Term 3
Week 1: Helping Others
Week 2: A Song of Knowledge
Week 3: Creating Change
Week 4: Lotus Time,
Review 1
Week 5: Lotus Time, Review 2
Week 6: Lotus Trilogy Review and Summaries, Part 1
Week 7: Lotus Trilogy Review and Summaries, Part 2
This is a
continuation course for level 300 students. Everyone has the capacity to fully
develop their abundant human potential. Through dialogue and active inquiry, we
investigate the “weather”—all the conditions of mind. We may find that mind is
indistinguishable from calm clarity; we may glimpse that sharing at bottom mind
is the same unity: all lila—all play—inimitable and inexpressibly beautiful
manifestations of mind
Testimonials
" Just reading the Lotus Language book on my own
would not be helpful for me. But using
the book for discussion and practice is helpful beyond description. The instructors bring in their ideas and the
class members interact. We do exercises
together and play with the dialogs that Rinpoche has offered in the book ...as
a starting point. Putting all this
together ( the content of the book, the instructors, the class participants)
leads to very rich experiences and opportunities to see from new perspectives that
offer more opportunities when dealing with challenging situations. Thank you! "
Jane C.
" Very expansive, provocative and exciting- always
genuine and wise. I look forward to more. "
Suellen E.
" Very precious
teaching , a lesson in
Compassion. I am at a loss to say how
much I appreciate. "
Marianne P.
Classes meet online
for seven to ten weeks per term, for one and a half hours a week. Classes are
recorded and you will have access to the recordings, for six months. Each week,
there will be a short lecture followed by experiential practices and
discussion. Weekly handouts will provide inspirational readings and the
instructions you need to continue your experiential learning at home. An online
community portal gives you the optional ability to meet and dialog with your
fellow students
Bob Dozor is the Medical Director of the Integrative Medical
Clinic of Santa Rosa and the Nyingma Senior Retreat Center at Ratna Ling. He
holds a BA from the University of Chicago in the history and philosophy of
science and an MD from the University of
California, San Francisco. He has been a
student of Buddhism since the 1960’s and a student of Venerable Tarthang Tulku
since 1972.
Richard Kingsland
holds a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology
from the University of California, Davis, and an M.D. with honors from the
University of Illinois, Chicago. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine
from the University of California, San Diego, and served as an emergency
physician in San Diego County for many years. He has traveled frequently to
India and Nepal and has been a student of Venerable Tarthang Tulku since 1970.