Buddhist Practices for Opening the Heart
The Buddha's teachings offer a profound path to alleviate suffering and cultivate genuine happiness. This self-paced course delves into core Buddhist practices specifically designed to open the heart and cultivate limitless compassion.
Through guided meditations, contemplative practices, and exploration of Buddhist dharma, you'll embark on a journey to awaken the inherent good qualities within you.
Join us and discover how these practices can transform your relationships with yourself and others, leading to a life filled with greater peace, understanding, and interconnection.
Investment: $125
In This Course You Will Have An Opportunity To:
Develop Compassionate Awareness: Learn to embody and be fully present with your feelings, responding to them with greater compassion and understanding.
Cultivate Boundless Heart Qualities: Expand and develop your understanding and practice of the Four Boundless States: equanimity, love, compassion, and joyfulness.
Deepen the Practice of Tonglen: Learn how to integrate the practice of Tonglen (giving and taking), an ancient Buddhist practice that expands lovingkindness and compassion, into your daily life.
Understand and Practice Non-Dual Compassion: Delve into the practice of Buddhist non-duality, and how unifying compassion and wisdom can offer us a spiritual path towards genuine peace.
“An open heart is an open mind.”
- Dalai Lama XIV
What You Will Receive:
Content Offerings:
Weekly lessons and guided meditations
Video Tutorials:
48 comprehensive video lessons
Guided Meditations:
16 enriching practices
Total Duration:
Over 10 hours of video content
Lifetime Access:
Lifetime access to the course content
Investment: $125
Course Curriculum:
Week 1: Developing Compassionate Awareness
In this module, we will delve into the practice of compassionate presence to feelings through embodied awareness. This practice will guide you to be fully present with your feelings, acknowledging them without judgment, and responding to them with compassion and understanding.
Week 2: Connecting to a Deeper Field of Care
This module focuses on connecting to a deeper field of care that exists all around us. We will explore mindfulness practices for attuning to this field of care, learning to recognize and embody it more deeply in our everyday life.
Week 3: Cultivating Boundless Equanimity
In the third module, we will delve into the practice of boundless equanimity. This practice helps us to cultivate a balanced and even-minded attitude towards all beings, free from bias, attachment, and aversion.
Week 4: Practicing Boundless Love
This module focuses on the practice of boundless love. We will explore how to cultivate an open heart and a genuine wish for all beings (including ourselves) to experience happiness and the causes of happiness.
Week 5: Fostering Boundless Compassion
In this module, we will delve into the practice of boundless compassion. This practice involves cultivating a heartfelt wish for all beings (including ourselves) to be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
Week 6: Experiencing Boundless Joy
This module focuses on the practice of boundless joy. We will explore how to cultivate joy for the happiness and virtues of all beings, rejoicing in their good qualities and good fortune.
Week 7: Mastering the Practice of Tonglen
In the seventh module, we will explore the practice of Tonglen (giving and taking), an ancient Buddhist practice that expands lovingkindness and compassion, fostering deeper contentment and altruism.
Week 8: Understanding and Practicing Non-Dual Compassion
In the final module, we will delve into the practice of non-dual compassion. This practice involves cultivating compassion free from the dualistic notions of self and other, recognizing our fundamental nature that can liberate us from suffering.
Investment: $125
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