer fra dens klarhed med hensyn til virkelighedens sande natur. This clarity is described as penetrating insight (prajna), that sees that the world is actually different from what we habitually think it is. Instead of assuming that beings, objects and systems are solid, truly existing independently, the bodhisattva sees that everything is empty of concepts and reference points (shunyata).
- Six recorded classes, led by different teachers.
- Readings and book suggestions to deepen our understanding of these teachings
- Contemplations to help us integrate these fundamental teachings into our daily lives
Kursus emner
Klasse 1 – Prajnaparamita and Absolute Bodhicitta med Judith Simmer-Brown
Klasse 2 – Heart Sutra med David Schneider
Klasse 3 – Feminine Principle med Judith Simmer-Brown
Klasse 4 – Shunyata med Melissa Moore
Klasse 5 – Prajna and Compassion med Judith Simmer-Brown
Del IV – Skillful Dragon: Lojong og medfølende engagement
The spiritual path does not lead to non-activity and withdrawing from the world. In the Shambhala tradition, the master warrior is profoundly engaged. This last part of the course series will explore the teachings on the Lojong, Athisha’s famous mind-training slogans, som inviterer os til at bruge de vanskeligheder og problemer, vi støder på, til at uddybe vores vej.
- Six recorded classes, led by different teachers.
- Readings and book suggestions to deepen our understanding of these teachings
- Contemplations to help us integrate these fundamental teachings into our daily lives
Kursus emner
Klasse 1 – Lojong and the Four Reminders with Gaylon Ferguson
Class 2– Absolute Bodhicitta Slogans med John Rockwell
Class 3– Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, En del 1 med Holly Gayley
Class 4– Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, En del 2 with Fleet Maull
Class 5– Bodhicitta in Everyday Life med Susan Skjei
Class 6– The Bodhisattva Vow with Susan Chapman