Finding Buddha Nature – 3 Month Zhentong Course with Khentrul Rinpoche

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Why become a Buddhist? To realize Buddhahood. But what is Buddhahood? What is enlightenment? What is Buddha Nature? Do you have it? Do you need to grow it? Do you find it? Do you realize it? Do you reveal it?

The first step in any journey is gathering as much information about the destination as possible. If the destination isn’t clear, the journey itself might be confusing. Amazingly, there is good news in this beautiful paradox of the Dharma in the Dharma: the destination is the same as your starting point. While this seems hard to believe, it’s true. In an even more wonderful twist, we are not something created; we are the universal creator. To understand this, you need to grasp Karma on a deep level and understand Buddha Nature. In this course, Rinpoche will guide us in ascertaining the view—one of the most crucial steps on the path to enlightenment.

While all Buddhist traditions—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—agree that there is Buddha Nature, when it comes to explaining it, everybody has problems. Even those that try to explain it don’t do it satisfactorily. In the Sutras, Buddha Nature is referred to as Tathagatagarbha, and in the tantras, especially the highest yoga tantra, this nature is also addressed. The Zhentong View, as taught in the Jonang and utilized on the Kalachakra path, offers the clearest explanation of Buddha Nature. Why? Because it draws from texts by highly realized beings, such as the 10th-level Bodhisattva Asanga and Maitreya.

In this 12-week course, we will study Buddha Nature through the Zhentong teachings with Khentrul Rinpoche from the Jonang perspective. We will work with his book, The Great Middle Way, and Dolpopa’s pivotal work, The Mountain Doctrine. Additionally, we will work with the section of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth Book 2, focusing on Zhentong.

This course is perfect for anyone curious about the path to enlightenment or those on the Kalachakra path who are still unclear or uncertain about the view. The profound Vajra yoga path depends on this view, and all of tantra is built upon it. Even if you are practicing the 8-fold path in any tradition, you need to have the Right View. There is no one studying Dharma who cannot benefit from having the Right View.

Please note:

• The event will be offered in English. Live translation may be available in some languages, but this is yet to be confirmed.
• The required reading materials for this event are in English only, and no translation will be provided.

Rinpoche will teach the majority of the classes. In the event of a scheduling conflict, he may have an assistant lead one or two sessions.

Required Reading:
The Great Middle Way Zhentong Book
https://store.dzokden.org/collections/books/products/the-great-middle-way-clarifying-the-jonang-view-of-other-emptiness-ebook

Mountain Dharma: The Ocean of Definitive meaning by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen
https://store.dzokden.org/collections/books/products/the-mountain-doctrine

Unveiling Your Sacred Truth Book 2 (chapter 12)
https://store.dzokden.org/collections/books/products/unveiling-your-sacred-truth-through-the-kalachakra-path-book-2-the-internal-reality-ebook

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