Teacher: Judith Simmer-Brown
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Judith Simmer-Brown
Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies Emeritx at Naropa University, where she has taught for over 40 years. Simmer-Brown is a compassion trainer for the Compassion Initiative at Naropa. She is author of Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism (Shambhala) and editor, with Fran Grace, of Meditation and the Classroom: Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies (SUNY). For Shambhala, she teaches Shambhala Training levels, Mahayana and Vajrayana topics, with a special love of White Tara, feminine principle, working with emotions, compassion and social engagement.
Judith's Courses
Buddhism
Sowing Seeds of Peace: The Transformation of Anger - A Day Long Program
We are excited to host visiting senior teacher Judith Simmer-Brown for a one day program at the Shambhala Center on Sunday, May 5.
No Prerequisites
Open Buddhist Program
Wellness, Life, and the Arts
Writing Your Dharma: Sharing Your Path with Humility and Authenticity
In this six-week workshop, we will learn how to share our spiritual paths in writing: how to write with authenticity and vulnerability, how to say what we mean, and how to support others and be supported in the act of creation.
No Prerequisites
Contemplative Arts Other
Understanding Vajrayana: An Exploration of the Vajrayana Path and Culture
Join an exploration of the profound path of Vajrayana that is open to all! This course is ideal for those who are longing to learn more about, inquire into, or refresh their connection to, the Vajrayana path.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Buddhism
Understanding Vajrayana: An Exploration of the Vajrayana Path and Culture (Online)
Join an exploration of the profound path of Vajrayana that is open to all! This course is ideal for those who are longing to learn more about, inquire into, or refresh their connection to, the Vajrayana path.
No Prerequisites
Other Program
Buddhism
Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony
The Bodhisattva vow is a commitment to put others before oneself and to work wholeheartedly for their benefit. The basis of this vow is the heart of bodhicitta and the commitment to develop kindness, friendliness and compassion.
Prerequisites apply
Bodhisattva Vow
Buddhism
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow (Online)
This three-session course explores the moment in a person’s life when they decide to go one step further than “being Buddhist”—and make a profound commitment to put all others before themselves.
No Prerequisites
Other Program
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow
This three-session course explores the moment of making a profound commitment to put others before yourself. It is open to all who are interested in the vow, or those looking to reconnect with the vow.
No Prerequisites
Mahayana and the Bodhisattva Vow
Buddhism
Sowing Seeds of Peace: The Transformation of Anger
Drawing from the timeless teachings of warriorship from the Indian master Shantideva and from the ever-current terma of Shambhala, this one-day program investigates and identifies ways of transforming anger into seeds of peace.
No Prerequisites
Other Program
Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows
The refuge vow is the ancient, traditional ceremony of becoming a Buddhist. The Bodhisattva Vow is further commitment, after taking the Refuge Vow, to put others before oneself and to work wholeheartedly for the benefit of all.
No Prerequisites
Refuge Vow
Buddhism
A Year of Deepening in Compassion - Part III: Fearless Garuda - Emptiness and Absolute Bodhicitta
A Year of Deepening in Compassion: Part three of a four-part series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
No Prerequisites
SSBS & other Buddhist Courses others
Buddhism
Meditation: The Way of the Buddha
Learn or refresh your connection to the practice of meditation as taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, based on archival talks in the summer of 1974 to an audience of new students.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Buddhism
Finding Freedom: The Core Teachings of the Buddha, Course III - The Second Noble Truth: The Origin of Suffering, Part II - The Wheel of Life, Karma, and the Twelve Nidanas
The foundational teachings of the Buddha indicate that the suffering we experience in our lives can come to cessation if we recognize, deeply and profoundly, how that suffering has arisen. This requires gentle bravery and deep contemplation.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
Buddhism
White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times
This five-week course introduces the short daily practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. The reading transmission (lung) is included in the course
No Prerequisites
Other Events & Classes Others
Buddhism
Yeshe Tsogyal and the Feminine Principle (OE)
This course explores Yeshe Tsogyal as a female exemplar, enlightened teacher, and fierce protector for all dharma practitioners.
No Prerequisites
Open Buddhist Program
A Year of Deepening in Compassion Series
Full series exploring the Shambhala Mahayana teachings.
No Prerequisites
SSBS & other Buddhist Courses others
Buddhism
Finding Freedom: The Core Teachings of the Buddha
This is a five-course-series that provides a thorough exploration of the Hinayana path drawing on teachings from prominent teachers and classic sources.
No Prerequisites
Intro to Meditation
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