09/2019. A collection of teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche.
06/2020. Welcome! Your first course in year two, the year of the bodhisattva, is all about loving-kindness.
03/2022. Welcome to the second module of year two! This course is titled 'For the Benefit of all Beings - Introduction to Bodhichitta'. It is our introductory module for the Mahayana teachings on Bodhichitta. This short module will run for two weeks and will give you a complete overview of the progression from compassion to bodhichitta and of bodhisattva path.
05/2022. Welcome to your third course in year two, the year of the bodhisattva! We're now embarking upon the training of the mind in the Four Immeasurables which is the first main section of training in bodhichitta in the Kunzang Lama’i Shelung and the Zindri. Here, we are exploring the enlightened qualities of immeasurable love, compassion, joy & equanimity in a practice-orientated way. This course will run for six weeks & will include three study groups.
09/2019. Home Retreat 2.0 - Year 2 - Module 4. This is a three week module. Arousing bodhichitta is divided into the essence or definition of bodhichitta, the classifications of bodhichitta and the methods for actucally arousing bodhichitta. You will have one study group in week 3, and in November we will actually take the bodhisattva vow together.
11/2019.
After having aroused bodhichitta and having taken the bodhisattva vow, we're now training in the precepts of the bodhichitta of aspiration. First, we equalize ourselves and others, then we exchange ourselves with others and finally we're considering others as more important than ourselves. This course will run for six weeks until New Year. It will include three study groups and one mini-retreat.
11/2020.
We're now on our last bodhichitta module: Bodhisattva Actions - Training in the Precepts of the Bodhichitta of Application or Action. Here we will study and practice the Six Paramita or Six Transcendental Perfections. This course will run for six weeks and include three study groups.
03/2020. Final course module in year 2. On the basis of the bodhichitta teachings that we've received throughout the year, we will now dive into one of the most well known lojong texts entitled 'The Eight Verses for Training the Mind' one of the two main lojong texts that we study in Rigpa.