Piercing the Veil of Illusion

with Logic

30-Hr Virtual Buddhist Training

This training leads to the completion & certification of ACI 13.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 10

Led by Supriya Jain

According to Buddha, each of us has inherited beliefs about the world that prevent us from seeing the truth about ourselves and our world. These inherited beliefs are the veil that separates us from achieving true wisdom, and the happiness it brings. They take the shape of untrue thoughts, anxieties, self-judgments and internal biases that prevent us from loving ourselves, truly connecting with others and understanding our world. To lift the veil, we learn to pinpoint, isolate and destroy these untrue beliefs using Buddhist logic during inner debate (meditation) and traditional debating techniques between practitioners.

*Note: You can use this to win an argument with your partner ;-)

This Course is based upon the Commentary on Valid Perception (Pramanavarttika) by Master Dharmakirti (630 AD) with a commentary from The Key for Starting the Logic Machine (Rik- lam Trul- gyi Deamik) by Purbuchok Jampa Tsultrim Gyatso (1825- 1901). The Course presents the structure of Buddhist logic and the forms of Buddhist debate.

TRAINING INCLUDES:

Weekly 2-hr Teaching (Thursdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm)

Weekly Private Group Meditation (Mondays 7:30pm - 8:30pm)

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Identifying Beliefs that Harm Us and Destroying Them

Thinking for Yourself, Not Being a Follower

How to Argue with Love

Tactics for Compassionate Argument & Debate

How Logic, Faith and Devotion Intersect

How Studying Logic Leads to Transcendence

Dissecting Core Beliefs and Proving Them Wrong

Recognizing Delusions

How Enlightenment is Possible

DATES:

March 17- May 26 (except May 5th)

Graduation Class May 26, 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 10

Suggested Donation $500

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please donate what you can to honor the teachings. Donations are non-refundable.

APPLY

Dharma courses for ACI Certification require application. We suggest attending at least 1 of our meditation or yoga classes before applying.

About Our Teachers

LEAD TEACHER

Supriya Jain is a strategist at an EdTech startup, and discovered Three Jewels on a lunch break. She has since become a daily meditator, curious yogi, and dedicated dharma practitioner. Supriya has 400 hours of meditation and yoga teacher training with Three Jewels. She has also completed a rigorous study of the 18 Foundational Buddhist Courses as offered through the Asian Classic Institute, which parallels the basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Supriya teaches these courses regularly at Three Jewels. Supriya has been the Director of the studio's Karma Yoga work-study program, and currently volunteers in the management team. Her motivation is to help others find the discipline and depthless joy of a spiritual practice that delivers extra-ordinary results. She is indebted to Three Jewels for revealing her teachers.

MEDITATION GUIDE

Sarah Blackburn is an adaptable, highly creative curriculum developer and trainer with a proven record of transmitting complex ideas and fundamental skills to everyone from entry level employees on up to senior management. Innovative and reliable, with a deep passion for creating tools that are accessible to all types of learners, she’s a problem solver with a refined interpersonal capacity. Often, Sarah is the the right-hand woman and advisor for the front runners making a mark on their industry. She’s also an avid meditator, life long learner of philosophy, and volunteer Director of Three Jewels Kids, a children’s program at Three Jewels.

MEDITATION GUIDE

Hannibal Abera is a sensitive, generous teacher who has studied Tibetan Buddhist dharma for over a decade. Hannibal completed a Meditation Teacher Training with Three Jewels in 2017, and completed all 18 sutra courses from the Asian Classics Institute in 2019. Hannibal is working on an Amharic translation of seminal modern Buddhist business text, The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life. Hannibal is a dad to Tzion, and husband to Helena. They live in Canada, but are currently requested to return back to NYC to be closer to Three Jewels!