DAKINI'S WHISPER MASTER COURSES
Inspiring Virtual Master Courses that Serves
as a Compendium for Chö and Vajrayana Practitioners
ABOUT DAKINI'S WHISPER MASTER COURSES ONLINE
Dakini's Whisper Master Courses are designed to guide modern-day practitioners, especially of Vajrayana and Chö, through the Buddhist path geared toward Vajrayana and Chö Mahamudra, which is based on the "on and off the cushion" approach of the Ear-Whispered Tradition.
The courses are sequential, with material presented building on the previous course. Each course, however, is a well-integrated stand-alone course and can be taken any time courses become available.
BASIC FORMAT
The basic format includes:
1. Checking In
2. Opening guided meditation
3. Teachings on specific subjects
4. Review, discussion, and the sharing of our experiences
5. Dedication
(Options: 6. BONUS guided meditation practice
7. Quiz & Homework - Contemplative inquiry)
WHO BENEFITS FROM THESE COURSES?
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Anyone interested in exploring their human potential regardless of their experience in Buddhist practice.
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Spiritual Practitioners who are curious about Buddhist teachings.
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Buddhist Practitioners in general wishing to establish stable motivation.
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Vajrayana and Chö Practitioners who want to strengthen their practice by re-establishing the basis of sutra teachings.
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Long-term spiritual practitioners who wish to deepen their experience by integrating Buddha Dharma in common language.
DW Master Course 1:
Chö Foundations
A Six-Week Series led by Chöying Khandro
Free Access for Dakini's Whisper Members
$120 for Non-Members
ABOUT THIS COURSE: CHÖ FOUNDATIONS
Is a gateway to the Buddhist Path. This course is devoted to the exploration of Vajrayana Foundations, the core of the entire Buddhist path and the basis of our most profound transformation in the practice of Vajrayana and Chö. Chö is a radical method for cutting through self-fixation and cultivating compassion and fearlessness. It was considered by previous masters to be a gem atop the palace called the Three Principal Aspects of the Path: Renunciation, Bodhicitta, and Wisdom.
***Requirement for Five Year Chö Mastery Program Trainees
DW Master Course 2:
Mahamudra Shamatha
A Five-Week Series led by Chöying Khandro
Free Access for Dakini's Whisper Members
$100 for Non-Members
THE CHÖ MAHAMUDRA SERIES
Consists of three major 5-week series – Mahamudra Shamatha, or resting in the nature of mind; Mahamudra Vipashyana, or clear seeing; and Mahamudra Chö, the direct blending of awareness and expanse of space. These three-part series sequentially introduce the core practices of “the Path of Liberation (Drol-Lam)” according to the Mahamudra Chö (Chö Chakgya Chenpo) tradition. Each series consists of the commentary & teachings based on the authentic source, as well as practice, contemplation and, homework. Our intimate online small group setting allowed students ample opportunity to fully participate, exchange reflections and clear any doubts which may inevitably occur in their meditation process.
ABOUT THIS COURSE: MAHAMUDRA SHAMATHA BASICS
Our first Series is devoted to the foundations and development of single-pointed concentration, i.e., cultivation of a calm, clear and focused mind, specifically focusing on the nature of mind. During this five-week series, we will learn how to develop and enhance our attention skills, how to strengthen our faculty of mindfulness, and how to bring skills developed through meditation into our daily lives. Within Buddhism, this training is often referred to as Shamatha practice.
Mahamudra Shamatha is the building block for any of the advanced practices. This practice, which focuses on the nature of mind, plays such a key and foundational role in the path of freedom and awakening in the Mahamdra and Dzokchen traditions that it is called by many names - “Shamatha focusing on the conventional nature of mind,” “Settling the mind in its Natural State,” “Taking the Mind as the Path,” and “Taking Appearances and Awareness as the Path.”
In addition, this series will also highlight the preliminary practices which act as a foundation for Mahamudra practice along with a brief discussion of the tantra or Vajrayana level of practice.
During this series, Chöying will offer the oral transmission and commentary to the teachings of The Highway to the Conquerors: A Root Text on the Precious Geluk-Kagyu Mahamudra Tradition and its auto-commentary. Chöying received the transmission of this text from many great masters including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
***Requirement for Five Year Chö Mastery Program Trainees
DW Master Course 3:
Chö Whispered From the Mount of Bliss
A Commentary to Chö Sadhana
A 10-Week Series led by Chöying Khandro
Free for Five Year Chö Mastery Program Trainees
$180 for Other Members & Non-Members
ABOUT THIS COURSE: CHÖ WHISPERED FROM THE MOUNT OF BLISS
The Ten-Week Chö Series offers an in-depth commentary on “Dedicating One’s Illusory Body as a Feast Offering,” the main chanting text of the Chö Whispered from the Mount of Bliss, the Ensa Ear-Whispered Lineage of Chö. Each week covers a specific section of practice in the text. Each session includes a one-to-one practice of chanting and drumming with Chöying. The entire course highlights the key points and teachings of Chö rituals.
For those who are new to Chö, this series will provide a basic understanding of the principal aspects of Chö practice which entails meditation, visualization, and ritual. For those who already practice Chö in other traditions, this will help deepen your understanding of Chö and enhance your Chö practice and spiritual practice in general.
***Requirement for Five Year Chö Mastery Program Trainees
DW Master Course 4:
Mahamudra Shamatha 2
A Five-Week Series led by Chöying Khandro
Free Access for Five-Year Cho Program Trainees
$100 for Other Members & Non-Members
ABOUT THIS COURSE: MAHAMUDRA SHAMATHA
Shamatha Basics is devoted to the foundations and the development of single-pointed concentration or cultivation of a calm, clear and focused mind.
During this five-week series: We
Develop and enhance our attention skills,
Strengthen our faculty of mindfulness,
Rest in whatever arises,
Bring the skills developed in meditation into our daily lives
Develop the ability to focus on the nature of mind
Shamatha is a vital building block for advanced practices such as Vajrayana and Cho. In particular, the practice of SETTLING THE MIND, or focusing on the nature of mind, plays such a key and foundational role in the path of freedom and awakening in the Mahamudra and Dzokchen traditions, not to mention, in our daily lives.
This practice is called by many names such as “Shamatha focusing on the conventional nature of mind,” “Settling the mind in its Natural State,” “Taking the Mind as the Path,” and “Taking Appearances and Awareness as the Path.”
***Requirement for Five Year Chö Mastery Program Trainees
DW MASTER COURSE LIST
GROUNDWORK (Published)
COURSE 1: Chö Foundations
Laying the Foundation for the Crowning Jewel
MEDITATION BASICS (Published)
COURSE 2: Mahamudra Shamatha
Resting in the Natural State
CHO PRACTICE BASICS I (Published)
COURSE 3: Chö Practice Basics I - Whispered from the Mount of Bliss
Essential Commentary to Chö Liturgy - Dedicating One’s Illusory Body as a Feast Offering
MAHAMUDRA SHAMATHA (Published)
COURSE 4: Mahamudra Shamatha
Basics of Shamatha for Mahamudra Meditation
CHO PRACTICE BASICS II
COURSE 5: Chö Practice Basics II
In-depth Commentary and Exploration of Chö Liturgy
BODY PRACTICE BASICS
COURSE 6: Subtle Body Training Level 1
Restore the Relationship to Your True Nature
TANTRA WORKING BASIS
COURSE 7 Five Elements and Five Dakinis
Connect with the Essential Working Basis for Vajrayana
CHO CLASSICS
COURSE 8: Chö Classics
Immerse Yourself in the River of Realization
PATH OF FREEDOM
COURSE 9: Chö Mahamudra
Directly Rest in Your Ture Nature
PATH OF MEANS
COURSE 10: Vajrayana Techniques in Chö
Skillfully Transform the Patterns into Direct Experience of Awakened Being
