This one year course works through Tarthang Rinpoche’s
Revelations of Mind, using Richard Dixey’s 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.
Mind itself has rarely been the subject of
serious observation and sustained inquiry. This can reveal a way of
understanding that dissolves our problems and blossoms into creative freedom.
As it is, beset by misunderstanding, our world staggers from one crisis to the
next. Imprisoned by our own concepts, blind to the effects they have on our
behaviors, it’s hard to find a way forward. The path of understanding addresses
these problems directly. 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.
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.
Classes meet online
for six weeks, for one and a half hours a week. Classes are recorded and
accessible 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. A review class
is offered at the end of each term, and an embodied movement practice class is
offered weekly.
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
Richard Dixey holds a
Ph.D. from London University, an M.A. with distinction in the history and
philosophy of science from London University, and a B.A. Hons from Oxford. He
was director of the Bioelectronic Research Unit at St Bartholomew's hospital in
London for fourteen years before founding and becoming the Chief Executive of
Phytopharm PLC, a biotechnology company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Richard has been a student of Buddhism since 1972 and has traveled extensively
in the Himalayas, India and South East Asia. He is currently an advisor to the
Khyentse Foundation.
Khandro Kunzang has been a devoted student and follower of the Dharma and traveled to Nepal to pursue her practice of the Dharma, studying under eminent Nyingma Yogis, and completing traditional retreats. She was enthroned as a Lama in 2011. Since the passing of her late husband, Acharya Dawa Chhodak Rinpoche in 2017, Khandro Kunzang divides her time between teaching and leading retreats throughout Europe, Mexico and the US; serves as the Executive Director for Saraswati Bhawan and Phurba Thinley Ling in Lansing, Iowa; oversees the translations and publications of practice texts available on Saraswati Publications; heads the P’hurba Peace Mandala Project International; and offers teachings, guidance and support to students world-wide. She integrates the writings of Tarthang Tulku with her Dharma teachings, and became a certified Kum Nye Yoga instructor in 2019.
