Welcome to the Oxford Path of Freedom Group

We are excited to announce a new Path of Freedom course for the autumn/winter term, starting 19th September and carrying on every Tuesday until 12th December.

We know it has been a long break since the parinirvāṇa of Rigdzin Shikpo and we are looking forward to meeting again regularly.

This term we are going to do a round of teachings based on a book by Rigdzin Shikpo’s root guru, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche – ‘Smile at Fear’.

The first Tuesday each month we are going to have break from the teaching programme to meet for a meditation session and discussion.

For more information and to receive the Zoom link, contact us at oxford@longchenfoundation.org.

We hope you can make it and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Date	Teacher	Topic- Smile at Fear
19th Sept	Dan	Ch 1 ‘Facing Yourself ‘& Ch 2 ‘Touch and Go’
26^th Sept	Wendy	Ch 3, 4 & 5 ‘The Moon in You Heart ‘’The Sun in Your Head’ & ‘Indestructible Nature’
3^rd Oct	Dan	Meditation and Discussion
10^th Oct	Dan	Ch 6, 7 & 8 ‘Sacred World’ ‘The Education of the Warrior ’& ’Nonviolence’
17^th Oct	Wendy	Ch 9 & 10 ‘Overcoming Doubt’ ‘The Tools of Bravery‘
24^th Oct	Dan	Ch 11 & 12 ‘Unconditional Fearlessness’ & ’Joining Heaven and Earth’
31^st Oct	Wendy	Ch 13 & 14 ’Making Friends with Fear’ & ‘Monumental Nonexistence’
7^th Nov	Wendy	Meditation and Discussion
14^th Nov	Dan	Ch 15 & 16 ‘Unconditional Confidence’ & ’Discovering Windhorse’
21^st Nov	Wendy	Ch 17 & 18 ‘The Spark of Confidence’ & ‘The Other Side of Fear’
28^th Nov	Dan	Ch 19 & 20 ‘Invincibility’ and ‘How to invoke Windhorse’
5^th Dec	Dan and Wendy	Conclusion and Discussion
12^th Dec		Gaṇacakra

About the Oxford Group

Meditation is the means of connecting more fully with the world of our own experience. It is a path of complete openness of heart and mind, through which we come to realise the indestructible heart essence that is our true nature. This realisation continuously benefits both ourselves and others.

We put emphasis on the practice of formless meditation and developing the view of openness. Once or twice a year we run short courses (4-5 weeks duration) focusing on the main elements of formless meditation. At other times topics from the Path of Freedom course are presented.

We meet weekly online via Zoom to practise meditation together and to deepen our understanding of Buddhist teachings.

7.30pm Formless Meditation
8.15pm – 9.00pm Teaching and Discussion

The class follows a term-based structure, roughly equivalent to the usual school term dates, but with occasional breaks for Bank Holidays and retreats.