About this Course

The view of this course is to understand how all three yanas of the Buddhist journey can join together on the spot. As Shambhala and/or Buddhist practitioners, we very often view our path as progress “forward and upward” through the stages of Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana paths – and that Vajrayana is the most important stage.

Yet the three yanas of the Buddhist path are like a tree. Hinayana simplicity and directness are the roots, Mahayana compassion and emptiness are the trunk, and Vajrayana space awareness and sacred perception are the crown of branches that bear the fruit of wisdom and skillful means. They exist simultaneously, inseparably on the spot. They are not a straight line with a beginning and an end, but a full circle that never leaves the present moment. This is the vision of the Great Eastern Sun that is so often talked about in the Shambhala teachings – which is based on appreciating ourselves and our world.

What’s Included in the Recordings

• Instrução de meditação guiada
• Periods of sitting meditation
• Contemplations and other guided exercises
• Talks and discussions
• Exploring a full range of practices that are related to all three yanas:
  • sitting meditation
  • prática de compaixão
  • windhorse confidence practice
• Explorations of the senses

Who the course is for

This course is open to all.

Sobre o professor

John Rockwellestá no caminho do dharma há 47 anos. Ele conheceu Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche em 1975 e estudou e praticou os ensinamentos budistas e de Shambhala por 12 anos com ele, e, em particular, trabalhou com ele na tradução de textos tibetanos para o inglês. Por dez anos, ele estudou e lecionou na Universidade Naropa no departamento de Estudos Budistas. Por muitos anos, ele serviu como acharya ou professor sênior de Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche e também estudou intensamente com Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. Sua inspiração agora é abrir o coração e os sentidos na hora.