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Skillful Means and Wisdom

The Skillful Means and Wisdom Seminar

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In 1976, students of Chögyam Trungpa in Northern California invited him to teach a six-week program at the Berkeley Dharmadhatu, which was what the city centers that Trungpa Rinpoche started were called in those early days. This intensive was a particularly special chance for teacher and students to be together for such an extended period. It was also especially precious for members of the local community in California, who had few such opportunities.

The title and overall topic of the seminar, skillful means and wisdom, refers to two complementary components of the Buddhist path. Traditionally, skillful means encompasses the methods and actions that a practitioner employs to travel on the path; and wisdom is the understanding, knowledge, and insight that the student achieves in their practice and study Childrens hospital in pennsylvania.