ONLINE BUDDHIST MEDITATION COURSES

24 Profound and Accessible Buddhist Courses

Uncover your greatest potential with progressive teachings by masters and experts. Increase your understanding and inspire your practice.

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BUDDHIST MEDITATION CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS

Walk the Buddhist Path of Wakefulness

Increase Your Understanding

Progressive 14-day courses, totaling 336 days of unique teachings

Get Inspired to Learn and Practice

18 dharma experts teach what they are most passionate about

Integrate Practice and Study

Learn from video teachings, readings, meditations and contemplations

Deepen Your Motivation and Perseverence

Experience our fun learning environment that keeps you coming back daily

Develop Understanding and Wisdom

Experience clarity and insight with authentic Buddhist meditation practices

Connect with an Open Heart

Practice kindness and compassion to all beings

Bring Your Practice into Daily Life

Learn to apply skillful means to challenging and difficult situations

Become Liberated from Confusion

Generate the causes for for lasting joy and happiness for yourself and others

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CULTIVATE INNER RESILIENCE

Transformative Teachings for Unshakable Peace

Mindworks’ progressive online Buddhist meditation courses help practitioners of all levels understand how to live more skillfully to benefit yourself and others. Explore the depth of your mind, dissolve self-imposed limits, improve your relationships and experience the joy of a boundless heart.

EXPLORE BUDDHISM WITH MASTER GUIDANCE

Online Buddhist Courses For Everyone

Our Buddhist online courses are progressive, multi-day experiences that combine authentic Buddhist teachings by advanced dharma teachers with scripted, daily guided meditations that bring this ancient wisdom alive in your being. In 30-minutes per day, apply the three skills of listening, meditating and contemplating to steady the mind, open the heart, and liberate yourself and others from discontentment. Begin with the accessible yet profound foundation teachings on the Journey to Liberation, progress to the advanced Mahayana practice and study on the Journey to Wisdom, and follow the path of the heart with the Journey to Compassion.

Journey to Liberation

9-level essentials course series on the fundamentals of the Buddhist path, for both new and well-traveled practitioners. Find freedom within by committing to turning inward toward your true nature.

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Level 1: Taking Refuge

Taking responsibility is the foundation of the Buddhist path

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Level 2: Noble Truths

Understand the essential first teaching given by the Buddha

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Level 3: Meditation

Deepen your practice with a strong foundation in Buddhist meditation

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Level 4: 3 Trainings

Traverse the Buddhist path with discipline, meditation and wisdom

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Level 5: Karma

Understand karma as a tool to transform your life experience

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Level 6: 4 Reminders

Renew your motivation to practice with the 4 essential wisdoms

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Level 7: Insight

Develop awareness, insight into the nature of mind and the world

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Level 8: Science of Mind

Explore Buddhist psychology to understand mind and perception

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Level 9: Self-Liberation

Find freedom from emotions and beliefs that obscure your potential

Journey to Wisdom

A 9-level advanced course on the profound path of a bodhisattva for those wishing to dedicate their practice for the benefit of all beings. Explore the practices of wisdom and compassion to discover your buddha nature and bring your practice into everyday life.

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Level 1: Path of the Bodhisattva

Realize your true nature by cultivating great compassion

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Level 2: Heart of Awakening

Align your activity with the open heart and mind of bodhicitta

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Level 3: Bodhisattva Vow

Commit to benefitting all living beings with the path of a bodhisattva

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Level 4: Six Perfections

Embody the perfected qualities of a bodhisattva in your heart and action

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Level 5: Perfection of Meditation

Traverse the stages of meditation to realize the nature of all things

Journey to Wisdom Level 6 Perfection of Wisdom NEW!

Level 6: Perfection of Wisdom

Find freedom from emotions and beliefs that obscure your potential

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Level 7: Lojong Mind Training

Practice the 7 points of Mind Training and apply them in daily life

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Level 8: Slogans of Mind Training

Join theory and practice together in everyday life challenges

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Level 9: Fruition of the Path

Embrace the transformation of confusion into wisdom

Journey to Compassion

Open your heart and mind through the Buddhist practices of lovingkindness and compassion. Discover an authentic step-by-step program that equips you with the tools and confidence you need to explore the domain of the open heart.

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Level 1: Understanding

Connect to lasting happiness by understanding how to deeply touch your heart

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Level 2: Equanimity

Open your heart to genuine love and compassion and share it equally between yourself and others

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Level 3: Lovingkindness

Discover the expansive benefits of wishing happiness and well-being for all others

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Level 4: Awakened Heart

Experience the powerful transformation that arises from training both mind and heart

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Level 5: The Leap

Stabilize the glimmer of selflessness by exchanging places with others

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Level 6: Compassion

Benefit yourself and all others through courage and boundless compassion

GET STARTED ON YOUR JOURNEY

Choose What’s Right for You

Whether you take the levels one-by-one, purchase the Journey course bundle or gain full access to all our courses with a Premium Membership, our progressive online courses will inspire your progress on your path.

Level 1: Taking Refuge – Single Course

$50

billed once – lifetime access

This is the first course in the Journey to Liberation. Take refuge in spiritual practice, a genuine source of meaning, well-being and connection. A 14-day course, 25 minutes per day.

Journey to Liberation
9-Course Bundle

$350

billed once – lifetime access

Commit to the Buddhist path of wisdom and compassion with an in-depth 126 day course series, to bring inspiration and insight to your practice

Mindworks Premium Membership

$225 / year

Billed annually

Gain full access to all journeys, courses, live events and features with a premium membership

Mindworks Premium Membership

$25 / month

Billed monthly

Gain full access to all journeys, courses, live events and features with a premium membership

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MODERN METHODS FOR ANCIENT TEACHINGS

Buddhist Meditation Made Accessible

The Mindworks virtual classroom makes learning Buddhist meditation easy and joyful. Courses are accessible on our mobile app or on any browser on any device. Online Buddhist courses are each 14-day modules, each requiring 25 to 30 minutes each day. All courses include guided meditations, teaching videos we call Mind Talks, readings, contemplations, reviews of the material and more. Our progressive, experiential courses are the best way to make Buddhist meditation and teachings an integral part of your life.

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Bobby – Community Engagement

Mindworks has made a profound difference to my life, especially when going through hard times. During a recent traumatic event, I was level-headed and a pillar of compassion for those around me who were also experiencing the trauma. I ascribe this to the revelations and changes that have come from my meditation practice. Thank you, Mindworks!

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Alice Keech – Practice Assistant

Your team and your courses have changed mine and my family’s life for the better. I am truly humbled by how we have not only weathered some challenging situations but in the course of deepening our understanding of ourselves, we have come out the other side stronger than before. Thank you for showing me how to love life again; and even more so during challenging times.

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Brian Anderson – Management Consultant

Thanks for this wonderful content! I’m enjoying it and it’s making a difference in my life and those around me. Mindworks has done a great job of synthesizing and structuring the Buddhist path, which has been key to my progress.

LEARN FROM RENOWNED BUDDHIST EXPERTS

Meet Your Mind Trainers

Mind Trainers are the world-renowned Buddhist experts who will guide you on your Buddhist meditation journey. Mindworks Mind Trainers come from diverse educational and professional backgrounds. All are life-long Buddhist practitioners who will enliven your experience and understanding.

Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche is a Mind Trainer for Mindworks

Trungram Gyalwa, PhD

Internationally Renowned Buddhist Master & Scholar

Lara Braitstein Phd, Professor at McGill University and Mindworks Mind Trainer

Lara Braitstein, PhD

Professor and Buddhist Teacher

Trinlay Rinpoche is a meditation master who teaches philosophy and the benefits of meditation on Mindworks

Trinlay Rinpoche

Accomplished Meditator and Buddhist Scholar

Lama Jampa Thaye, Meditation Master and Scholar

Lama Jampa Thaye, PhD

Meditation Master and Buddhist Scholar

Julia Stenzel PhD is a long time meditation teacher who specializes in the benefits of compassion meditation

Julia Stenzel, PhD

Meditation teacher and Buddhist professor

Tillman Lhundrup has been teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy for over 40 years

Tilmann Lhundrup

Longtime Meditation Teacher and Retreat Coach

Bart Mendel is the architect of Mindworks progressive meditation system.

Bart Mendel

Founder and Chief Meditation Officer

Khaydroup Podvoll is a Mind Trainer on Mindworks who teaches the benefits of being in the present moment

Khaydroup Podvoll

Contemplative Practitioner, Meditator & Teacher

Vinny Ferraro teaches meditation from the heart on Mindworks

Vinny Ferraro

Meditation Teachings from the Heart

Maria Camara PhD - meditation teacher, therapist and psychologist

Maria Camara, PhD

Psychologist, Therapist & Meditation Teacher

Reverend Joseph Rogers is a specialist in addiction recovery and teaches meditation to aid recovery

Reverend Joseph Rogers

Chaplain and Meditation Instructor for Recovery

Rachel Parrish teaches how to meditate on Mindworks

Rachel Parrish

Dedicated Meditator and Teacher

Dr. Stephen Dansiger teaches meditation and addiction recovery at Mindworks

Stephen Dansiger, PsyD

PsyD, MFT, therapist and meditation teacher

Khenpo Dharma Mitra, a respected meditation practitioner and teacher

Khenpo Dharma Mitra

Meditation & Buddhist Philosophy Teacher

Lama Tsony teaches meditation practices on Mindworks

Lama Tsony Devroux

Life-Long Meditator & Teacher

Pamela Gayle White is a skilled write on all things meditation for Mindworks

Pamela Gayle White

Longtime meditation teacher, author and translator

Tokpa Korlo is the Chief Creative Officer on Mindworks and teaches meditation

Tokpa Korlo

Founder and Chief Creative Officer

Sara-Mai Conway is a Buddhist writer who bases her writings and teachings on her Buddhist practice and experience

Sara-Mai Conway

Writer and Meditation Instructor

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