Mitra Study – The Inconceivable Emacipation: The Vimalakirti Nirdesa
Mondays, September 15 to Nov 3, 7pm to 9
This 8 week course is for SFBC Mitras who have already completed the Foundation Course. Ideally you will also have studied the Bodhisattva Ideal (and Path), and read the Drama of Cosmic Enlightenment. It’s the first Module of year 4 of the Triratna Dharma Training Course for Mitras. Here’s the link to the Study Materials and discussion questions.
Primary Study Material
The primary study material for this module is The Inconceivable Emancipation: Themes from the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa, Sangharakshita, Windhorse Publications, ISBN 0904766888.
The original lectures can also be accessed from Free Buddhist Audio.
It would be great if you can find time to read the original text upon which the lectures are based. Whilst it is great to have a guide to the text as eloquent and insightful as Sangharakshita, it is also important as Buddhists that we read at least some of the original scriptures. Fortunately, with the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa, we have a very readable modern translation by Robert Thurman, published as The Holy Teaching of Vimalakīrti (ISBN 0271012099 Pennsylvania State University and other editions). The PDF is available here.
Please pre-register.