This course starts live on March 18th 2025
Recordings from Module 8
This Module is part of The Buddha’s Path (our foundational study programme) and continues our exploration of the Mahayana bodhisattva path.
Realising emptiness, or grasping the true nature of reality, lies at the heart of the Buddhist path. This is the teaching of the two truths: conventional truth and ultimate truth. While conventional truth refers to the way things appear in our everyday experience, ultimate truth points to their deeper nature, which is śūnyatā, emptiness—free from inherent existence.
This profound insight dismantles our habitual grasping and misconceptions. It is this insight that liberates us, by uprooting ignorance and therefore attachment and aversion, the roots of our suffering.
During this module, David will introduce the Madhyamaka view of emptiness, and offer practical explanations and instructions on the reasonings and practices aimed at realising emptiness.
Module 8: The Bodhisattva Path II: Emptiness and The Two Truths
About the Study Group Leader
Our Study Group is led by David Oromith. David is a Buddhist contemplative, meditation guide and retreat leader. He is the Co-Founder of Samadhi and author of the book A Practical Guide to Mindful Living. He has received non-monastic ordination in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and teaches workshops internationally, leads retreats across the UK and runs classes locally.
David is a follower of the rimé (non-sectarian) approach, recognising the value and benefit of multiple points-of-view, with teachers in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. His primary teacher is Lama Alan Wallace, who is also rooted in a non-sectarian approach, with particular close affiliation with the Gelug and Nyingma schools and the Dudjom lineage.
Booking & Donation:
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In the spirit of offering the dharma freely, there is no set fee for joining the course. It is customary to offer dana (a donation) to support the teacher and the activities of the dhama organisation. No one is excluded from participating.
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