

Sat, Jan 31
|DDM Toronto Centre
Departure: A Compassionate and Mindful Journey to Freedom
Led by Venerable Chang Yuan(常源), Director of the Dharma Drum Retreat Center, is a meditation teacher with over ten years of experience.
Time & Location
Jan 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
DDM Toronto Centre, 1025 McNicoll Ave, Scarborough, ON M1W 3W6, Canada
About the Event
The Essential Principles and Blueprint of Practice in the Saṃyukta Āgama Sūtra.
"The integration of right view, concentration, and balanced cultivation of understanding and practice" represents a core principle of Buddhist cultivation. It emphasizes that while gaining correct understanding (right view of the Dharma) and cultivating concentration and insight (through meditation and wisdom), one must also put the teachings into practice in daily life (balancing understanding and action).
This event is free of charge, but registration is required for the purpose of seats and work practice arrangements.
Orientation
All attendees must complete the online orientation prior to attending the first class.
This class is delivered in Mandarin and attended in person.
Course outline:
31-Jan Understanding the Buddha
7-Mar Foundation of Right View & Path (I)
21-Mar Right View – Dependent Arising (II)
18-Apr Right View – Middle Way & Causality (III)
2-May Right View – Emptiness & Three Marks (IV)
9-May Right View – Path Resources & Faith (V)
30-May Right View – Path Resources & Noble Path (VI)
13-Jun Stable Life & Ethical Livelihood
4-Jul Mindfulness & Concentration – Samatha Blueprint
18-Jul Deepening the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
1-Aug Principles & Attitudes of Meditation
15-Aug Factors of Awakening
29-Aug Life Philosophy of the Liberated
12-Sep Buddhist Ethics & Wisdom for Daily Life
3-Oct Worldly & Renunciant Life Wisdom
14-Nov The Bodhisattva Path
Email Contact: program@ddmbaontario.org
