
Trace how Tibetan Buddhism emerged from India to Tibet, becoming the principal spirituality in Tibet and shaping a monastic culture, with tantric figures like Padmasambhava and the Bon shamanic tradition.
Explore great archetypal beings in the Tibetan tradition, including bodhisattvas of compassion and Tara, and learn to connect with them through imagination, mantra, and mindful wisdom.
Engage with the origins of Tibetan Buddhism by researching its history and early Western explorers. Sketch an archetypal being to engage imagination and transform emotions.
Explore the basics of Buddhism within the Tibetan tradition, focusing on mindfulness as space around experience, ethics, heart, the unconditioned mind, meditation, loving-kindness, and the middle way.
Here we will explore the famous first teaching of the Buddha, which tradition says was the first teaching he have after his Enlightnment experience under the Bodhi Tree.
In this video we will explore a fundamental perspective that is found in Buddhism of the nature of Samsara (conditoned existence) and the nature of Nirvana (the unconditoned-ultimate spirutal freedom).
Here in this video we will explore what especially in Tibetan Buddhism are called the three vehicles of teachings. Or the three turning of the wheel of the Buddha Dharma, the Hinayana, Mahayana and the Vajrayana.
Explore the Nyingma tradition and Padmasambhava's role as guru and tantric adept, revealing vajra body, tarma treasures, and energy transmutation through dreams and central channel practices.
Explore the Kagyu lineage from India to Tibet, tracing Naropa, the Third Karmapa, and Mahamudra teachings on the mind as the ground of purification and emptiness.
Follow the Gelugpa tradition under the 14th Dalai Lama and learn its rational mind-training path, Lam Rim, emptiness, and bodhicitta.
Take on your third Tibetan Buddhist challenge by debating Buddhist philosophy from multiple perspectives, questioning your beliefs, and developing higher self-awareness through empathetic, multi-sided discussion.
Explore a simple sadhana and 3 mantras recap for Padma samba, Tara, and Avalokiteshvara, using visualization and chanting to connect with wisdom beings while staying grounded.
Cultivate calm abiding by developing one-pointed awareness through focusing on a single object with a soft gaze, maintaining posture, and gently returning attention when the mind wanders.
Explores emptiness and non-self through a meditation that moves from the self to objects, revealing how mind and perception shape a spacious, interconnected awareness.
Explore ethical dynamics in Tibetan Buddhism, including guru yoga, lama influence, and the risk of power abuse. Test teachings by personal experience and uphold ethics with non-duality and relative reality.
This course recap thanks you for joining, reflects on deep practice in Tibetan Buddhism, and invites you to explore more via the website, Facebook group, coaching, and books.
#Bestselling and Highest Rated Buddhism Course on Udemy as of Dec 2024
===Questions for You===
Would you like to explore the fascinating mythological and philosophical landscapes of Tibetan Buddhism?
Would you like to learn from the ancient masters... from a time and place which was thousands of years was dedicated to spiritual development?
===What to Expect===
Find out about the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and explore and taste with Tom some of their core and most famous teachings. You will also be given the opportunity to practice some of the core meditations of the Tibetan Tradition and learn how Tibetan Buddhism sits within the wider Buddhist Tradition and World View.
===What's Included===
5 hours of informative and well crafted material that combines both Buddhist philosophy, psychology and experiential insights.
A certificate of completion from udemy, and also a tailored certificate of complete available upon request.
Note: Over 30% of the revenue of this course goes to a charity called AdoptTibet who supports the education, training and livelihood of Tibetan Monks in India, Bhutan and Nepal. So when you enrol on this course you are also supporting this cause.
===About the Facilitator===
Your facilitator, Bestselling and Highest Rated tutor Tom Llewellyn has 20 years of experience within the realms of meditation, buddhism (over 12 years experience as a practising Buddhist), lucid dreaming, and astral projection. He practised within 3 different Buddhist Groups and has helped to run many Buddhist retreats and hundreds of meditations classes and workshops. He's a trained and skilled teacher of Kundalini Yoga, trained Sound Therapist and has also written two books.