{"id":12904,"date":"2025-05-16T10:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?p=12904"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:33:10","slug":"buddhism-101-course-the-heart-of-buddhist-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/buddhism-101-course-the-heart-of-buddhist-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Buddhism 101 Course \u2013 The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>See Clearly, Live Mindfully, and Connect Fully<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open Enrollment starts on May 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enrollment ends July 10, 2025<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Classes begin on July 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Bird Discount Available&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 look for code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The online Buddhism 101 Course \u2013 The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom<\/strong>\u00a0offers an engaging introduction to the profound teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on its most influential scriptures and the deep wisdom they reveal. \u00a0<strong>5-week, 3-class series<\/strong>\u00a0will explore essential concepts such as emptiness (shunyata), interconnectedness, and dependent co-origination\u2014key insights that shape how we understand ourselves and the world. Through guided discussion and reflection, participants will examine the\u00a0<em>Diamond Sutra<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Lotus Sutra<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Avatamsaka Sutra<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Vimalakirti Sutra<\/em>, uncovering their teachings on wisdom, compassion, and the bodhisattva path.\u00a0<strong>This course is designed to make these profound texts accessible and relevant to everyday life<\/strong>, helping students integrate Buddhist wisdom into their own spiritual journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to exploring these foundational Mahayana sutras,&nbsp;<strong>this module provides an introduction to Zen Buddhism and the Prajnaparamita (Wisdom) teachings<\/strong>, particularly through the&nbsp;<em>Heart Sutra<\/em>, which challenges us to move beyond fixed views and cultivate a deeper awareness of the present moment.&nbsp;<strong>Mindfulness practice will be incorporated into each session<\/strong>, allowing participants to directly experience these teachings rather than simply study them. Whether you are new to Buddhism or continuing your exploration, this course invites you to engage with Mahayana\u2019s vast and transformative vision in a way that is both practical and deeply illuminating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buddhism 101: Module 3 \u2013 Open Enrollment, No Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more and enroll, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/buddhism-101-course-the-heart-of-buddhist-wisdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Clearly, Live Mindfully, and Connect Fully Open Enrollment starts on May 13, 2025 Enrollment ends July 10, 2025,&nbsp;Classes begin on July 20. Early Bird Discount Available&nbsp;\u2013 look for code The online Buddhism 101 Course \u2013 The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom\u00a0offers an engaging introduction to the profound teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on its most&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=12904"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12915,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12904\/revisions\/12915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}