Level 1
Mindfulness & Fundamentals
20 classes
The meditation portion of the class teaches breath-counting, mindfulness of the breath.
Lecture topics include Introduction to Buddhism and Chan(Zen), Karma and Causality, the Four Noble Truths, Three Refuges and Five Precepts.
No prerequisite. Beginners welcome!
Level 2
Compassion and Bodhisattva Practices
20 classes
The meditation portion builds on the previous methods and includes compassion contemplation.
The lecture topics include the Bodhisattva ideal, the six paramitas —the perfection of charity, morality, tolerance, diligence, meditation, and prajna wisdom.
Completion of Level 1 Meditation Class.
Level 3
Chan Meditation & Advanced Buddhist Contemplation and Practices
2 terms: Each term is 20 classes
The meditation portion builds on the Level 1 & 2 methods and includes the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
The lecture topics include the Ten Dharma Realms, Twelve Links of Interdependence, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, and will also studying important texts The Essence of Mahayana Practice and Sutra of the Eight Realizations of Great Beings.
Completion of Level 1 & Level 2 Classes.
Sutra Study
Chan Meditation & Sutra Study Series
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The meditation portion includes previous and additional meditation methods.
The topics are from selected Buddhist scriptures such as The Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters, and The Sutra of Impermanence, etc.
Completion of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Classes.