Entering the Mahayana: The Way of the Bodhisattva

Based on The Bodhicaryavatara by Shantideva

WMC Advanced Level Course*

Wednesdays 7–8:30 PM

January 14th to April 8th

Meets online via Zoom only.

Led by Gene Bobker and Arthur Segreti

Suggested Donation: $120

This Winter join us to continue our exploration of the classic Buddhist text The Bodhicaryavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva), a volume that has long been treasured as an indispensable guide to enlightened living. Written in the eighth century by the scholar and saint Shantideva, this work has inspired many of the tradition’s greatest teachers.

This semester we explore working with the paramitas, including  dealing with anger and practicing patience, developing enthusiasm or exertion for our practice, and dissolving the barriers between self and others through meditation. As before we will read the verses together, take part in compassion practices, and engage in energetic discussion. We closely follow Shantideva's verses, along with Pema Chodron's expert commentary, which makes the richness of this guide accessible to all on the Bodhisattva path. Practical meditation exercises enrich the text.

The book for this course is Becoming Bodhisattvas: A Guidebook for Compassionate Action, but was also published as No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva in earlier editions. It's the same book -- either version is acceptable for this course. 

*Participation in this advanced course requires completion of WMC's year-long Profound Treasury series, or equivalent study and practice. Questions about this requirement can be addressed to Gene Bobker by using this link gene@westchestermeditationcenter.org

*WMC maintains a policy of making our programs affordable to all.

Those with limited income, please note our student/fixed income rate on the registration page.