{"id":500,"date":"2024-05-25T23:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/?p=500"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:04:10","slug":"three-study-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/en\/about-us\/three-study-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Study Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-871\" src=\"https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/meditationtw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-07-18-at-9.16.30\u202fPM.png 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has designed three special Study Programs for the systematic study and practice of Modern Buddhism that are especially suited to the modern world: the General Program, Foundation Program, and Teacher Training Program. See below for details.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>General Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The General Program (GP)<\/p>\n<p>is taught at every center\u00a0for Modern Kadampa Buddhism and is an ideal starting point for those interested to find out more about the practical application of Buddhism and meditation to modern life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Foundation Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The purpose of the Foundation Program (FP) is to provide a systematic presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIVE SUBJECTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The program comprises the following five subjects, based on Buddha\u2019s Sutra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by\u00a0Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary\u00a0Joyful Path of Good Fortune<br \/>\n2.\u00a0Training the Mind, based on the commentaries\u00a0Universal Compassion\u00a0and\u00a03. The New Eight\u00a0\u00a0Steps to Happiness<br \/>\n4. The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary\u00a0The New Heart of Wisdom<br \/>\n5. Guide to the Bodhisattva\u2019s Way of Life, based on the commentary\u00a0Meaningful to Behold<br \/>\n6. Types of Mind, based on the commentary\u00a0How to Understand\u00a0the Mind<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested please email: epc@meditationtw.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Teacher Training Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The purpose of the Teacher Training Program (TTP) is to provide an extensive presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism, and to train as qualified Teachers of Modern Buddhism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TWELVE SUBJECTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The program comprises the following twelve subjects, based on Buddha\u2019s Sutra and Tantra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune<\/li>\n<li>Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and The New Eight  Steps to Happiness<\/li>\n<li>The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary The New Heart of Wisdom<\/li>\n<li>Guide to the Bodhisattva\u2019s Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold<\/li>\n<li>Types of Mind, based on the commentary How to Understand the Mind<\/li>\n<li>Guide to the Middle Way, based on the commentary Ocean of Nectar<\/li>\n<li>Vajrayana Mahamudra, based on the commentary Clear Light of Bliss<\/li>\n<li>The Bodhisattva\u2019s Moral Discipline, based on the commentary The Bodhisattva Vow<\/li>\n<li>Offering to the Spiritual Guide, based on the commentaries Great Treasury of Merit and Mahamudra Tantra<\/li>\n<li>Vajrayogini Tantra, based on the commentary The New Guide to Dakini Land<\/li>\n<li>Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra, based on the commentary Tantric Grounds and Paths<\/li>\n<li>The Practice of Heruka Body Mandala, based on the commentary Essence of Vajrayana<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u5c0a\u8cb4\u7684\u683c\u897f \u683c\u6851\u5609\u63aa\u70ba\u73fe\u4ee3\u4f5b\u6559\u7684\u7cfb\u7d71\u5b78\u7fd2\u548c\u5be6\u8e10\uff0c\u8a2d\u8a08\u4e86\u4e09\u7a2e\u7279\u5225\u7684\u5b78\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\uff0c\u7279\u5225\u9069\u5408\u65bc\u73fe\u4ee3\u4e16\u754c\uff1a\u666e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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