From ME to WE: An Online Course on the Six Paramitas
with Susan Piver & David Nichtern
Tuesdays, January 5th-February 9th, 2021 | 7:00-9:00pm ET
Join longtime Buddhist teacher and Emmy-award winning musician David Nichtern and NY Times best selling author and founder of the Open Heart Project, Susan Piver for a series exploring the foundational teachings of the Six Paramitas.
The six paramitas (transcendent virtues) are integral to the mahayana path of the bodhisattva. These qualities are: Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Exertion, Meditation, & Wisdom.
Paramita is often translated as “other shore” – symbolizing a crossing over from a sense of personal cultivation and fulfillment to also include a genuine concern for the well being of all.
During the course we will fully dive into each paramita, including plenty of time for group process, discussion and exploration of what it really means to dial down self-importance and allow our hearts, energy and attention to become available to others.
During this series, we will be referencing The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 2, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom & Compassion by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche; particularly the chapters on each of the six paramitas.
Three-Hour Practice Session: Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 from 10:00am – 1:00pm ET
As part of this program, we are offering a three-hour meditation group practice session. This three-hour session is an opportunity for you to deepen your practice in the context of these teachings. This session is not required for your participation in this program but it is highly recommended. There is no additional cost to participate in this session.
This program is co-sponsored between New York Insight and Dharma Moon.
Registration:
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Teacher(s)
Susan Piver
Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including the award-winning “How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life”, “The Wisdom of a Broken Heart”, “Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation”and “The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships”.
Piver has been a practicing Buddhist since 1995 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. She is an internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, known for her ability to translate ancient practices into modern life. Her work has been featured on the Oprah show, TODAY, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MONEY, and others.
In 2011, she launched the Open Heart Project, the largest virtual mindfulness community in the world with 20,000 members.
David Nichtern
David Nichtern is a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 50 years. He was one of the initial American students of renowned meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and studied closely with him soon after his arrival in the United States in 1970.
David is the Founder and CEO of Dharma Moon and also a business consultant for companies creating a variety of offerings integrating meditation in a larger health and well-being context; including Goldman Sachs, Journey Meditation, Creative Live, True Nature Meditation (Tokyo), Balanced Athlete, The Center for Health & Healing, Om Births, and Kobre & Kim law firm among others.
He has been featured in The New York Times, FOX News, Netflix’s The Midnight Gospel, Huffington Post, The Buddhist Geeks podcast, Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast, You Made it Weird Podcast with Pete Holmes, and many others. David also hosts his own Podcast based on his book Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck.
David is the author of the critically acclaimed Awakening From the Daydream: Reimagining The Buddha’s Wheel of Life and Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck. He mentors individual students both in person and online, and leads meditation teacher training programs around the world.
He is a highly regarded composer, producer and guitarist, as well as the founder of Dharma Moon Records and 5 Points Records. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, Maria Muldaur, Paul Simon and many others. Among his many credits in records, film and TV, he wrote the classic song “Midnight at the Oasis” and composed the score for Christopher Guest’s film “The Big Picture”. In recent years he has produced multiple records for and periodically tours with Grammy nominated kirtan performer Krishna Das.