About the Series
The path of the Bodhisattva Warrior begins with developing affection for ourselves and then expands this affection to others, dissoudre les barrières qui nous divisent. 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. There are also additional teachings to introduce and support other practices of the Mahayana.
Within this series, divided into four seasonal themes, teachers offer talks that relate to each topic with their own personal approach. Les thèmes des quatre saisons font écho aux vertus des Quatre Dignités du Chemin Shambhala.: Tigre, Lion, Garuda et Dragon.
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Breakdown of Five-Course Series
Première partie – Les quatre illimités
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 your understanding of these teachings
- Contemplations to help you integrate these fundamental teachings into your daily life
Sujets de cours
Class 1 – Shamatha et Maitri: Établir les fondations de notre voyage Mahayana with Susan Chapman
Classer 2 – Présentation de Tonglen with Pema Chödrön
Classer 3 – Équanimité avec Eve Rosenthal
Classer 4 – Bonté avec Fleet Maull
Classer 5 – Compassion avec Dale Asraël
Classer 6 – Joie sympathique avec Dan Hessey
Partie II - Le joyeux lion des neiges et les 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
Sujets de cours
Classer 1 – The Paramita of Generosityavec Marty Janowitz
Classer 2 – The Paramita of Discipline avec Emily Bower
Classer 3 – The Paramita of Patience avec Suzann Duquette
Classer 4 – The Paramita of Exertion avec Moh Hardin
Classer 5 – The Paramita of Meditation avec John Rockwell
Part III - Fearless Garuda: Vacuité et bodhicitta absolue
Le pouvoir du Mahayana vient de sa clarté concernant la vraie nature de la réalité. 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
Sujets de cours
Classer 1 – Prajnaparamita and Absolute Bodhicitta avec Judith Simmer Brown
Classer 2 – Heart Sutra avec David Schneider
Classer 3 – Feminine Principle avec Judith Simmer Brown
Classer 4 – Shunyata avec Mélissa Moore
Classer 5 – Prajna and Compassion avec Judith Simmer Brown
Partie IV - Lojong et engagement compatissant
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, qui nous invitent à utiliser les difficultés et les problèmes que nous rencontrons pour approfondir notre chemin.
- 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
Sujets de cours
Class 1 – Lojong and the Four Reminders avec Gaylon Ferguson
Classer 2 – Absolute Bodhicitta Slogans avec John Rockwell
Classer 3 – Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, Partie 1 avec Holly Gayley
Classer 4 – Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, Partie 2 avec Fleet Maull
Classer 5 – Bodhicitta in Everyday Life avec Susan Skjei
Classer 6 – The Bodhisattva Vow with Susan Chapman