Online Course: Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness

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T. Chokyi
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Online Course: Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness

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Upcoming Online Teachings including personal live conference calls and
the use of personal email with the Teacher Acharya Judy Lief :
http://www.shambhala.com/glimpses-of-vajrayana.html

and

http://judylief.com/

Description:

The tantric path requires complete engagement and fierce dedication. There is a quality of directness, abruptness, and wholeheartedness to it, and it is said to be the more rapid but more dangerous path. Tantrikas, or vajrayana practitioners, recognize that the most challenging aspects of life—the energies and play of confused emotions and frightening obstacles—can be worked with as gateways to freedom and realization.

Join Judy Lief, Buddhist teacher and editor of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, for an online course that explores the third volume of this monumental work: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness. Using video recorded during a nine-day retreat she led on the subject, Lief will guide us through the traditional vajrayana teachings as taught by Chögyam Trungpa, the Tibetan Buddhist master who was largely responsible for making these teachings accessible and relevant for a Western audience.

Topics covered in detail in this online course will include: a review of the hinayana and mahayana; various ways of understanding and entering the vajrayana path; devotion and the relationship between guru and student; the three kayas of nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, and dharmakaya; the meaning and use of mandalas in vajrayana practice; the five Buddha families and their elemental qualities; the preliminary practices including the four reminders and ngöndro, creation and completion practice, ritual implements, and an overview of mahamudra and maha ati.

This seven-week online course includes the following:
•Seven video talks by Judith Lief—ranging from an hour to an hour-and-a-half in length—including Q&A
•Two archival video talks by Chögyam Trungpa
•Three hour-long live conference calls with Judith Lief on October 27, November 11, and December 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time
•The opportunity to participate in discussion forums with Judith Lief and a global community of fellow learners
•Contemplations to help you integrate the material into your daily practice
•The eBook edition of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Three: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness by Chögyam Trungpa
•Guided readings of the book
•Self-assessment quizzes at the end of each lesson to test your own understanding of the material
•Unlimited access to the course for six months

This course begins on October 20, 2015.
Registration will close on November 20.

If you have any questions about the course, or it's offerings please inquire here:
http://judylief.com/contact
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