Three Approaches to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
In this course, we will examine three traditions of this key practice: the early or Theravadin tradition primarily as presented by Mahasi Sayadaw in his Practical Vipassana Exercises; the Indian and Tibetan Mahayana traditions primarily as presented by Shantideva in his The Way of the Bodhisattva and by HH The Dalai Lama and the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in commentaries on that; and the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche primarily as presented in his 1974 Seminar, Training the Mind (unpublished transcript), and in The Heart of the Buddha. Ideally participants will put each version into practice to really experience them.
Core Materials
Source Book
Three Approaches to the Four Foundations by Tom Weiser
Practical Vipassana Exercises by Mahasi Sayadaw
Practical Insight Meditation by Mahasi Sayadaw
Missing Pages from Practical Insight Meditation
Supplemental Materials
The Meaning of Satipatthana by Sayadaw U Pandita
“Nine Stages of Shamatha” excerpt from 1999 Seminary Book Two
Mindfulness from Contemporary Buddhism
Qualities and Characteristics of Shamatha
Satipatthana Sutta: Major Factors and Ways of Contemplating
The Ancient roots of the U Ba Khin Vipassana Meditation
The Mahasi Method
Class Recordings
January 17, 2012
January 24, 2012
January 31, 2012
February 7, 2012
February 14, 2012
February 28, 2012
March 13, 2012
March 20, 2012
March 27, 2012
April 3, 2012
