Dharma Study
Swan River Dharma class is an open gathering for students of the philosophy of yoga and Buddhism. Facilitated by Swan River Co-Owner Keith Porteous.
Please note that the first Wednesday of every month will be Singing Circle, rather than Dharma class. Singing Circle is a chance to experience the teachings in a non-intellectual, fully embodied way. If you enjoy the chanting at the beginning of a Jivamukti or Swan River Yoga class, this class is for you.
Join the conversation @ the Dharma blog.
CURRENT COURSE:
Book 1 of Patanajali’s Yoga Sutras: A Practical Application
Text: Yoga: Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoler-Miller
**Note: Book 2 of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras begins in January of 2016
PAST COURSE:
“Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness” by Chogyam Trungpa
The Three Principle Paths, written by Je Tsongkapa. These famous 14 verses can be read here. Their commentary, by Pabongka Rinpoche, is expressed in the book below.
The Principle Teachings of Buddhism, by Tsongkapa, Geshe Lobsang Tharchin, Michael Roach and Pabonka Rinpoche
These books are for sale at the Swan River Yoga Mid-City Mandir.
Daily Suggested Practices:
Daily Meditations from Swan River Teachers
– Refuge and Tong-Len (with Keith)
Daily Meditations from our teachers
– Preliminary Meditation (with Cindy Lee)
– Death Meditation (with Lama Marut)
– Tong-Len (with Lama Marut)
Six Times a Day Book
– Get started today: The quick guide in English or Spanish
– Geshe Michael Roach’s commentary on The Book
– Dharma Blog about working with the 6 x a Day Book
Favorite Lectures & Resources:
Components to a Daily Practice (with Lama Marut)
Recommended Reading
Yoga Philosophy
An Offering of Leaves by Ruth Lauer-Manenti
Yoga: Discipline of Freedom by Barbara Stoler Miller
The Text of Yoga Psychology by Ramamurti S. Mishra, M.D. (Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati)
Buddhism
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Master Shantideva. Recommended translation by Stephen Batchelor
The Garden by Geshe Michael Roach
The Essence of Mahayana Lojong Practice by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin
Buddhism with an Attitude by B. Alan Wallace
Thoughts Without a Thinker
Meditation in Action by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Other
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness by David R. Hawkins, M.D., PhD.
Vibrational Medicine by Dr. Richard Gerber (also on soundstrue.com)
