ACI 1

The Three

Principal

Paths

Taught by
Sarahni Stumpf

online Course
Jul 17 - Aug 21, 2023

What does your spiritual evolution look like?
Are there any common features or steps that we all take
as we grow and develop our yearnings for something higher?

ACI 1: The Three
Principal Paths

In this course, we will deeply investigate what this evolution looks like, and discuss the three main steps of this evolution.

  1. The normal way of living our lives is unpredictable. It’s not reliable and leaves us feeling lost. This creates a yearning to find something more.
  2. Then we recognize that all people have the same types of problems (to varying degrees) and we are all in the same boat. We all will lose what is dear to us, including our own lives.  This creates a yearning to truly take care of others.
  3. These two together propel us into a profound spiritual wisdom that deeply understands the inner workings of our world.
This course, offered by the Asian Classics Institute, is based upon The Three Principal Paths (Lamtso Namsum) by Je Tsongkapa (1357-1419), with the commentary of Pabongka Rinpoche (1878-1941). We will have 10 classes that will explore these ideas and how you can make them relevant and applicable in your own life.

THE TEACHER

Sarahni Stumpf

Sarahni is a retired career physician's assistant and acupuncturist. She left her work in medical care to pursue the wisdom through which people can find true healing--in ultimate happiness. She and her husband David are long-time residents of southern Arizona, enjoying the great outdoors year-round. They are both well-trained in the monastic and scholarly teachings of Gelukpa Buddhism, as well as the Lam Rim--a genre of wisdom literature about the stages of the path to enlightenment.

In 2014, they completed 40 months of isolated meditation retreat with a small group in the northern foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains, at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center. Sarahni has been sharing the Asian Classics Institute’s 18-course Foundation series with her students since 2002. As online classes became more available and popular beginning around 2014, she has been able to extend access to this powerful training to many more people.

📆 ACI 1
SCHEDULE:

ALL CLASSES AT 5-7AM
(ARIZONA TIME)

Class 1: July 17 - 6:00 pm
Class 2: July 20 - 6:00 pm
Class 3: July 24 - 6:00 pm
Class 4: July 27 - 6:00 pm
Class 5: July 31 - 6:00 pm
Class 6: Aug 3 - 6:00 pm
Class 7: Aug 7 - 6:00 pm
Class 8: Aug 10 - 6:00 pm
Class 9: Aug 14 - 6:00 pm
Class 10: Aug 17 - 6:00 pm
Review: Aug 21 - 6:00 pm