Introductory Classes

Our current plan is to for two classes per month.  They will take place on Saturdays from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.  We plan for half of the classes to be offered in a hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom) and the other half of classes to be offered via Zoom only.  (Depending on the interest level of students in each of those class formats, we may adjust to more hybrid or more virtual only as we go along).

If you’d like to receive a PDF of the root text and also receive updates about the classes, please register by emailing Jan Jacobs (the center’s Spiritual Program Coordinator) at spc@guhyasamaja.org   In terms of the text, PDF-s of FPMT’s translation as well as some supplementary materials will be made available to any interested student free of charge; you can then use it digitally or print your own copy.  That translation will sometimes be supplemented by (and compared to) the translation in the book by Vesna and Allan Wallace entitled A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, and students who are interested in can purchase a copy of that book as well if they like.  (Those taking this full series of classes for a completion certificate are advised to do that.)

One more point about our format: for each chapter there will be a series of classes covering all the verses in that chapter (with opportunities for questions or comments) and then a chance at the end of each chapter for students to share their own inspirations and experiences related to those verses.