Buddhism and the Immediate Path to Spiritual Awakening

A five-week minicourse conducted by Joshua Shapiro, Ph.D., Fordham University, NY
Thursdays, Feb. 26; March 5, 12, 19 and 26
7–8:15 p.m. EST via Zoom

In this series of presentations, we will explore Buddhist approaches to the release from suffering that emphasize the already-awakened quality of everyday experience.

What if there is no need to generate awakening? What is possible for human beings who are in tune with the profundity of their own awareness? If liberation is always present, why do people still suffer? Why would there be a path to liberation when no path is ultimately necessary?

IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE: If you register for the first session of this five-week minicourse presentation, you are automatically registered for all five sessions within the course and will receive a link 24 hours before each session starts. You do not have to attend all sessions.

If you register for any session after the first, you are automatically registered for that session and the remaining sessions within the course. You will receive the link to join each session 24 hours before each session starts. You do not have to attend all sessions.

Registration is free.

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Joshua Schapiro, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Department of Theology at Fordham University. He teaches a range of courses on Asian religions, including classes on Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan religion, Chinese religion, Japanese religion, and Meditation. His classes incorporate reflections on themes including ethical responsibility, literary rhetoric, aesthetics, spiritual knowledge, religious imagination, and American identity.