The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Study Group – Individual Path

The Path to Individual Liberation is the comprehensive guide to the body of Buddhist teachings known as the hinayana. It brings together theory and practice in a way that reveals contemplative experience to be inseparable from the traditional concepts used to describe it. Based on teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, it covers in detail topics such as

• the four noble truths
• karma
• the four foundations of mindfulness
• meditation
• the refuge vows
• the three jewels
• the five skandhas,
• and more.

The Path to Individual Liberation, along with its two companion volumes, comprises The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. This text presents a complete map of the Tibetan Buddhist path from beginning to middle to end, from a teacher who had an extraordinary ability to convey the buddhadharma to the hearts and minds of his students.

About the Book Study Group
Each week attendees will read aloud and discuss the text, line by line. The pace will be determined moment to moment. These texts are full and rich so this group generally goes on for many months. It is self-directed, with participants taking turns guiding the evenings’ discussion and pace. Victor Caamano will coordinate this reading group.

We will meet weekly on Wednesday evening via Zoom until we complete the reading of this text, which could take many months. We hope that occasional in-person gatherings will occur as our limits on physical space arise and dissolve. The Zoom room opens at 6:15 pm with conversation, followed by sitting meditation from 6:30-7:00 pm. Please mute when you enter during this time. Reading and discussion occur from 7:00 pm to approximately 8:00 pm. Newcomers are more than welcome, each evening is a stand alone conversation.

There are no prerequisites to take part, although an established, or aspirational, meditation practice will make this more meaningful.

You may register for this program using the link at the bottom of the home page.