The Buddha's Middle Way View
A Philosophy of Liberation from Anguish and Anxiety
A 10 Week Series Of Teachings on Exploring The View, Tenets and the Middle Way
Starts Wednesday 1 May
ABOUT THE MODULE
This series of teachings will focus on exploring the view, tenets and the middle way, concepts fundamental to Tibetan Buddhism.
- How understanding the truths leads to liberation from suffering and its causes
- How interdependent origination is the basis for constructive actions
- Introduction to the Buddha’s Middle Way philosophy and other Buddhist tenet systems
- How to connect philosophical ideas to personal experience of the correct view of selflessness
This series is the second module of the study program Exploring Buddhism, however you do not need to have commenced this program to participate in these teachings. If you wish to learn more about the program you can view the course prospectus here.
pROGRAM STRUCTURE
Study and Practice
In accordance with the traditional teaching for generating spiritual realisations and transformations through the threefold activities of learning, reflection and meditation, the teaching incorporates three activities to support students in developing a better understanding of the materials and offer opportunities to generate their personal experiences in relation to the concepts covered.
There will be weekly teaching and guided meditation for the group, and personal interview slots for individuals needing further consultation. Students are encouraged to develop a personal practice to complement the teaching by completing the review quiz at the end of the module, and engage in personal reflection and meditation during the week.
Topics
The two truths, four truths and dependent origination
Introduction to the Middle Way school
Introduction to the four Buddhist tenet schools
The way to generate the correct view of selflessness
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Wai Cheong Kok
Wai Cheong Kok is from Singapore. He has been teaching meditation and Buddhism since 1996, with a special interest in making available the benefits of meditation to a wider audience.
From 2006-2015 and starting from 2020, he has served as a senior teacher at Vajrayana Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist Centre affiliated to the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). After studying Dharma for several years, Wai Cheong set out to deepen his understanding of spiritual practice by completing the first 7-year Masters program in Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy from 1998-2004.
This was followed by a four month solitary retreat in New Zealand.
