The Buddha's Path:
Foundational Buddhist Study Programme
Module 11
Walking the Path: Foundations for Lifelong Practice & Growth
About Module 11
Walking the Path
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.
Week 2 – “Applying the Path Where You Are”
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 the different levels of practice. Covers common etiquette in the Buddhist tradition, plus healthy boundaries and red-flag awareness.
Week 4 – “Many Rivers, One Ocean: A Non-Sectarian Approach to Dharma”
How to honour and get the best out of multiple lineages without confusion or cherry-picking. Explores the Rimé spirit, dialogue across traditions, and following a coherent path that remains open, humble, and responsive to a changing world.
Module 11: Walking the Path: Foundations for Lifelong Practice & Growth
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An in-depth programme
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S1 – Refuge in Good Company
S2 – Applying the Path Where You Are
S3 – Teachers, Etiquette, and Devotion with Discernment
S4 – Non-Sectarian Approaches to Dharma
Finding a Spiritual Teacher
Meet the Host
Guiding your meditation experience
David Oromith
Buddhist Contemplative, Author & Meditation Guide
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: Five Ways to Restore Presence and Calm Amidst Challenge & Change. 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.
David discovered meditation & Buddhism through his experience of depression and suicidal thoughts and is passionate about helping people take back control of their mental wellbeing, work with their thoughts and feelings, and discover genuine wellbeing and joy within. Read more.
