Mahayana Explorations
We will explore in presentations and discussions, the breadth and depth of the Mahayana from a practitioner’s point of view.
12 Sundays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern starting January 16 (see details below)
Ocean courses are held online, most meet weekly
Live Courses in Session
The Kitchen Sink Series: A Closer Look
The Kitchen Sink Series explores Trungpa Rinpoche’s basic teachings as they present themselves in the details of everyday life. In these six classes we will study CTR’s uniquely experiential articulation of buddhist psychology found in GLIMPSES OF ABHIDHARMA.
Ngondro Study Class
In this course we will study talks that Trungpa Rinpoche gave to new ngondro students. These talks explore subjects that are foundational to our understanding of the Vajrayana path.
Vajrayogini Lineage Holders, One by One
In this class, we will discuss and explore each of the Vajrayogini lineage holders, according to the long supplication (pages 18–32) in our Vajrayogini sadhana.
Recorded Courses
recorded talks and discussions available to new participants
Development Stage Practice
Changling Rinpoche would like to speak to sadhaka's about development stage practice. These teachings are limited to students who are practicing a Sadhana, for which they have received abhisheka.
The Experience of the Bardos, Part One
Often studied from the point of view of preparing for one’s death, Trungpa Rinpoche points out that the experience of bardo is ever present in our daily lives.
Vajrayogini Self-Visualization Practice
The goal of this class is to increase our familiarity with the general layout and meaning of Vajrayogini practice, and at the same time develop a deeper understanding of each line.
Torma Workshop with Phil Karl
Phil Karl will is offering a hands-on torma making workshop on Saturday, January 16 at 1:00 Eastern.
Exploring Bodhichitta: Part One
The text for the course is Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, by Chogyam Trungpa. It’s available in hardcover, digital, and audio editions. It is also included in The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 2, available in both print and digital editions.
Demystifying the Protector Chants
There have always been questions surrounding the protector chants. These are open-ended questions that we should continue to ask ourselves and each other; this course will not be an attempt to put them to rest. Rather we will explore the chants line by line with the help of the original Tibetan texts.
Mindfulness and Awareness
Breaking News
We are delighted to announce that Changling Rinpoche will teach a third session of this course on December 12 at 7:30 AM Eastern.
The recordings of the first two sessions are available on the curriculum page for participants. If you missed the first two sessions, you are welcome to join us for the third, and to watch the video recordings of the first two.
We are delighted to announce that Changling Rinpoche will teach a third session of this course on December 12 at 7:30 AM Eastern.
The recordings of the first two sessions are available on the curriculum page for participants. If you missed the first two sessions, you are welcome to join us for the third, and to watch the video recordings of the first two.
The Five Wisdoms in Meditation and Post-meditation
At any level of practice, insight (prajñā or jñāna) into the nature of mind and into the nature of reality plays a crucial role. But if so: What do we really mean here by prajña and jñāna? What is the difference between prajña and jñana? How are prajñā or jñāna experienced, practiced, and realized both in meditation and in post-meditation?
This course will explore the five wisdoms in the context of meditation, post-meditation, and daily life based on the Buddhabhumisutra — the classical Mahayana text on this subject.
Vajrayogini in a Nutshell
The goal of this Vajrayogini Online Class Series is to provide a bird’s eye view of the entire Vajrayogini sadhana, including abhisheka and feast sections.
Discussions on Sadhana Practice: Part Three
Part Three (starting in March 2020) will explore the practical expression of the five buddha principles; peaceful practices such as Manjushri and Tara; and semi-wrathful practices such as Chakrasamvara and Vajrakilaya.
Recorded Lectures: Cutting Through Ego Clinging
A Message from Changling Rinpoche:
To listen to these recorded teachings, you must have received abhisheka in an anuttarayoga sadhana and beyond (ex: Vajrayogini, Chakrasamvara, Vajrakilaya, Kalachakra, Rigden and so on).
Recorded Lecture: Changling Rinpoche on Yeshe
At Rinpoche's request: these recorded teachings are open to students who have received an abhisheka in an anuttarayoga sadhana and beyond (ex: Vajrayogini, Chakrasamvara, Vajrakilaya, Kalachakra, Rigden and so on).
2019 Fall Tantra Group
This material is provocative and inspirational as we continue to examine our essential nature and our connection to the world around us.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche taught a unique approach to these at the beginning of the first Vajradhatu Seminary in 1973, and also at a seminar at Karme Choling in 1974.
2019 End-of-Year Tantra Group
Ocean is pleased to offer this recorded end-of-year discussion group free of charge to qualifying students.
The Three Lineages Vajra Assembly
Recordings of our discussion on the Vajra Assembly talks. This includes the original recordings of the Assembly as well.
Discussions on Sadhana Practice: Part One
This recorded class, Part One of several, focussed on the view and practice of mahamudra and the three samadhis; coemergent wisdom and luminosity-emptiness; and the Four Immeasurables and tonglen.
Discussions on Sadhana Practice: Part Two
Part Three explored the practical expression of the five buddha principles; peaceful practices such as Manjushri and Tara; and semi-wrathful practices such as Chakrasamvara and Vajrakilaya.
Recorded Lectures: An Exploration of the Four Karmas
These classes explore the four karmas based on remarks by the Vidyadhara, other teachers, and practice commentaries. This class is open to Vajrayogini and Chakrasamvara practitioners.
Discussion Group: Vajrayana Talks from the 1983 Seminary
Recordings of a discussion group led by Robert Walker, Simone Lavoie and Stephen Blake.
Recorded Lectures: Creation and Completion Stage Practices
Recorded lectures and discussion of our exploration into the depth and breadth of vajrayana practice led by the Dorje Loppon, Lodro Dorje
Recorded Lectures: The Three Samadhis and the Four Binding Forces: Part Two
Recordings of our discussions on the key points taught by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in his teaching to our sangha in 1987 in the text Pure Appearance.
Lord of Whatever Arises & Ocean of Dharma, Part One
Contemplating several of the pith instructions of Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo and his main student, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We used newly translated short texts of these two great teachers, using a tried and true method of group study used by the Pith Instructions Contemplation Group in Halifax for 20 years.
Recorded Lectures: Wisdom Gone Crazy, Part One
In this recorded class, the instructors helped to identify the literal meanings in the sadhana and glimpse the deeper meanings by drawing on commentary by the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Recorded Lectures: Wisdom Gone Crazy, Part Two
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a highly poetic text that expresses essential teachings of the traditions the Vidyadhara inherited from his teachers. With little or no commentary, a practitioner at any stage of the path can experience its power and presence.
Battle of Ego
Recordings of classes looking at Trungpa Rinpoche's early teachings on ego--and its many battles--offer simple and profound insight into the misconception that we possess a separate, independent "self," or ego.
