Neighbors Study Group

Teaching Schedule

Weekly practice and teachings are held on Thursdays 7:00pm - 9:30pm. The evening begins with 30 minutes of Shamatha meditation. The group is led by Lama Roar Vestre.

DATE SUBJECT READING
Sept 17   The Four Noble Truths (review)  
Sept 24 The Seven Points of Mind Training (intro) Point 1 - Preliminaries (p. 7) Great Path of Awakening (GPA) (p.7)
Oct 1 Precious human birth, 8 freedoms + 10 endowments  
Oct 8 Impermanance and death  
Oct 15 Suffering in the six realms  
Oct 22 Karma - habits - causes and results  
Oct 29 Point 2 - Actual Practice - Absolute Bodhicitta GPA (p.10)
Nov 5 Four Immesurables, and how to generate aspiration bodhicitta  
Nov 12 Point 2 - Relative Bodhicitta with thong len GPA
Nov 19 Point 3 - Transforming Adverse Conditions GPA
Nov 26 Point 4 - Utilizing Practice in Ones Whole Life GPA
Dec 3 Point 5 - Proficiency in Mind Training GPA
Dec 10 Point 6 - Commitments of Mind Training GPA
Dec 17 Point 7 - Guidelines for Mind Training GPA

******* CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK *******

Jan 7 Introduction to the Four Mindfulnesses Transcripts (TR)
Jan 14 Mindfulness of the impurity of the body TR
Jan 21 Mindfulness of feeling as suffering TR
Jan 28 Mindfulness of the mind as impermanent TR
Feb 4 Mindfulness of dharmas as contingent, without a separate, exclusive nature of their own TR
Feb 11 Revulsion to Samsara, Compassion, and Devotion - Three pure motivating factors for dharma practice.  
Feb 18 Vajrayana - Buddha Nature (the path of fruition) Why form and mantra practice  
Feb 25 Creation & Completion (Kyerim/Dzogrim)  
Mar 4 Manjushri practice