The purpose of the Teacher Training Program is to provide an extensive presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism, and to train as qualified New Kadampa Tradition Teachers.
All Resident Teachers of Kadampa Buddhist Centers follow this in-depth program of study and practice. The program comprises the following twelve subjects, based on Buddha’s Sutra and Tantra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso:
- The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
- Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and Eight Steps to Happiness
- The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary Heart of Wisdom
- Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
- Types of Mind, based on the commentary Understanding the Mind
- Guide to the Middle Way, based on the commentary Ocean of Nectar
- Vajrayana Mahamudra, based on the commentary Clear Light of Bliss
- The Bodhisattva’s Moral Discipline, based on the commentary The Bodhisattva Vow
- Offering to the Spiritual Guide, based on the commentaries Great Treasury of Merit and Mahamudra Tantra
- Vajrayogini Tantra, based on the commentary Guide to Dakini Land
- Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra, based on the commentary Tantric Grounds and Paths
- The Practice of Heruka Body Mandala, based on the commentary Essence of Vajrayana
Pre-requisites for Teacher Training Program include
- commitment to studying all 12 books
- Weekly class attendance
- Participation in TTP Retreat Program
- Study, discussion & teacher skills
- $80 monthly membership
The Bodhisattva Vow
A Practical Guide to Helping Others
Sundays & Thursdays 6:00pm – 8:00pm
those currently interested in TTP must have Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini
A Bodhisattva is a friend of the world who, motivated by compassion, spontaneously seek enlightenment to benefit all living beings.
In this welcome guide to compassionate living, Geshe Kelsang explains in detail how to take and keep the Bodhisattva vows, and how to practise the Bodhisattva;s deed of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom. With this handbook as our companion, we can enter the Bodhisattva;s way of life and progress along the path to full enlightenment.
