About the Series
The path of the Bodhisattva Warrior begins with developing affection for ourselves and then expands this affection to others, dissolvendo le barriere che ci dividono. 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. I temi delle quattro stagioni riecheggiano le virtù delle Quattro Dignità del Sentiero Shambhala: Tiger, Leone, Garuda e il drago.
Registrazione
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Breakdown of Five-Course Series
Parte I – I Quattro Illimitati
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
Argomenti del corso
Class 1 – Shamata e Maitri: Stabilire le basi per il nostro viaggio Mahayana with Susan Chapman
Classe 2 – Introduzione a Tonglen with Pema Chödrön
Classe 3 – Equanimità con Eva Rosenthal
Classe 4 – Amorevolezza con Fleet Maull
Classe 5 – Compassione con Dale Asrael
Classe 6 – Gioia comprensiva con Dan Hessey
Seconda parte - Il gioioso leone delle nevi e le Paramita
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
Argomenti del corso
Classe 1 – The Paramita of Generositycon Marty Janowitz
Classe 2 – The Paramita of Discipline con Emily Bower
Classe 3 – The Paramita of Patience con Suzann Duquette
Classe 4 – The Paramita of Exertion con Moh Hardin
Classe 5 – The Paramita of Meditation con John Rockwell
Part III - Fearless Garuda: Vacuità e Bodhicitta Assoluto
Il potere del Mahayana deriva dalla sua chiarezza riguardo alla vera natura della realtà. 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
Argomenti del corso
Classe 1 – Prajnaparamita and Absolute Bodhicitta con Judith Simmer-Brown
Classe 2 – Heart Sutra con David Schneider
Classe 3 – Feminine Principle con Judith Simmer-Brown
Classe 4 – Shunyata con Melissa Moore
Classe 5 – Prajna and Compassion con Judith Simmer-Brown
Parte IV - Lojong e l'impegno compassionevole
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, che ci invitano ad utilizzare le difficoltà ei problemi che incontriamo per approfondire il nostro cammino.
- 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
Argomenti del corso
Class 1 – Lojong and the Four Reminders con Gaylon Ferguson
Classe 2 – Absolute Bodhicitta Slogans con John Rockwell
Classe 3 – Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, Parte 1 con Holly Gayley
Classe 4 – Relative Bodhicitta Slogans, Parte 2 con Fleet Maull
Classe 5 – Bodhicitta in Everyday Life con Susan Skjei
Classe 6 – The Bodhisattva Vow with Susan Chapman