Our Courses

For those wishing to pursue it, WMC offers an extended path of Buddhist study and practice, beginning with the core practice of sitting meditation and extending through the three stages of the Tibetan Buddhist path. The curriculum outlined below is based on the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, who devoted his life to the transmission of the essence of Buddhism, especially for Western students.

1. Introductory Courses

a) Introductory One: How to Meditate, by Pema Chodron 

b) Introductory Two: Mindfulness in Action, by Chogyam Trungpa 

2. Foundations Course: ‘The Way of the Buddha’ (originally called ‘Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha’); compiled from the writings of Chogyam Trungpa

a) Part One: Discovering Reality—Neurosis, Sanity and the Way of Meditation

b) Part Two: Transforming Suffering into Compassion—Insight, Egolessness and Buddha Nature

c) Part Three: The Path of the Bodhisattva—Motivation, Wisdom and Compassionate Activity

3. Intermediate Course One: The Direct Path of Awakening, based upon The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Volume One, The Path of Individual Liberation, by Chogyam Trungpa 

a) Part One: Entering the Path and Cultivating Discipline

b) Part Two: Shamatha and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness

c) Part Three: Vipashyana and the Four Noble Truths

4. Intermediate Course Two: The Heart of Awakening based upon The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Volume Two, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, by Chogyam Trungpa 

a) Part One: Glimpses of Vajrayana - The Path of Skillful Means

b) Part Two: The Gradual Three Yana Path of Tibetan Buddhism

c) Part Three: Vajrayana Practice and the Sadhana of Mahamudra

5. Advanced Course One: Foundations of Vajrayana

a) Part One: The Kagyu Lineage 

b) Part Two: Nyingma Lineage 

c) Part Three: Yeshe Tsogyal and the Dakini Principle 

6. Advanced Course Two: Connecting with the Energy of our Lineage

a) Part One: The Practicing Lineage of the Kagyu Forefathers 

b) Part Two: The Ancient Tradition of the Nyingma  

c) Part Three: Yeshe Tsogyal and the Dakini Principle