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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
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Writing Assignments

Participants write four types of papers over the course of the year:
Dharma Reflections
Action Reflections
Personal Religious History
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
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JoyceVanessa
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MaryVanessa
MindyTrent
NancyVanessa
PatriciaTrent
RandyTrent
SumreenDawn

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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