Tibetan language is down-to-earth, profound, and funny, incorporating Buddhist philosophy at a basic level.
Goals: 1) to recognize the different sounds of Tibetan; 2) to recognize the
letters; 3) to read and pronounce simple sentences.
This class only covers the first of the four volume set, which progresses from novice to intermediate level. Continue reading →

The Lam Rim is a Tibetan Buddhist textual form for presenting the teachings of the sutras in gradual stages according to the traditional three levels, or scopes, of spiritual endeavor. It begins with essential teachings on impermanence, karma, and ethics. Then, from the Hinayana standpoint, it describes the essential Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths and the twelve links of dependent arising. Moving on, finally, to the Mahayana perspective, it expounds fully the teachings on Bodhicitta and the path of the six Paramitas, and gives an unusually detailed exposition of Buddhist vows. Continue reading →