Discovering Buddhism course materials – Mind and Its Potential

If you are seeking a Certificate of Completion for Discovering Buddhism, please complete the following Required Readings & Meditations.

Required Readings

• DB1 Mind and its Potential Required Readings
• The Wish-Fulfilling Golden Sun (pages 1-3 and 44-50)
• Becoming Your Own Therapist & Make Your Mind an Ocean
• The Foundation of Buddhist Practice by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron (Wisdom Publications)
  for Chapter 3, The Basis of the Self: The Body and Mind and Chapter 8, The Essence of a Meaningful Life

Required Meditations

• DB1 Meditation – Continuity of Consciousness
• DB1 Meditation – Clarity of Consciousness
• DB1 Meditation – Precious Human Rebirth
• DB1 Meditation – Mind as Knower

Extra Meditations

• DB1 Meditation – Equanimity
• DB1 Meditation – Touching the Essence

For those seeking certification, here is the Mind & Its Potential DB Completion Card you can use to monitor your progress for this module.

If you are looking for additional information to review, read and watch, you can explore the FPMT’s Shared Resources for Discovering Buddhism.

Additional Uploads:

• DB1 PowerPoint Slides – Sessions 1-6