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Michael “Mojo“ Tchudi has been studying and engaging in spiritual practice consistently for over 15 years. His formal education began with Daoist meditation and healing arts at Heartwood Institute, where he studied classical Chinese medicine, nutrition and herbs, and multiple bodywork modalities, as well as meditation and Chinese martial arts. While practicing as a natural health coach and tai chi instructor, his studies continued with formal yoga and Buddhist training under the personal guidance of experienced teachers, including Lama Sumati Marut and Mira Shani. He has participated in multiple spiritual “families,” lived in spiritual residential communities, and practiced several retreats, including a 30-day solitary retreat in his hand-built cabin on his family’s farm in rural northern California. Most recently he completed a Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics with an emphasis in Sanskrit translation at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in 2019. He taught two years of ethics and world religion at Developing Virtue Secondary School at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California—the largest Buddhist monastery in the western hemisphere. He is currently pursuing his second postgraduate degree, a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, at Saybrook University. Mojo also teaches Buddhist philosophy and practice at Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group. Mojo is dedicated to the helping professions, and enjoys teaching and coaching people one-on-one, in couples, and with small groups.

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How Karma Works part 6

2021/08/11

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 6 we discuss: Strategic karmic management. The karma of Buddhahood. The two bodies of a Buddha. How to maximize virtuous karma. Video and class materials.

How Karma Works part 5

2021/08/04

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 5 we discuss: Virtuous, non-virtuous, and neutral karma. Four aspects of creating new karma. How to create powerful karmas—for better or worse. Mitigating the effects of non-virtuous karma. Video and class materials.

How Karma Works part 4

2021/07/28

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 4 we discuss: How karma is stored in the mind. How karmic causes are created, and how karmic results emerge. Comparing Mind-Only and Middle-Way schools description of karma. Video and class materials.

How Karma Works part 3

2021/07/22

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 3 we discuss: When karma created in the present can ripen in the future The four different types of ripened results Karmic correlations—the types of ripened results that come from specific actions Video and class materials.

How Karma Works part 2

2021/07/08

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 2: Examine "old" karma and "new" karma. Explore virtuous, non-virtuous, and neutral karma. Go through the ten main ways to create non-virtuous karma, and their positive counterparts. Video and class materials.

How Karma Works part 1

2021/07/03

Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In class 1: Looking at the Buddhist texts we'll use as our source Logical proofs for how the universe works Mental vs physical karma Video and class materials.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 6

2021/01/07

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In the final class of the series, we examine the qualities of awakened beings described by the Heart Sutra, and the crucial instructions on how to practice of the Perfection of Wisdom. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 5

2020/12/08

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In this class, we review the foundation of all Buddhist teachings: the Four Noble Truths, as well as the four stages of awakening to nirvana according to the path of the arhat. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 4

2020/12/04

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In this class, we examine the process of perception, and the 12 links of interdependent origination. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 3

2020/11/12

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In part 3 we continue to explore Buddhist emptiness, and dive into the basic components of perception and consciousness. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 2

2020/11/05

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In part 2 we look in detail at "emptiness"—what it means to say "empty of self-nature" and explore the famous line from the Heart Sutra: "Form is emptiness and emptiness is form." Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 1

2020/10/30

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In part 1 we introduce the text, recite it in Sanskrit, discuss the meaning of the title, set the stage, and introduce the main characters. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.