With Pema Khandro, Father Francis Tiso, Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, Chagdud Khadro, Shugen Roshi, Julie Rogers, Jim Tucker, M.D., Koshin Paley Ellison and Dr. William McGrath
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Teachings on Death and Dying Facing realities of dying, death, and grief are central to our human experience. This program offers practical instructions for helping others in the process of dying and an overview of essential knowledge on death, bardo, and rebirth. This includes self-paced lectures on dying, loss, grief, and illness from Lamas and scholars of Buddhist Studies. Support the Buddhist Studies Institute by donating for these precious teachings. Your contribution, big and small, helps makes in-depth Buddhist training and education more accessible for all. May the teachings spread and flourish!
With Dr. Nicole Willock, Julie Regan, Ph.D., Pema Khandro, Lama Willa Miller, Amy Langenberg , Dr. Ann Gleig, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, Lama Rod Owens, Dr. Jim Hopper, Dr. Elizabeth Call and Damchö Diana Finnegan
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Join Pema Khandro and a group of esteemed Buddhist Studies scholars for an exploration of the history of Buddhist Sexualities from celibacy, to sacred sexuality in Buddhist Tantra and a simple approach to embodied integration with nature in Dzogchen. Support the Buddhist Studies Institute by donating for these precious teachings. Your contribution, big and small, helps makes in-depth Buddhist training and education more accessible for all. May the teachings spread and flourish!
This course on Buddhist Ethics goes through the Five Buddhist Precepts. The five precepts form the basis of a Buddhist way of life and the vows that Buddhists Seek to follow. The Five Precepts are a discipline of freedom, honor, and precision that cover the potent themes of life from the extraordinary perspective of non-duality. Support the Buddhist Studies Institute by donating for these precious teachings. Your contribution, big and small, helps makes in-depth Buddhist training and education more accessible for all. May the teachings spread and flourish!
With Holly Gayley, Judith Simmer-Brown, Sarah Jacoby, Amy Langenberg , Damchö Diana Finnegan, Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo and Pema Khandro
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This is the missing history of women in Tantric Buddhism. This course addresses the fascinating story of nuns, mothers, teachers, consorts, prophets, and disciples. Taught by scholar-practitioners whose groundbreaking research on women and Buddhism has changed the way we think of Buddhist history. This course will address the history of women in Buddhism, the history of yoginis and dakinis in India and Tibet, the stories of important Buddhist women, Buddhist philosophy on gender, sex, and sexuality, and the role of the consort in historical Tibet, and contemporary manifestations and so much more. Support the Buddhist Studies Institute by donating for…
Join us for the 21 Taras. The twenty-one taras is a sublime chanting meditation and praise of the forms of the female Bodhisattva Tara, each one a contemplation of all the forms of compassion ranging from gentle to fierce. This event explores the outer, inner and secret meaning of the twenty-one taras. This will be a joyous fundraiser in honor of our beloved Pema Khandro Rinpoche’s birthday. Wednesday, December 4th 6 pm pt | 9 pm et
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*This training is multi-modal and dynamic and will include the weekend sessions plus weekly practice sessions and weekly practicums. Click the box below for full details on this 3-year program.
Greetings,
It is my pleasure to invite you as a member of the Buddhist Studies Institute to join our new Advanced Meditation Teacher Training that starts September 13-15, 2024 (9am-12pm PT).
About the Advanced Meditation Teacher Training (MTT2)
Take meditation teaching to the next level by receiving an Advanced Meditation Teacher Certificate from the Buddhist Studies Institute. There is an urgent need for Meditation teachers who have rigorous, in-depth training beyond Mindfulness techniques. Mindfulness has opened the door to meditation in every possible setting from elementary schools to board rooms. This has left a gap for those interested in Buddhist meditation and Buddhist traditions, students want to learn more and need expert teachers to guide them.
This course focuses on the teaching of three core practices to introduce students to the Buddhist tradition. Advanced Meditation teachers will learn to lead:
Tonglen, the meditation on love and compassion from Mahayana Buddhism,
The Heart Sutra chanting meditation, the foundation of non-duality
The Four Noble Truths, the Buddha’s first teaching and the core principles of Buddhism
This course will span three years, from 2024 to 2027. Core coursework and practicums will take place between September and January each year during that period; students are required to remain enrolled in Vajrayana Training throughout the year.
About the MTT2 Pre/Corequisites
Certification for the Advanced Meditation Teacher Training requires completion of the following pre/corequisites. These can be taken concurrently and/or completed during the 3-year span of MTT2. You can use your member discount code to register for these programs as enrollment opens.
Meditation Teacher Training 1 (MTT1) is a required pre or corequisite, is offered every year and may be taken concurrently during the 3-year span of MTT2. Live attendance in MTT1 is required to participate. Click Here for more details
Ngondro Training is a required pre or corequisite and can be completed in 1-3 years, anytime during the 3-year span of MTT2. The classes in this training are recorded and can be attended as a hybrid training, with the majority of classes attended asynchronously. Click Here for more details
Vajrayana Training is a required corequisite. Once you have completed Ngondro in any lineage, or if you are currently enrolled in Ngondro Training, you are eligible for attending Pema Khandro Rinpoche’s Live Bi-Monthly Classes in Vajrayana Training. The classes in this training are recorded and can be attended either live or asynchronously. Click Here for more details
Retreats are also required to attend during the 3 year training period to ensure intensive engagement with the Nyingma lineage and Pema Khandro’s teachings, and to serve as teaching assistants when needed.
Graduates of the Advanced Meditation Teacher Training are eligible to be appointed as Umdzes, the practice-leaders for Pema Khandro and the Buddhist Studies Institute. Additionally, this is a required course for the Chaplaincy Certificate, which is scheduled to launch in 2025.
More information on Advanced Meditation Teacher Training can be found by clicking the link below.