Self-guided Study

The following are a series of courses led by Ryushin Paul Haller. Choose a course below to access recorded lectures, texts and practice suggestions to follow at your own pace.

A Zen Approach to the Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path is made up of eight practices: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.


The Bodhisattva Vows and Brahmaviharas

The Bodhisattva vows are the foundation of the all-inclusive aspiration of the Buddha Way in the Mahayana tradition. The virtues of the Brahmaviharas – benevolence, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity – are both the cultivation and expression of those vows.