In-depth Study Programme
Studying Heart of Wisdom
Foundation Programme
Saturdays 9.30am – 2.30pm
At Atisha Centre we have just started studying the book Heart of Wisdom by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
The Foundation Programme requires an enrollment procedure – for more information please contact the Centre:
01325 365265
epc@meditationindarlington.org
The Foundation Programme provides an opportunity to deepen our understanding and experience of Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts:
Joyful Path of Good Fortune – a commentary to Atisha’s Lamrim instructions, the stages of the path to enlightenment. By studying this book we gain the ability to put all Buddha’s teachings of both Sutra and Tantra into practice. We can easily make progress on and complete the stages of the path to the supreme
happiness of enlightenment. From a practical point of view, Lamrim is the main body of Buddha’s teachings, and the other teachings are like its limbs.
Universal Compassion – a commentary to Bodhisattva Chekhawa’s Training the Mind in Seven Points. By putting these instructions into practice we gain the ability to integrate Buddha’s teachings into our daily lives and solve all our human problems.
Heart of Wisdom – a commentary to the Heart Sutra. By studying this book we have the opportunity to gain a realization of the ultimate nature of reality. By gaining this realization we can eliminate the ignorance of self-grasping, which is the root of all our suffering.
Meaningful to Behold – a commentary to Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. We will learn how to transform all our daily activities into the Bodhisattva’s way of life, thereby making every moment of our human life meaningful.
Understanding the Mind – a detailed explanation of the mind based on the works of the Buddhist scholars Dharmakirti and Dignaga. By understanding the relationship between our mind and its external objects we learn that objects depend upon the subjective mind, we can change the way objects appear to us by changing our own mind. Gradually we shall gain the ability to control our mind and in this way solve our problems.
Eight Steps to Happiness – a commentary to Bodhisattva Langri Tangpa’s Eight Verses of Training the Mind. By putting these instructions into practice we gain the ability to integrate Buddha’s teachings into our daily lives and solve all our human problems.
