LOVING-KINDNESS TEACHER TRAINING SYLLABUS

Each 90 minute class will take place live 1:30 - 3 pm EST on Saturdays April 1st - May 20th

Class 1: Distinction Between Concentration and Contemplation Practices 

Reading: “The Excellence of Bodhichitta” from Pema Chödrön’s The Places that Scare You, “The Bridge of Compassion” from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Mindfulness in Action, and The Four Sublime States from Nyanaponika Thera

Class 2: Rousing Bodhichitta and Review of the Four Immeasurables

Reading: Loving-Kindness Introduction, Chapter 1 and the Karaniya Metta Sutta

Class 3: What is Loving-Kindness Anyway? 

Reading: Loving-Kindness Chapters 2-3

Class 4: The Practice of Loving-Kindness for Yourself 

Reading: Loving-Kindness Chapters 4-5 and A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself

Class 5: The Practice of Loving-Kindness for Your Loved Ones

Reading: Loving-Kindness Chapters 6-7 and This Loving-Kindness Meditation is a Radical Act of Love

Class 6: The Practice of Loving-Kindness for ‘Neutral’ People

Reading: Loving-Kindness Chapters 8-9

Class 7: The Practice of Loving-Kindness for Difficult People

Reading: Loving-Kindness Chapter 10-11 and Relationship as Spiritual Crucible

Class 8: Open Forum on Techniques for Teaching Loving-Kindness