Dates
September 6 – November 22, 2025
Course Components
Five, two-week units with pre-recorded lectures, reading assignments and study questions.
Live gatherings and optional discussion groups on Zoom every other week.
A warrior’s exchange and an optional written exam at the end of the course.
Course Readings
Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught
Reginald A. Ray, The Practice of Pure Awareness (section on the Skandhas)
Reginald A. Ray, Indestructible Truth (sections on the View of Hinayana and Mahayana)
Chogyam Trungpa, Glimpses of Abhidharma
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
Thrangu Rinpoche, The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination (only Kindle is version available)
***In addition, there will be numerous selections and articles that will be provided.
Recommendation: If you would like to take this course, it would be good to purchase these books, if you don’t already own them, and begin reading. This is going to be a challenging course and the reading will require care and attention. Getting a head start will greatly increase what you get out of our work together.
Price structure
You can choose from three different pricing options once registration opens, depending on your financial situation. With choosing the generosity rate, you will support those in financial need of the scholarship rate.
Generosity rate: $480
Sustainability rate: $375
Scholarship rate: $250
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Repeaters can do the course again for $100.
A 25% discount is available for Dharma Ocean members – please contact us at info@dharmaocean.org to confirm membership and receive the discount registration code.
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