WELCOME
ZOOM LINK
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
– Course Components
– Reading Assignments
– Writing Assignments
– Service Work
– Mentor Interviews
– Optional Activities
COURSE INFO
– Contacts, Communication and Slack
– Academic Credit
– Group Agreements
– Payment, Withdrawal and Completion
MONTH BY MONTH
– Before Our First Class
– September (09/22/23)
Karuna – Compassion
– October (10/13/23)
Dana – Generosity
– November (11/10/23)
Sila – Virtue
– December (12/01/23)
Viriya – Energy
– January (01/12/24)
Panna – Wisdom
– February (02/02-03/24)
Nekkhama – Renunciation
– March (03/08/24)
Khanta – Patience
– April (04/12/24)
Sacca – Truth
– May (05/03/24)
Aditthana – Resolve
– May (05/31/24)
Metta – Lovingkindness
– June (06/28/24)
Upekkha – Equanimity
RESOURCES
– Action + Reflection = Learning
– General
– Return to Sati.org

Writing Assignments

Participants write four types of papers over the course of the year:
8 Dharma Reflections
4 Action Reflections
1 Personal Religious History
1 Applied Dharmology Paper

Due Dates for Writing Assignments
By October classDharma Reflection: ‘Tending the Sick’
By November classDharma Reflection: ‘Crying With’
Action Reflection: #1
By December classDharma Reflection: ‘The Woman at the Well’
By January classDharma Reflection: ‘Parable of the Mustard Seed’
Action Reflection: #2
By February classPersonal Religious History
By March classDharma Reflection: ‘Angulimala’
Action Reflection: #3
By April classDharma Reflection: ‘The Woman in Samadhi’
By May classApplied Dharmology
By June classDharma Reflection: ‘The Blind Men and the Elephant’
Assignment Readers
PARTICPANTFACULTY MEMBER
TBATBA

Upon completion, send your writing assignment to your assigned faculty reader. You are also encouraged to share your writings with your buddy, or other members of the cohort.

On Each Paper

Include:
• Your name
• Assignment title
• Due Date

To read past papers by BCT students, click here

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