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In this series of classes, we will meditate together on the traditional Buddhist presentation of the stages of the path to a life that is more fulfilling through wisdom and love.

Wisdom is a realistic insight into the way the world works and doesn’t work, an ever-deepening clarity that is the birthright of the human being. Love and compassion as an expanded sensitivity to our own and others’ suffering, that intensifies our will to freedom and opens our imagination to dare to be happy.

To develop these fulfilling faculties, we need to become more conscious of our real situation, develop detachment from trivial possessions and pursuits, become more attached to the situations of others, open our minds to the possible positive results we can all achieve, and cultivate our critical intelligence and common sense. Professor Thurman will discuss very practically how we can use these stages in our daily life, incorporating  meditational methods, including one-pointed, analytical and visualization practices.

Main text for this course is Thurman’s Infinite Life, as well as Shantideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva.

Wednesdays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 7 - 9 PM
Registration #10WSB26T
Module Price: General $90 / Members: $80
Individual prices for evening talks: $25 (cash) at door.

Robert A. F.Thurman, PhD, is professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House U.S., the translator of many philosophical treatises and sutras, and author of numerous books including "Inner Revolution"; "The Jewel Tree of Tibet: the Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism"; and most recently, "Why the Dalai Lama Matters."