Why do first impressions never lie? Why is all the news we
read seemingly bad news? This course makes sense of how we make the world.
We live in a mind created world, yet rarely examine it. To
find a way to understand ourselves and the world around us reveals a way of
engaging with heart and mind that dissolves our problems and blossoms into
creative freedom. As it is, beset by alienation and suspicion, our world
staggers from one crisis to the next. Imprisoned by our own concepts, we become
blind to the effects they have on our behavior so it’s hard to find a way
forward. Revelations of Mind addresses these problems directly.
This one year course works through Tarthang Rinpoche’s Revelations of Mind,
using the commentary, Searcher Reaches Lands Limits. There are five six week
terms, totaling 30 classes overall, with a revision class at the end of each
term, and a weekly movement class.
We’ll begin with how mind can examine mind, then explore
inner narratives. We explore how cognition is structured, leading to a new
appreciation of how we construct our experience. Closely coupling classes with
meditation exercises, we deepen our understanding of the ongoing relationship
between what we see and what we think, revealing a freedom within mind that is
totally unexpected. This new freedom is deepened until it can be accessed at
any point- a true Revelation of Mind.
Who is this course for?
Suitable for anyone who has taken at least one 100 level
course at Dharma College- this course is designed to deepen our engagement with
mind and experience.
Ideal for: Individuals seeking deep meaning and
a path to personal transformation.
What you will gain:- Learn non conceptual meditation
- Uncover a direct relationship with events
- Open a path to wisdom
- Become part of a community and share in a path
of transformation
Testimonials
"This is a unique course about theory and
practice of non-conceptual knowing/understanding. Richard Dixey is a clear and
knowledgeable instructor and the content is grounded on conceptual, structured
teachings. This series of classes have altered my view!'
Tania V.
"I’ve studied Buddhism for 40 years plus and the
searcher course was a real eye-opener answering many questions that I'd puzzled
over, all of this in my own language without any jargon. It really is a
pleasure to take part in a course like this. A really interesting and unique
course, a game changer and highly recommended.'
Andy W.
"This is a superb class--referring to the entire
Searcher Reaches Land's Limits series. Participants from widely different
backgrounds engaged in careful, systematic reading of Revelations of Mind and
the commentary, week by week, a few chapters at a time. The class is suitable
for anyone who lives in a body and has a mind. It requires reading,
contemplation, and engagement with the material to reap the benefits, but the
support and guidance is there. This is extraordinary material and very, very
well presented."
Lauri H.
Duration: Six weeks of online classes.
Session Length: Each class is one and a half hours
(90 minutes) per week.
Access to Recordings: Classes are recorded, and you
will have access to these recordings for personal use for six months.
Weekly Structure: Each week features a short
presentation, experiential practices, and discussion.
Community Engagement: An online community portal
allows you to interact and dialogue with fellow students between classes. An
embodied movement practice class is offered weekly.
Term 1
Week 1: Omnipresence of Mind
Week 2: Regime of Mind
Week 3: The clarification of experience
Week 4: Mind on Automatic
Week 5: Victims of our own display
Week 6: Self-identity closes the Regime of Mind
Term 2
Week 1: Opening the path
Week 2: Finding the calm state
Week 3: A staff for the Taklamakan
Week 4: Going beyond the known
Week 5: Deeping our enquiry
Week 6: Where were you when I laid the foundations of the
earth
Week 7: Review class
Term 3
Week 1: Transmigration
Week 2: The Maya of Time
Week 3: It’s labeling time
Week 4: Maya as creator; making a narrative
Week 5: Beginnings and endings
Week 6: Rushen
Week 7: Review class
Term 4
Week 1: No characteristics, no expectations
Week 2: Stopping the world
Week 3: A shift in the center of being
Week 4: Connecting to a cause
Week 5: Working with reactivity
Week 6: Overcoming Stoicism
Week 7: Review Class
Term 5
Week 1: Without foundation
Week 2: Seeing-knowing
Week 3: Tracking back the how
Week 4: Path advice for self
Week 5: Path advice for other
Week 6: Revelation of Mind
Week 7: Review class
William Wright holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Computer Artificial Intelligence from the University of California at San Diego, and an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from The University of Oregon. William has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and student of Tarthang Tulku since 1969, and a lifelong explorer in the Philosophy of Mind. For the last 22 years he has lived quietly in his remote forest home near the Summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. He has recently come back down to town and is now fully engaged in the urban world.
Level 200 | Understanding
Wednesdays, January 8th to February 12th,
10:00-11:30 AM PDT
FREE CANCELLATION AFTER FIRST CLASS
