Course Outline:
Lecture One - Introduction to the Bodhisattva Ideal
Lecture Two - Foundations of the Bodhisattva Ideal, Part One
Lecture Three - Foundations of the Bodhisattva Ideal, Part Two
Lecture Four - The Foundations of the Bodhisattva Ideal: Frustration and Karma. Readings from the Bodhicaryāvatāra, Chapter III. 1-24
Lecture Five - Awakening the Enlightenment Thought (bodhicitta): Love and Compassion
Lecture Six - Awakening the Thought of Enlightenment (bodhicitta)
Lecture Seven - Application of the Thought of Enlightenment – Tranquility
Lecture Eight - Application of the Enlightenment Thought/Wisdom
Lecture Nine - The Goal of the Bodhisattva Path: Enlightenment and Buddhahood
Lecture Ten - The Five Paths and the Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment
Lecture Eleven - The Grounds of the Bodhisattva
Lecture Twelve - The remaining grounds of the Bodhisattva and their attributes
Lecture Thirteen - The Ground of Buddhahood
Lecture Fourteen - The Bodhisattva ideal and the ethics of the Mahāyāna