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Community Leadership Training Course

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Tergar Community Leadership

Essence Course

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We could follow the path of awakening by ourselves, but without community, we would miss so many opportunities to learn and grow, and to support others in doing the same.
Our friendships, the time we spend together, our conversations… all of these bring us together around the common cause of awakening.

— Mingyur Rinpoche

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What is the purpose of the Essence Course?

  • Understand the bigger picture
  • Build practical skills
  • Support your understanding of the path
  • Strengthen your sense of belonging
  • Make admin easier

What to expect?

The Essence Training is made up of 8 modules. Each module builds on the previous one, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience as you grow into a confident and compassionate community leader.
Module 1: Welcome and Training Overview
Module 2: Tergar’s Roots and Branches
Module 3: Local Tergar Communities and the Community Network
Module 4: Community Well-being: Connection, Belonging and Purpose
Module 5: The Tergar Path & Curriculum
Module 6: Guiding Meditations and Facilitating Discussions
Module 7: Practical Skills Discussions
Module 8: Conclusion and Next Steps

Who is it for?

Completing the Essence Course is mandatory for all active Tergar Community Leaders. This includes:
  • Existing Community Leaders
  • New Community Leaders stepping into various roles

Motivation and intention itself condition the mind in ways that increase our capacities and capabilities to help sen­tient beings and set us off in the right direction.

— Mingyur Rinpoche

How you can engage with the Essence Course

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Individually
Go through the modules in a self-paced manner, allowing enough time to review the content and engage with the reflection exercises.
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With your Group
Going through the Essence Course can be a fantastic community-building activity. Consider meeting up with your fellow community leaders to complete part of the training as a group. We recommend this especially for Modules 2, 3 and 4.

Language

The Essence Course is currently available in full in English and has partial translations into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, Russian, French, and Portuguese.

We are working to complete the translations in these languages, prioritizing those where the need is greatest. You can share your language needs by filling out this form.

If you'd like to volunteer your time to help review the translation into your language, please contact us at communityteam@tergar.org.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact communityteam@tergar.org.

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