A practical course in freeing ourselves from what binds us

Week 1 (July 1) – What Is Freedom? / The Dakini as a Symbol of Freedom

Week 2 (July 8) – The Spiral Path

Week 3 (July 15) – Breaking the Fetter of Habit

Week 4 (July 22) – Breaking the Fetters of Superficiality and Vagueness

The point of being a Buddhist is to free ourselves from whatever keeps us trapped in a mundane and repetitive cycle. But how do we do that, and what does real freedom mean?

In this course we explore a pivotal point in the Buddhist path where we have our first taste of real freedom. Traditionally this is called ‘stream entry’ – we enter the stream that leads to the ocean of Enlightenment.

At this point we break three fetters that prevent us from entering the stream, or we could say, from reaching our full potential. We take a good look at these and see how they play out in our lives, both individually and collectively, and we explore ways in which we can loosen, and eventually break them.