Stepping into Meditation and Community 8-Week Course (Evenings)

Are you interested in learning meditation to experience more calm and compassion? Would you like to connect with others who are also interested in meditating and growing together through the wisdom of Buddhist practices and teachings?

Beginning in January, we are offering an opportunity to support you in exploring these questions through our Stepping into Meditation and Community course. This is an online, interactive, eight-week course that will guide you to the most present, compassionate, and connected aspects of yourself. Through inner exploration and engaging with community in reflection and discussion, you will learn accessible, time-tested Tibetan Buddhist practices that will support you in awakening to deeper peace, joy, compassion and balance in three spheres of engagement in your life: personal, community, and the world.

Who’s This Course For?

You do not need to be a Buddhist to enjoy or benefit from the content of this course. In these eight weeks, we will provide a framework for foundational Namchak practices and dharma while also inviting participants into the warmth of sangha. This course is a great starting point for those who are just stepping into meditation and Namchak and want to create the habit of a daily practice, supported by others doing the same. This is also a great place to start for the more experienced practitioner who is looking for connection with the Namchak Sangha through opportunities to reflect upon, discuss, and contemplate the course content together.

Course Outline

• Week 1: Course Overview, Intention Sharing & Community Foundations
• Week 2: Introduction to Shamata & The Four Noble Truths
• Week 3: Continuing with Shamata & Deepening Intention
• Week 4: The Six Perfections & Working with Obstacles to Our Practice
• Week 5: Loving Kindness Practice Starting with Ourselves
• Week 6: Introduction to Tonglen- A Compassion Practice of Giving and Receiving
• Week 7: Engaged Bodhicitta: Exploring our Work in the World
• Week 8: Bringing it All Together & Carrying the Gems Forward (Course Conclusion)
• Week 9: Optional Learning Circle Transition

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