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\nStudy is a <\/em>g\u0101rava [worthy of reverence and respect]\u00a0inasmuch as we cannot study Buddhism effectively unless we see it as something higher than we are, as having the power to help us to grow and develop, just as the rain and sunshine help plants and trees to grow.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
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Sangharakshita, from Who is the Buddha?<\/em>\u00a0in volume 3 of The Complete Works<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Welcome to the Dharma Training Course for Mitras<\/strong>. Here you will find all the materials you will need for your study course.<\/p>\n
This page is for Year One of the course. Other years are available here:<\/p>\n
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- Year Two<\/a><\/li>\n
- Year Three<\/a><\/li>\n
- Year Four<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Note that the old Year 1 materials<\/strong>, written by Vadanya, are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
This study course has been compiled by Vajrashura, working for the Sikkha Project<\/a>, in conjunction with the European Men and Women Mitra Convenors.<\/p>\n
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INTRODUCTION
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The word for training in P\u0101li is sikkh\u0101<\/em> (\u015bik\u1e63\u0101<\/em> in Sanskrit) and it is most usually used in conjunction with the ethical precepts e.g. p\u0101n\u0101tip\u0101t\u0101 verama<\/em>\u1e47<\/em>\u012b sikkh\u0101padam sam\u0101diy\u0101mi<\/em>. But in its personal form \u2013 sekha<\/em> – the term is used more widely in the P\u0101li tradition to designate anyone who is not yet Enlightened but who is training in the Dharma. It implies both a willingness to learn and someone from whom one learns.<\/p>\n
So this course is called a Dharma Training Course in order to draw attention to the need in all of us to train in the Dharma \u2013 to be open to the need to learn how to practice the Dharma, and to be open to those who can help us train in that practice.<\/p>\n
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\nDharma study is important to the development of insight because while\u00a0<\/em>\u015bamatha meditation provides the basis, you need material for reflection so that insight may develop, and you derive that material from study.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Sangharakshita, from Rechungpa’s Journey to Weu<\/em> in volume 19 of The Complete Works<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The principal aims of the course are as follows:<\/p>\n
1. To give you a thorough and systematic training in the principles and practice of the Dharma, particularly as taught within the Triratna Buddhist Community.<\/p>\n
2. To create a meaningful Sangha context in which you can explore the Dharma. The group in which you will be exploring the course materials provides a great opportunity for developing both peer friendships and connections with the Order members leading the group.<\/p>\n
3. To provide support for a deepening of your own meditation practice. Whilst the course does provide specific input on meditation, this also assumes that you will be meditating regularly through the course and attending meditation retreats from time to time.<\/p>\n
4. To give you the skills you need to study and reflect upon the Dharma.<\/p>\n
5. To provide, through contact with a wide range of Dharma teachings and texts, inspiration for your practice of the Dharma.<\/p>\n
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The usual format for the course is a weekly group meeting for which you do some reading and preparation beforehand. So you will need to be able to commit to one evening a week (although some groups do meet more or less than weekly) and also to make time to read and reflect on the material beforehand.<\/p>\n
Obviously the more thoroughly you can prepare, the more you will get from the course, but a minimum commitment would probably be an hour or so preparation each week outside of the group meeting.<\/p>\n
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For a full overview of the course, and more information about doing the course, you can read the full course guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Vajratara explores the value and potential of collective Dharma study. This talk was given at an Order Convention held at Adhisthana Retreat Centre in August 2014. The theme of the convention was The Bodhisattva’s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insight<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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Year One<\/strong>
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Access the student notes by clicking on the picture or on the text link.<\/p>\n
All texts are available in Google Docs format. In each document you can:<\/p>\n
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In Part One we begin by looking at how Dharma Study is a spiritual practice, and then spend time getting to know each other more. Then the rest of the module explores each of the Three Jewels that we ‘Go for Refuge’ to – the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.<\/p>\n
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1.1 – Dharma reflection as a spiritual practice
<\/strong>Written by Amarapuspa<\/em><\/p>\nAn exploration of the purpose of Dharma study and dharmakath\u0101 –<\/em> discussion of the Dharma – and the Three Levels of Wisdom<\/em>.
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1.1 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes <\/strong>
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1.2 – Getting to know each other more
<\/strong>Written by Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nIn the week’s group, we\u2019ll be focusing on getting to know each other more, specifically by sharing our \u2018life stories\u2019.
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1.2 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.3 – What does it mean to be a Buddhist?
<\/strong>Written by Dharmashalin<\/em><\/p>\nWe look at what ‘Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels’ actually means.
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1.3 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.4 – The Buddha: Introducing the Buddha
<\/strong>Written by Viryanaya<\/em><\/p>\nLooking at how the Buddha represents the ‘Ideal of Human Enlightenment’.
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1.4 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.5 – The Buddha: The life story
<\/strong>Written by Vadanya and Amarapuspa<\/em><\/p>\nTelling the story of how Buddhism started – the Buddha’s quest for Enlightenment.
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1.5 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.6 – The Buddha: The mythic Buddha
<\/strong>Written by Vadanya and Maitrinara<\/em><\/p>\nHere we look at a number of these mythic elements in the story of the Buddha\u2019s Enlightenment, and bring out some aspects of their significance.
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1.6 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.7 – The Dharma: The basic analysis
<\/strong>Written by Vadanya and Amarapuspa<\/em><\/p>\nWhat exactly is the Dharma? And what does it mean to \u2018Go for Refuge’ to it?
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1.7 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.8 – The Dharma: The taste of freedom
<\/strong>Written by Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nJust as the sea has but one taste, the taste of salt, so too does the Dharma has but one taste, the taste of freedom…
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1.8 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.9 – The Sangha: Stories of friendship
<\/strong>Written by Vajrashura and Vadanya<\/em><\/p>\nThe Sangha as a community of people who relate to each other on the basis of spiritual ideals, warmth, generosity, and openness.
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1.9 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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1.10 – The Sangha: Triratna and Sangha
<\/strong>Written by Dharmashalin<\/em><\/p>\nExploring the strong emphasis on Sangha in the worldwide Sangha of the Triratna Buddhist Community
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1.10 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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Part 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#659F89″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Introductory text” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ text_font_size=”20px” link_font=”|700||||||#0c3179|” link_text_color=”#659F89″ link_font_size=”20px” header_4_font_size=”20px” header_4_line_height=”1.5em” max_width=”720px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” link_text_color_tablet=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_phone=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_last_edited=”off|desktop” link_font_size_tablet=”20px” link_font_size_phone=”16px” link_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_4_line_height_tablet=”” header_4_line_height_phone=”” header_4_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb%22:%91%22link_text_color_phone%22,%22link_text_color_tablet%22%93}”]Taking the Threefold Path<\/em> of Ethics, Meditation and Wisdom as the basis for Parts Two to Four, this section looks in more depth at the practice of ethics. An introduction to Buddhist ethics is followed by an exploration of each of the five precepts in turn, focusing particularly on their practical application.
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<\/strong>Written by Vadanya & Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nWe will look at why ethics is such an important and central part of the spiritual path.
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2.1 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes\u00a0<\/strong>
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2.2 – The First Precept in Principle
<\/strong>Written by Vadanya and Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nExploring the ethical guideline that in a sense underlies all the others, and how it manifests in ‘love mode’ and the ‘power mode’.
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2.2 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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2.3 – The First Precept in Practice
<\/strong>Compiled by Vajrashura, and written by Akuppa and Vajratara<\/em><\/p>\nExploring two particularly important applications of the first precept – vegetarianism \/ veganism and abortion.
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2.3 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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2.4 – The Second Precept
<\/strong>Written by Vadanya and Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nWe explore moving from taking the not-given to generosity, the fundamental Buddhist virtue.
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2.4 \u2013 Teacher’s Notes<\/strong>
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2.5 – The Third Precept
<\/strong>Written by Vajratara and Vajrashura<\/em><\/p>\nWe take an honest look at our sexual behaviour and try to move to greater stillness, simplicity, and contentment.
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