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Immersive Online Programs take place through videoconferencing for 2-3 months and offer convenient access to Buddhist study, practice, and spiritual community worldwide.
By providing an ongoing relationship with a consistent cohort of participants and teachers over time, our Immersive Online Programs foster deep practice and study in a collaborative and supportive environment.
See the links below for further information on the individual programs and how to apply or register for an Immersive Online Program.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about these programs at contact@buddhistinquiry.org.
An online study and practice program guided by Yahel Avigur.
Grounded in Rob Burbea’s teachings on Emptiness, this path follows meditative experiments that free the mind in the moment and reveal the Empty, magical nature of all appearances — a direct, experiential exploration of the constructed nature of self and world.
An online study and practice program guided by the teachings of Bhikkhu Anālayo.
Brahmavihāras and Emptiness is an eight-week study and practice of cultivating kindness, compassion, gladness, and equanimity, and the gradual entry into emptiness. It builds on Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation and Mindfulness of Breathing and is the third in the three-part series.
An online study and practice program guided by the teachings of Bhikkhu Anālayo.
Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation is a nine-week online study and practice of the liberating teachings of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, a foundational early Buddhist framework, with a focus on meditation practice and integration into daily life. It is the first in a three-part series, followed by Mindfulness of Breathing and Brahmavihāras & Emptiness.
An online study and practice program guided by the teachings of Bhikkhu Anālayo.
Mindfulness of Breathing is an eight-week study and practice of the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta, integrating tranquility and insight and cultivating the factors of awakening. It builds on Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation and is the second in a three-part series, followed by Brahmavihāras & Emptiness.
An online study and practice program guided by Ying Chen, Diana Clark, Kim Allen, and David Lorey.
In this immersive online program, we will approach the Pali Canon not only as ancient Buddhist literature, but as a living resource for understanding, reflection, and practice. We’ll explore the three baskets of the Canon, with special attention to the suttas, the discourses attributed to the Buddha and his disciples, while also briefly introducing the Vinaya, Abhidhamma, and later commentaries.
An online study and practice program guided by Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur.
Rooted in the Buddha’s teaching of emptiness, ethics and meditative training, Soulmaking Dharma is a rich and resonant contemporary flowering of the Dharma. Soulmaking Dharma teachings rest upon practices of samatha, metta, emptiness, and the emotional/energy body.