Ocean courses are held online, most meet weekly
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Road Trip II: Maitri, Coming Back Home
Maitri or Loving Kindness, was central to Trungpa Rinpoche's presentation of basic Buddhadharma and unique in its focus on beginning with oneself. Over the 4 sessions of this course we will contemplate Rinpoche's teachings that emphasized appreciating and using all that we are as the ground of our paths. There will be some assigned readings, brief presentations and ample time for discussion.
The Experience of the Bardos, Part Two
Please join us in listening to and discussing the final five talks of this series as we continue to explore the Vidyadhara’s teachings on Bardo.
Participation in Part One is not necessary to join this new course
Participation in Part One is not necessary to join this new course
Contemplating and Cultivating Bodhichitta: Part III
Prajnaparamita & Postmeditation
This class is the third and final in a three-part series exploring mind training practices of the Mahayana.
- Part I covered the slogans associated absolute bodhichitta.
- Part II focused on relative bodhichitta.
- In Part III, we will study the slogans associated with prajna and postmeditation.
1976 Seminary Discussion Group
This course is on a two week break. Classes resume on March 9th with the first Mahayana talk.
Over the coming months, the Chronicles is posting the nineteen hinayana/mahayana talks of the 1976 Seminary, one talk at a time. Check it out.
You are warmly invited to listen to these talks on your own and join us here for an informal discussion hosted by Hazel Bercholz.
The group will meet twice in December—discussing talks one and two—then pause for the holidays and resume in January.
Over the coming months, the Chronicles is posting the nineteen hinayana/mahayana talks of the 1976 Seminary, one talk at a time. Check it out.
You are warmly invited to listen to these talks on your own and join us here for an informal discussion hosted by Hazel Bercholz.
The group will meet twice in December—discussing talks one and two—then pause for the holidays and resume in January.
Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā: Mahāmudrā Vipaśyanā, Part II
The primary aim of the series is to support our exploration and implementation of mahāmudrā vipaśyanā instructions.
Using the techniques of vipaśyanā, we can go beyond technique in our own practice to fully recognize what was revealed during the profound pointing-out instructions. this series will focus on mahāmudrā vipaśyanā practice instructions as gateways to deepening our experiences of the nature of mind.
Using the techniques of vipaśyanā, we can go beyond technique in our own practice to fully recognize what was revealed during the profound pointing-out instructions. this series will focus on mahāmudrā vipaśyanā practice instructions as gateways to deepening our experiences of the nature of mind.
The Feminine Principle
To begin the Year of the Female Iron Ox, we offer the opportunity to study and discuss the feminine principle.
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.
Completed
recorded talks and discussions available to new participants
Road Trip: Part I
This course will look at the realities of life on the spiritual path through presentations and discussion, drawing upon teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Ponlop Rinpoche, Suzuki Roshi and others.
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.
Moonbeams of Mahāmudrā: Mahāmudrā Vipaśyanā
This series will focus on mahāmudrā vipaśyanā practice instructions as gateways to deepening our experiences of the nature of mind.
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.
Moonbeams of Mahamudra: Shamatha Discussions
Please join us to discuss the essence of the profound and vast wisdom and skillful means for meditation and understanding provided in this text.
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.
