FOUNDATIONS OF THE BUDDHIST PATH

Journey to Liberation

Study the foundations of the Buddhist path through nine progressive courses for both new and well-traveled practitioners. Explore how working with your mind can deepen your practice and enrich your experience of everyday life.

Roadmap of Buddhist Fundamentals course showing levels in the Journey to Liberation by Mindworks
AWAKEN TO YOUR OWN TRUE NATURE

What Will You Discover on Your Journey to Liberation?

Find freedom within

Turn toward your own mind and explore its potential for awakening

Practice with purpose

Clarify why you meditate and deepen your practice

Develop calm and insight

Learn shamatha and vipashyana, two fundamental forms of Buddhist meditation

Benefit from insight

Explore karma and how your intentions and actions shape your experience

Apply the Buddha’s teachings

Inspire your daily practice through refuge and sutra recitation practices

Get to know your mind

Explore Buddhist psychology and how the mind shapes perception

Fortify your understanding

Bring teachings to life through listening, contemplation and meditation

Learn the truths of reality

Explore the Four Noble Truths and Four Seals as guides to understanding suffering and freedom

Prerequisites: none. Courses must be taken sequentially.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

9 Transformational Courses

Journey to Liberation brings the foundational teachings of Buddhism into a progressive path of study and practice. Explore the Buddha’s first turning of the wheel of dharma, learning how to steady the mind, understand the causes of suffering and cultivate the wisdom that leads toward freedom.

Each level offers 14 days of teachings, guided meditation and contemplation, with about 20–30 minutes of daily study and practice. Individual meditation instruction with a Mind Trainer is offered via Zoom after Levels 4 and 9.

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Level 1: Taking Refuge

Taking responsibility is the foundation of the Buddhist path

4 lotuses growing in water - an image signifying the Buddha's 4 noble truths

Level 2: Noble Truths

Understand the essential first teaching given by the Buddha

Ringing the gong - it's time to meditate!

Level 3: Meditation

Deepen your practice with a strong foundation in Buddhist meditation

Image of 3 beautiful swans, signifying the 3 trainings of Buddhism

Level 4: 3 Trainings

Traverse the Buddhist path with discipline, meditation and wisdom

image of metal balls, symbolizing karmic cause and effect

Level 5: Karma

Understand karma as a tool to transform your life experience

A man's hand with light arising, a symbol of the reminders in Buddhism to practice the path

Level 6: 4 Reminders

Renew your motivation to practice with the 4 essential wisdoms

An image of an iceberg 90% below water, symbolizing the quality of insight that is always there

Level 7: Insight

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

Man touching lightbulb, symbolizing the Buddhist science of mind

Level 8: Science of Mind

Explore Buddhist psychology to understand mind and perception

2 birds flying out of a cage, symbolizing self-liberation in the Buddhist path

Level 9: Self-Liberation

Find freedom from emotions and beliefs that obscure your potential

GET STARTED ON YOUR JOURNEY

Choose What’s Right for You

Choose the option that fits your plans: take Level 1 on its own, purchase all nine levels as a bundle or explore the wider Mindworks curriculum with a Premium Membership.

Level 1: Taking Refuge – Single Course

$50

billed once

Take refuge in spiritual practice, a genuine source of meaning, well-being and connection. This is a progressive 14-day course, 20 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

Access all Mindworks online meditation courses, guided meditations and live events with Premium membership.

Mindworks Premium Membership

$25 / month

Billed monthly

Access all Mindworks online meditation courses, guided meditations and live events with Premium membership.

GUIDED BY BUDDHIST MASTERS AND SCHOLARS

Meet Your Mind Trainers

Learn from Buddhist masters, scholars and meditation teachers who share teachings close to their hearts, grounded in many years of study and practice. Their different perspectives come together in a coherent path, helping you explore the teachings through your own experience.

Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche is a Mind Trainer for Mindworks

Trungram Gyalwa, PhD

Internationally Renowned Buddhist Master & Scholar

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

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

Pamela Gayle White

Longtime meditation teacher, author and translator

Vinny Ferraro teaches meditation from the heart on Mindworks

Vinny Ferraro

Meditation Teachings from the Heart

Lama Tsony teaches meditation practices on Mindworks

Lama Tsony Devroux

Life-Long Meditator & 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

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

Khaydroup Podvoll

Contemplative Practitioner, Meditator & 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

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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MODERN METHODS FOR ANCIENT TEACHINGS

Meditation Made Accessible

An engaging online format gives you time to explore what the teachings mean in your own experience. Listen to a Mind Talk, work with a guided meditation and return to a contemplation that speaks to you. Study and practice at your own pace, bringing what you learn into the challenges of everyday life.

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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.

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David – Accountant

Thank you so much for the Journey to Liberation. I am very excited. Love your website and teachers…meditation has already changed my life. Forever grateful!

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Smriti – College Professor

I started Mindworks courses 4 months ago and have not missed a single day! It has really made a big difference—but in a very subtle way—to my life.

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Cathe – Retired Teacher

After completing the free Foundations course, I wanted and needed more. Fast-forward seven months later: I finished the Journey to Well Being series and have started the Journey to Compassion. As a result, my brain has rewired, and my heart has purified. I am not the same person. My marriage and other close relationships are thriving. Don’t deprive yourself of this miraculous experience.

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