Voices of Buddhist Psychology Course

Abhidharma is the Buddhist science of mind and reality. The Voices of Buddhist Psychology course offers live webinars with prominent Buddhist teachers, scholars, and practitioners, including Mingyur Rinpoche, Daniel Aitken, Joseph Goldstein, and Beth Jacobs. Additionally, Tergar guides will provide further instruction through live Heart-to-Heart sessions, guided meditations, and discussion forums. The course emphasizes the practical implementation of the Abhidharma teachings in our modern world. It's an excellent opportunity to gather and explore this tradition together as a community.

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You will be guided by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, guest teachers, and Vajrayana Online guides.

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Your Course Includes

a series of interviews and webinars with Mingyur Rinpoche and guest teachers highlighting key points of Abhidharma
Heart-to-Heart sessions: intimate, engaged, and heart-felt sessions to explore the teachings and ask questions
practice sessions: live weekly guided meditations throughout the course
a wrap-up session with course guides

This course consists of an opening teaching by Mingyur Rinpoche, three interviews, and a concluding webinar with Tergar guides, each clarifying elements within the Abhidharma tradition.

This talk is dedicated to the great Indian master Vasubandhu and his famous text, Abhidharmakosha or Treasury of Abhidharma in English, which is at the heart of the foundational teachings of the Buddhist tradition. This event marks the beginning of Tergar’s 2024/25 transmission — a series of online courses and retreats with Mingyur Rinpoche on Abhidharma.

Mingyur Rinpoche was born in 1975 in the border region between Tibet and Nepal. He was attracted to a life of contemplation from an early age and spent many years of his childhood in strict retreat. Mingyur Rinpoche studied with some of the greatest masters in living memory. Nowadays, he heads the Tergar Meditation Community and takes care of the monasteries under his responsibility. He supports students in more than thirty countries.

Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation, and The Experience of Insight. He has also coauthored books with Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. Joseph has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet and he leads Insight Meditation retreats around the world.

Beth Jacobs is a transmitted lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition, a poet and nonfiction writer, and a clinical psychologist. She is a retired psychotherapist of 40 years and an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and currently facilitates poetry groups with people of all ages in her community. She is the author of Long Shadows of Practice: Poems, The Original Buddhist Psychology, Writing for Emotional Balance, Paper Sky, and A Buddhist Journal. The Abhidharma has captivated her interest and is woven into her other studies and practices.

Heart to Heart Sessions with Edwin Kelley and Kunsang Palmo

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10-day free trial
25+ self-paced courses, including new content every month
Weekly live sessions
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By choosing the sponsor rate, you help us offer a reduced rate to someone who needs it.

10-day free trial
25+ self-paced courses, including new content every month
Weekly live sessions
Vajrayana Online App
Includes free access to the Joy of Living online program

Choose this option if you have financial hardship or a currency exchange rate that makes the standard rate unaffordable.

10-day free trial
25+ self-paced courses, including new content every month
Weekly live sessions
Vajrayana Online App

By choosing the standard rate, you keep Vajrayana Online alive and flourishing.

10-day free trial
25+ self-paced courses, including new content every month
Weekly live sessions
Vajrayana Online App

By choosing the sponsor rate, you help us offer a reduced rate to someone who needs it.

10-day free trial
25+ self-paced courses, including new content every month
Weekly live sessions
Vajrayana Online App
Includes free access to the Joy of Living online program

You will make the first payment after the free trial period. The membership will automatically be renewed in accordance to the frequency you have selected. You can cancel anytime, and no additional fees will be charged. For more questions about the membership, please visit our FAQs section.

Tergar is committed to making the benefits of Buddhist teachings and practices available to everyone. If the membership rate of $29 USD per month is a hindrance for you financially, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via volsupport@tergar.org to ask for a further reduced rate. We offer financial assistance rates for certain countries, for students with limited budgets, and for the monastic community.