The Buddha's Profound Teaching of Dependent Origination (JD1G25)

Registration will close at 9:00am (US Pacific Time) prior to the fifth class on April 10, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available within 48 hours following each class.

Description:
The teaching of Dependent Origination (Paticca-samuppāda: Pāli) is considered to be one of the most profound of the Buddha’s teachings. Understanding this concept is crucial to realizing how to alleviate human suffering—our own and that in the world around us. Through reflections, discussions, meditations, and practical exercises, we will delve into the twelve links of this essential teaching, uncovering how our thoughts, actions, and experiences depend on past conditions and arise interdependently. We will investigate Dependent Origination from a variety of perspectives, including teachings from the Pāli Canon, contemporary reflections, as well as its practical application to our everyday lives.

Each class will combine study with meditation to foster a deeper understanding of how to ease suffering and cultivate compassion for ourselves and our communities. This course invites you to transform your perspective and deepen your spiritual journey on the path of liberation, and it is recommended for those who have had at least a year of meditation practice and study.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

Class dates are: March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3 and April 10; all classes are held on Thursday from 10:00am – 12:00pm US Pacific Time.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Benefactor – $108
Sustainer – $50
Basic – $30
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $15
No Fee Rate – $0

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

*Recording Note: If you would like access to the recordings, you must register by the deadline above. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the recordings of this program.