The Buddhist Path of Awakening Course

Tuesdays 7-9 PM ET via Zoom

Course Overview

  • Live-streamed via Zoom every Tuesday at 7 - 9 PM ET via Zoom. Class begins after 30-minute group meditation (optional)

  • Recommended Readings and YouTube recordings

  • Course resources: Previous course links, books and videos mentioned in class

Join US ONLINE TO study the book The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva

The recommended readings and past class recordings can be found below (recordings also sent in our weekly newsletter).

Zoom Class Recordings & Readings

Recordings: Zoom class recordings will be posted a few days after class meeting on our YouTube Channel and in our email newsletter. Subscribe here.

Class readings: The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group

  • Class 1 (Aug. 22, 2023): "The Introduction" pages 1-41. Optional Reading: “Forward," “Preface," and "The Text and the Translation." https://youtu.be/jCPG-uqRlUQ

  • Class 2 (Aug. 29, 2023): The Introduction" pages 1-41. Optional Reading: “Forward," “Preface,"  "The Text and the Translation," and especially the Appendixes.  And please read the footnotes!  https://youtu.be/kJ8EG5KW14A

  • Class 3 (Sept. 5): Appendixes 2 and 3 at https://youtu.be/yV28VHAprTI

  • Class 4 (Sept. 12): Chapter 1, The Excellence of Bodhichitta, and Chapter 2, Confession. https://youtu.be/gKB_8jAJEwE

  • Class 5: Reading Assignment for Tuesday, September 19th:

    • Chapter 3, "Taking Hold of Bodhichitta," and

    • Chapter 4, “Carefulness.”

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Course Resources

Previous Path of Awakening Courses

Recommended readings, books, and videos mentioned in the course

*While there is no required fee for these classes (either course), the suggested donation is $10/class or $108/12 classes. You can also donate your practice and study in addition to or in lieu of money, as these are the most valuable donations you can make.

Online MEETING Schedule

  • Every Tuesday. Course began August 22 but it’s not too late to join! Drop-ins are welcomed. Scroll down for the class recordings.

  • 6:45 PM ET: Zoom room opens. Drop-ins welcomed! If new to this course and community, please join us at the beginning of class (see also below).

  • 7 -7:30 PM ET: 30 minutes of meditation (optional, but recommended!)

  • 7:35 PM ET: Class; a presentation of a chapter followed by 20 minutes of discussion at 8:40 PM ET.

    Join us anytime!

Class Details

  • Suggested donation: *$10/class or $108 for 12 classes (donate here)

  • Drop-ins welcome (join us anytime). If new to meditation and our online courses, see below for a foundational course on Thursdays.

  • Led by John Baker and others

*Please note: While there is no required fee for these online classes, the suggested donation is $10/class or $108/12 classes. You can also donate your practice and study in addition to or instead of money, as these are the most valuable donations you can make.
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New Participants

  • If new to our virtual community and online course please send us an email a few days prior, or join us at the start of the course; 6:45 PM ET to discuss your participation with one of our teachers

  • During class, please make sure to display your face and full name when entering the Zoom room. We have been "Zoom-bombed" in the past, hence these precautions. Learn how to change your name in Zoom here.

  • Class readings will be sent weekly to participants. If you want to join that mailing list, please email us here.

  • Watch previous class recordings below and if new to our meditation group, view meditation instruction videos here or join us live every morning at 9 AM ET for one-on-one meditation instruction.

  • We also offer a live-streamed foundational course on Thursdays studying chapters from The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Volume One, The Path of Individual Liberation. Learn more

The Way of the Bodhisattva Revised Edition

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