Our first session of the Mindfulness Course with Kusalamula Bhikkhu is Sunday, June 2nd at 6:00pm PT. Below please find the course details. Before the course begins, please borrow from the library or purchase Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein. It’s the text we will us as syllabus for the course. If possible, please read the first section of that text The Four Qualities of Mind (pages 3-23) prior to our first meeting.
MINDFULNESS COURSE WITH KUSALAMULA BHIKKHU
Class Day & Time: Every Other Sunday 6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2024
Ends: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Class Duration: Each Class is 1.5 Hours
Number of Classes: 12 Classes Total
Class Structure: On-Line Via Zoom - Dhamma Talk, Group Discussion, Meditation Practice
Daily At-Home Practice: 15 Minutes Per Day and Apply Learnings from That Week
Text: "Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening" by Joseph Goldstein
Requirements: Encouraged To Attend All 12 Sessions and Read Assigned Chapter Before ClassClass Calendar & Suggested Reading:
Session 1: June 2 - The Four Qualities of Mind – pages 3-23
Session 2: June 16 – The Satipatthana Refrain – pages 27-42
Session 3: June 30 – Mindfulness of the Body – pages 45-77
Session 4: July 14 – Mindfulness of Feelings – pages 81-97
Session 5: July 28 – Mindfulness of Mind – pages 101-118
Session 6: August 11 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Five Hindrances – pages 121-168
Session 7: August 25 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Five Aggregates of Clinging – pages 171-202
Session 8: September 8 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Six Sense Spheres – pages 205-222
Session 9: September 22 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Seven Factors of Awakening – pages 225-284
Session 10: October 6 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Four Noble Truths – pages 287-323
Session 11: October 20 – Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Noble Eightfold Path: Wisdom Factors – pages 327-368
Session 12: November 10* - Mindfulness of Dhammas – The Noble Eightfold Path: Morality & Concentration Factors – pages 371-415
Please note we will NOT have class on November 3 – our last class will be November 10.