Module 11: Walking the Path: Foundations for Lifelong Practice & Growth · The Buddha’s Path
A module of The Buddha's Path study programme with David Oromith on the foundations of a lifelong practice: sangha, self-reliance, teachers and a non-sectarian outlook.
This Module is part of The Buddha's Path (our foundational study programme) and explores sustainable foundations for “walking the path” with continuity and ever-deepening development. Over four linked talks, we will look at how to lean on others and how to lean on ourselves. First, the support and accountability that good spiritual friends provide; second, the inner self-reliance needed to carry the path in daily life; third, skilful relationships with teachers and tradition; and finally, cultivating a spacious, non-sectarian outlook. Week 1 – “Refuge in Good Company: Why Sangha Is the Whole of the Path” Exploring the “whole of the spiritual life” according to the Buddha: good friendship. Discussions around why the Buddha placed such weight on community and how to lean on one another wisely while guarding against group-think, sectarianism, or exclusion. We look to where the path is walked: commutes, queues, emails, family dramas. Practical ways to rely upon oneself as we weave the teachings and practice into ordinary daily life. Week 3 - “Guidance & Grace: Teachers, Etiquette, and Devotion with Discernment” How to relate skilfully to teachers and dharma settings according to th
What this course covers
- Refuge in good company: why sangha is the whole of the path
- Applying the path where you are, in ordinary daily life
- Teachers, etiquette, and devotion with discernment
- A non-sectarian approach: many rivers, one ocean
- Finding a spiritual teacher
Sessions
- S1 - Refuge in Good Company 87 minutes
- S2 - Applying the Path Where You Are 90 minutes
- S3 - Teachers, Etiquette, and Devotion with Discernment 92 minutes
- S4 - Non-Sectarian Approaches to Dharma 86 minutes
- Finding a Spiritual Teacher 63 minutes