Date(s) - November 6, 2014 - December 18, 2014
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Vajrayana Buddhism
A Six-week Seminar
With Tergar Instructor Cortland Dahl
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
The Vajra Vehicle of Tibetan Buddhism is considered a “short-cut” to enlightenment. This profound approach to awakening is rooted in the understanding that buddhahood is not a goal to be achieved, but an immanent reality that we can recognize in the present moment. Various tools are used to bring about this recognition: meditations that employ the imagination and symbolic imagery, exercises designed to harness the power of the body’s subtle energies, and pith instructions that guide the meditator to a direct experience of the luminous purity of the mind’s true nature.
In this seminar, we will explore the most important principles and practices of Vajrayana Buddhism, including its profound teachings on the immanence of the enlightened state and the powerful practices that enable us to access our own awakened nature. Each class will include teachings by Tergar Instructor Cortland Dahl, as well as guided meditations and discussion. There are no prerequisites for this seminar.
When:
Six Thursday evenings, 7-9pm
November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11 and 18, 2014
Location
First Unitarian Society, Madison WI, United States