WMC Intermediate Book Course, Fall 2020 - Spring 2021:

The Path of Individual Liberation

Based on The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume One, by Chögyam Trungpa

A three-semester course based upon the book of the same title by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche exploring the core teachings of Buddhism—the four noble truths, karma, the four foundations of mindfulness, meditation practice, the refuge vows, the three jewels, the five skandhas, the five precepts, ego and egolessness, and the practice of meditation.

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Audio and course materials for:

  • The Path of Individual Liberation, Semester 1, Fall 2020

  • The Path of Individual Liberation, Semester 2, Winter 2021

 
 

Spring, 2021

Semester 3: Vipashyana; The Four Noble Truths

Syllabus for The Path of Individual Liberation, Semester 3

The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 24: Vipashyana is Open Awareness, 3/28/21
Gene Bobker & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 25: Major Characteristics of Vipashyana, 4/11/21
Andrea Sherman & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 26: Applied Vipashyana, 4/18/21
Andrea Sherman & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 27: The Truth of Suffering, 4/25/21
Andrea Sherman & Jim Jones
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 28: The Truth of Suffering Part 2, 5/2/21
Gene Bobker & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 29: The Truth of the Origin of Suffering, Part 1, 5/16/21
Andrea Sherman & Jim Jones
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 30: The Truth of the Origin of Suffering, Part 2, 5/23/21
Gene Bobker & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 31: The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering, 6/6/21
Andrea Sherman, Jim Jones, & Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 32: The Truth of the Path, 6/13/21
Gene Bobker, Erich Kramer, & Jim Jones

Winter, 2021

Semester 2: Shamatha: The Practice of Mindfulness

Syllabus for The Path of Individual Liberation, Semester 2

The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 14: Shamatha is Simplicity, 1/10/21
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 15: Key Instructions for Shamatha, Part 1, 1/187/21
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 16: Key Instructions for Shamatha, Part 2, 1/24/21
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 17: Refining Shamatha, 1/31/21
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation Class #18: The Stages and Obstacles to Shamatha, 2/7/21
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation Class 19: Antidotes and Characteristics of Shamatha, 2/21/21
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation Class 20: An Exploration of Mind Through Meditation, 2/28/21
Erich Kramer
The Path of Individual Liberation Class 21: Mindfulness of Body & Life, 3/7/21
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation Class 22: Mindfulness of Effort 3/14/21
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation Class 23: Mindfulness of Mind, 3/21/21
Andrea Sherman & Erich Kramer

Fall, 2020

Semester 1: Entering the Path

Syllabus for The Path of Individual Liberation, Semester 1

The Path of Individual Liberation Class 1: Introduction and Overview, 9/20/20
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 2: Ego and Non-Theism, 9/27/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 3: The Essence of Dharma, 10/4/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual LIberation, Class 4: View-Meditation-Action-Result, 10/11/20
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 5: The Three Yana Path of Tibetan Buddhism, 10/18/20
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 6: Class Six, The Wheel of Samsara, 10/25/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 7: Dharma as True Refuge, 11/1/20
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 8: Reflecting on the Buddha, 11/8/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 9: Reflecting on the Dharma and Sangha, 11/15/20
Gene Bobker

Semester 1 (cont.): Discipline/Shila

The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 10: Taming neurosis, 11/22/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 11: Gnawing Rock, 12/6/20
Gene Bobker
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 12: Cultivating Virtue, 12/13/20
Andrea Sherman
The Path of Individual Liberation, Class 13: Review and Offerings, 12/20/20
Gene Bobker