
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 Karuna – Compassion Seminar 09/08 Workshop 09/29 |
– October Dana – Generosity Seminar 10/13 Workshop 10/20 |
– November Sila – Virtue Seminar 11/10 Workshop 11/17 |
– December Viriya – Energy Seminar 12/04 Workshop 12/08 |
– January Panna – Wisdom Seminar 01/12 Workshop 01/19 |
– February Nekkhama – Renunciation Seminar 02/02 Workshop 02/09 |
– March Khanta – Patience Seminar 03/08 Workshop 03/15 |
– April (04/12/24) Sacca – Truth Seminar 04/09 Workshop 04/12 |
– May (05/10/24) Aditthana – Resolve Seminar 05/03 Workshop 05/10 |
– June (06/07/24) Metta – Lovingkindness Seminar 05/31 Workshop 06/07 |
– July (07/12/24) Upekkha – Equanimity Seminar 06/28 Workshop 07/12 |
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 class | Dharma Reflection: ‘Tending the Sick’ |
By November class | Dharma Reflection: ‘Crying With’ Action Reflection: #1 |
By December class | Dharma Reflection: ‘The Woman at the Well’ |
By January class | Dharma Reflection: ‘Parable of the Mustard Seed’ Action Reflection: #2 |
By February class | Personal Religious History |
By March class | Dharma Reflection: ‘Angulimala’ Action Reflection: #3 |
By April class | Dharma Reflection: ‘The Woman in Samadhi’ |
By May class | Applied Dharmology |
By June class | Dharma Reflection: ‘The Blind Men and the Elephant’ |
Assignment Readers
PARTICPANT | FACULTY MEMBER |
bernadette | Vanessa |
Brandie | Vanessa |
Carmen | Vanessa |
Heidi | Trent |
Jim | Dawn |
Joyce | Vanessa |
js | Trent |
Kalyana | Trent |
marilyn | Dawn |
Mary | Vanessa |
Mindy | Trent |
Nancy | Vanessa |
Patricia | Trent |
Randy | Trent |
Sumreen | Dawn |
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