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ABOUT THIS COURSE
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Want to learn to ride the waves of life with mindfulness and compassion? We all do—and yet we so often fall short of our goal to bring more wisdom into our lives at work, at home, and with our friends. In this course, author and Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler serves as your guide in how to develop a spiritual backbone, regardless of whether or not you’re interested in religion.
This course includes meditation instructions to help you become calm and centered, guidance on how to work with strong emotions (what Lodro calls the pervasive “Incredible Hulk Syndrome”), and practical steps you can take right now to connect more fully to your own heart of wisdom. You’ll learn how to embody contentment, joy, and fearlessness so you can live your life to its fullest and be of benefit to the world.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home
CULTIVATE
Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being
DISCOVER
Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life
PROCESS
Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now
PRESENCE
DEVELOP
Build your capacity for compassion through six actions
RELEASE
Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength
COURAGE
Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on
ENGAGE
Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path
THIS COURSE INCLUDES
CULTIVATE
DISCOVER
PROCESS
PRESENCE
DEVELOP
Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home
Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being
Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life
Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now
Build your capacity for compassion through six actions
COURAGE
Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on
Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength
RELEASE
Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path
ENGAGE
3 HOURS OF VIDEO TEACHINGS
Taught by Lodro Rinzler
Downloadable transcripts from every lesson
Integrate what you're learning into daily life!
Listen at your convenience
Deepen your understanding with downloadable readings from The Buddha Walks Into a Bar. . . by Lodro Rinzler
Learn at your own pace whenever and wherever works best for you!
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.
COURSE CURRICULUM
LESSON 1
An Introduction to Peaceful Abiding
Are you stressed out? From the moment we wake up in the morning, most of us are engaged in a sense of struggle: at work, with our family, or in our social life. Through the practice of calm-abiding meditation, we come to understand how we can switch our mental allegiance from struggle to peace, ultimately engaging our world from a more spacious viewpoint. We discover that underneath the layers of our own confusion there is, innately, a sense of wholeness and well-being.
LESSON 2
Gentleness, Discernment, and Precision
In this lesson, Lodro introduces the four dignities of Shambhala: the tiger, the lion, the garuda, and the dragon, and shares how each of these legendary beings has a lot to teach us about how we can engage our life with mindfulness and compassion. In particular, we’ll focus on the tiger and its three most important qualities: gentleness, discernment, and precision.
LESSON 3
Compassion and the Six Paramitas
How do we begin to live our lives in a more open-hearted way? In this lesson, we’ll learn about the characteristics of the snow lion and how we can unearth joy and compassion to discover that the only thing preventing us from living a fuller life is our own doubt. Lodro will introduce the six paramitas, or transcendental actions, which will serve us in cultivating compassion and overcoming the trap of doubt.
LESSON 4
Extending Loving-Kindness
Most of us spend our day dividing the world up into people we like, people we don’t like, and people we frankly don’t care about. But we don’t need to divvy our world up in this way—sharing our heart with some and closing it off to others. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to expand our compassion to include all beings.
LESSON 5
Going Beyond Hope and Fear
The dictionary defines equanimity as mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. In other words, you can’t really achieve equanimity unless you have those intense obstacles in your life to work with. In this lesson, we explore the garuda and how it addresses the intensity of life—including aging, impermanence, and death—in a fearless manner.
LESSON 6
Sacredness in Action
When we can tune into our world without getting lost in our own thoughts and storylines, we are able to appreciate just how sacred it is. In this final lesson, Lodro explains the concept of the dragon and how it embodies true wisdom and skillfulness. We will contemplate how connecting to our own innate wisdom allows us to act more skillfully in the world.
LESSON 7
Becoming More Awesome
This first lesson sets a context for understanding how the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita is relevant for navigating life in the 21st Century. We introduce the ideas of waking up to what is right before us, including our often complicated relationships, and our fears and confusion about impermanence. We examine how important it is to stay embodied as we find our way through the complexities of daily life.
LESSON 8
Becoming More Awesome
This first lesson sets a context for understanding how the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita is relevant for navigating life in the 21st Century. We introduce the ideas of waking up to what is right before us, including our often complicated relationships, and our fears and confusion about impermanence. We examine how important it is to stay embodied as we find our way through the complexities of daily life.
BONUS MATERIAL
COURSE EXCERPTS
COURSE SUMMARY
100 Hours of Video Teachings
Become More Awesome
Get Less Stinky
Prove Math Exists
Exist for Math
Belly Dance Better
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
Lodro Rinzler is a teacher in the Shambhala tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. He has taught numerous workshops and retreats. His column "What Would Sid Do?" (Sid = Siddhartha, the Buddha) appears regularly in the Huffington Post.
“If you have ever wished for a smart, kind, discerning, and ridiculously funny friend to accompany you, encourage you, challenge you, make you laugh, and point you in the direction of true healing, here he is.”
~Susan Piver, author of Start Here Now and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
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CONTEMPLATIONS AND PRACTICES
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GUIDED READING ASSIGNMENTS
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If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
When does the course begin?
The course is available as soon as you register and does not have a specific start date. All lessons are available and you may go through the course materials at your own pace.
How long does it take to complete the course?
There are six lessons in the course and each lesson is designed to last a week. However, the course is flexible and you can work at your own pace as well, so you can benefit just as much from the course even if it takes you longer to go through it. We encourage you to download videos as you go through the course for your own personal use in the future. You will continue to have unlimited access to the course materials online as well.
How long will I have access to the course?
Your access to the course is unlimited. It will not expire.
Can I still take this training without a desktop/laptop computer (for example, if I only have an iPad)?
Yes, you can access this course using the browser on your device. However, please note that if you’d like to save any of the course materials, you will need to download to a computer first and then transfer the files to your device.
What if I have technical difficulties with the course?
We have a dedicated course support person who can help you with any issues you may encounter in navigating or accessing the course. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Want to learn to ride the waves of life with mindfulness and compassion? We all do—and yet we so often fall short of our goal to bring more wisdom into our lives at work, at home, and with our friends. In this course, author and Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler serves as your guide in how to develop a spiritual backbone, regardless of whether or not you’re interested in religion.
This course includes meditation instructions to help you become calm and centered, guidance on how to work with strong emotions (what Lodro calls the pervasive “Incredible Hulk Syndrome”), and practical steps you can take right now to connect more fully to your own heart of wisdom. You’ll learn how to embody contentment, joy, and fearlessness so you can live your life to its fullest and be of benefit to the world.
~Susan Piver, author of Start Here Now and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
“If you have ever wished for a smart, kind, discerning, and ridiculously funny friend to accompany you, encourage you, challenge you, make you laugh, and point you in the direction of true healing, here he is.”
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
CULTIVATE
DISCOVER
PROCESS
PRESENCE
DEVELOP
Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home
Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being
Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life
Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now
Build your capacity for compassion through six actions
COURAGE
Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on
Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength
RELEASE
Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path
ENGAGE
Establish a consistent shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice at home
CULTIVATE
Incorporate the qualities of gentleness, discernment, and precision in your being
DISCOVER
Learn techniques to work with strong emotions, in meditation and on-the-spot in your day-to-day life
PROCESS
Employ strategies to live a life of contentment in the here and now
PRESENCE
DEVELOP
Build your capacity for compassion through six actions
RELEASE
Move away from the trap of doubting yourself toward touching your innate bravery and strength
COURAGE
Experience inner peace through addressing change and fear head-on
ENGAGE
Engage with whatever comes up in your life as part of your spiritual path
THIS COURSE INCLUDES
COURSE CURRICULUM
COURSE EXCERPTS
COURSE SUMMARY
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
If for any reason you are not completely satisfied, please e-mail us within 30 days, and we will promptly refund your purchase price.
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ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PRAISE FOR ALAN MORINIS
Review of Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: One Man’s Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition by Alan Morinis:
“Alan Morinis, in his spiritual journey, has struck a rich vein of Judaism. This offering feels like a heart-gift to us.”—Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now and Still Here
Review of Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis
“A readable, engaging, friendly book. . . . [Morinis] writes as one besotted with the Jewish path, but not so intoxicated as to forget the conventions of the secular. He’s an accessible guide, and a sober one.”—Jewish Daily Forward
PRAISE FOR
ALAN MORINIS
PRAISE FOR LODRO RINZLER
Review of Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken by Lodro Rinzler:
“If you have ever wished for a smart, kind, discerning, and ridiculously funny friend to accompany you, encourage you, challenge you, make you laugh, and point you in the direction of true healing, here he is.”
—Susan Piver, author of Start Here Now and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
Reviews of The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .: A Guide to Life for a New Generation by Lodro Rinzler
“A young, New York–based Buddhist teacher, Rinzler is able to take a relaxed, colloquial approach to meditation and its many benefits because he’s so well-versed in Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhism. With examples ranging from superheroes to YouTube videos, Rinzler brings timeless teachings to the buzz of now in an engaging, richly instructive, genuinely illuminating spiritual guide.”
—Booklist
“Rinzler’s voice is approachable and funny and absolutely credible to all of the young professionals who seem to have it all but who are beginning to wonder if they are missing something really, really big.”
—Beliefnet.com
PRAISE FOR
LODRO RINZLER
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