AWAKE IN THE WORLD

Buddhist principles and practices are not just for the cushion.
In the Awake in the World series, Reverend Susan Shannon leads a supportive and kind discussion on how we live the principles of Buddhism and bring dharma into our everyday lives.

WINTER 2024 DATES & DETAILS

Sundays | March 3, 10, 17
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific)
Topic: Understanding Our Conflicted World through Dismantling the 3 Poisons

Attachment, Aversion and Delusion are at the hub of the Wheel of Existence (the 3 poisons). Identifying and employing the skillful means of Tibetan teachings, combined with doing our deep honest inner work, we can learn to disengage our Body, Speech and Mind from the spinning wheel. In doing so, our experience of life changes from one of being stuck on the samsaric wheel to one of grace, witness, service, and alignment with the Bodhicitta energy of the universe.

Fees: $140 (series fee) | $160 (series fee + support) | $110 (Sukhasiddhi Members)

Registration closes Saturday, March 2 at 12 PM Pacific. 
**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 
**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Sundays | March 24, 31 and April 7
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific)
Topic: Weaving the Five Strengths into our Path: Point 4 of Mind Training

**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 
**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Tibetan Buddhism offers us so many rich texts and practices, all aimed at cultivating a kind heart and a greater sense of interconnection with all forms of life. To authentically attain those goals isn’t something that can only happen on the meditation cushion, or in retreat, or when you have time—to be fully invested in such growth and change, we must utilize every minute of our lives. This is true Spiritual Engagement.

In this session, we will find ways to integrate the teachings of Point Four in Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje’s great mind training text, “An Explanation of the Practices as a Way of Life.” We will learn about the Five Strengths, and how their integration will guide us during our lives and become allies at the end of our journey. Putting this pithy verse to practice is like having the rest of your life be a catered journey, ending in ease, trust, safety, refuge, and fulfillment.

Fees: $120 (series fee) | $150 (series fee + support) | $90 (Sukhasiddhi Members)

Registration closes Saturday, March 23 at 12 PM Pacific.

MEET THE TEACHER

Susan Shannon, M. Div. is a seeker, teacher, earth and animal steward, and devotee of the heart. She has worked in the fields of Emotional Literacy and Restorative Justice for over 20 years, incorporating over 45 years of Buddhist practice and study from the Tibetan tradition. She’s worked with various diverse populations all her life including inmates, Tibetan refugees, the homeless, the differently-abled, at-risk youth, and has served as the Buddhist Chaplain to the men in San Quentin State Prison and Death Row. She currently resides in the San Juan Islands where she writes, provides spiritual coaching and tends her land.