{"id":16000,"date":"2026-07-18T08:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=16000"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:12:20","slug":"buddhism-101-taking-refuge-in-the-three-jewels-online-course-starts-september-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/buddhism-101-taking-refuge-in-the-three-jewels-online-course-starts-september-27-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism 101: Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels | Online Course | Starts September 27, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover the heart of Buddhism \u2014 the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma &amp; Sangha. 2 live Zoom sessions with Rev. G.R. Lewis. Enrollment closes Sept 20. $108.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Did You Know That Without the Three Jewels There Is No Buddhist Path?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Buddha<\/em>, <em>the Dharma<\/em>, and <em>the Sangha<\/em> \u2014 the Three Jewels \u2014 are not simply concepts to memorize or boxes to check on the way to meditation. They are the very heart of Buddhism itself. Every ceremony begins with them. Every meditation practice is rooted in them. Every vow, every precept, every step on the path of awakening flows from them. Without the Three Jewels there is simply no Buddhist path \u2014 only philosophy without a home, practice without a foundation, and seeking without direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet for many people \u2014 beginners and longtime practitioners alike \u2014 their true depth and significance remains beautifully, profoundly unexplored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This autumn, Buddhist Faith Fellowship invites you to change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buddhism 101: Discovering the Three Jewels<\/strong><br><em>Taking Refuge in the Buddha, Dharma &amp; Sangha<\/em><br>with Rev. G.R. Lewis, M.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\uddd3 2 Sessions | September 27 &amp; October 11, 2026<br>\ud83d\udd55 6:00 PM Eastern | Live on Zoom<br>\ud83d\udcb5 $108 | Enrollment closes September 20<br>\ud83d\udcd6 Required reading \u2014 free PDF provided upon registration<br>\ud83c\udf0d Open to all | No prerequisites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49<a href=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/buddhism-101-discovering-the-three-jewels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> [Full details &amp; registration \u2192 CLICK HERE]<\/strong><\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the heart of Buddhism \u2014 the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma &amp; Sangha. 2 live Zoom sessions with Rev. G.R. Lewis. Enrollment closes Sept 20. $108. Did You Know That Without the Three Jewels There Is No Buddhist Path? The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha \u2014 the Three Jewels \u2014 are not simply&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[235],"class_list":["post-16000","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctc_event_category-events","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/16000","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=16000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/16000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16002,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/16000\/revisions\/16002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=16000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}