Becoming Fully Human:
a 6-week introductory deep dive into the transformative practices of Tibetan Buddhism

Mondays starting May 18, 7 to 9 p.m. central via Zoom

“Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.” — Tara Brach

In Buddhism, we understand that within each person there resides a very deep longing to fulfill one’s own life -- to have purpose. To not only experience but contribute meaning to the world.

What would it look like to become fully human or fully ourselves? Our global culture so strongly emphasizes becoming something else, something better, but sustainable contentment can only be achieved by an ever-deepening practice of relating with what we already are—with what is already there arising and changing with each new moment. There is no “out,” only a continual commitment to the “through.” 

In this course, we will use as our primary text psychologist and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner and educator Miles Neale’s recent book Gradual Awakening. This book integrates the Lam Rim (an 11th Century Tibetan text that organizes the Buddha's teachings into a complete step-by-step path to enlightenment) with modern insights from science and psychology. Together, we will investigate what the Lam Rim has to offer us as modern humans in search of authentic purpose, meaning, and agency in the “post-truth” landscape we find ourselves navigating. 

In tandem with that study, we will engage with somatic meditations which foreground the body as the fundamental arena for meditation practice. Our more scholarly study of the Lam Rim alongside teachings and meditations that are grounded in the body will offer an expansive introduction to the transformative and life-sustaining practices of Tibetan Buddhism. 

This six-week/six-session course is sliding scale, $150 to $200. Payment can be made up front or as a series of payments.