{"id":13562,"date":"2025-09-04T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=13562"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:39:18","slug":"buddhism-101-awakening-through-grace","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/buddhism-101-awakening-through-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism 101: The Heart of Buddhist Grace \u2013 Online Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Embark on a transformative journey in our <strong>Buddhism 101: The Heart of Buddhist Grace<\/strong> online course, starting Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. Over three engaging sessions across five weeks, this course explores Shin Buddhism\u2019s teachings on self-power, Other-Power, and radical self-acceptance, guiding participants to awaken presence and trust in life\u2019s unfolding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through thoughtful discussion, reflection, and practical exercises, students will discover how awakening is not about striving or perfection, but about embracing life with honesty, gratitude, and compassion. This course is designed for beginners, curious seekers, and anyone looking to refresh or deepen their spiritual practice in a supportive, experiential environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open enrollment ends October 31, 2025<\/strong>, with an early bird discount available. Join a welcoming online community where you\u2019ll gain practical tools to integrate Buddhist teachings into everyday life, deepen connection to yourself and others, and experience the transformative power of grace in your daily practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DATES: Nov 9, 23 &amp; Dec 7 &#8211; 6 &#8211; 8:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To learn more and to enroll<\/strong> before October 31, 2025, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/buddhism-101-online-course-awakening-through-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/amida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4945\" style=\"width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/amida.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/amida-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embark on a transformative journey in our Buddhism 101: The Heart of Buddhist Grace online course, starting Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. Over three engaging sessions across five weeks, this course explores Shin Buddhism\u2019s teachings on self-power, Other-Power, and radical self-acceptance, guiding participants to awaken presence and trust in life\u2019s unfolding. Through thoughtful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[],"class_list":["post-13562","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/13562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/13562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13751,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/13562\/revisions\/13751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=13562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}