Module 4: Emptiness

with Andy Karr and Rhea Colmar

March 4 - April 8, 2027

Online Program Online

Mar 04 - Apr 08, 2027

When: Thursdays 7pm - 8:30pm Eastern

Contact:
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Pricing: Pay what you can. Suggested amount $108

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Module 4 • Wisdom

Emptiness

This module explores the fundamental Mahayana teachings of shunyata through a progressive unfolding of understanding emptiness. Rather than leaving emptiness as a philosophical abstraction, students engage it directly through logical analysis, contemplations, and practical exercises that bring these insights into lived experience.

The curriculum moves through successive views of emptiness, from Shravakayana to Cittamatra, Svatantrika, Prasangika, and Shentong. Each stage refines how we understand experience, gradually loosening fixation and deepening insight.

Drawing on Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness and Contemplating Reality, the emphasis is on integrating these teachings so that emptiness becomes a direct and workable aspect of perception and practice.

Teachers: Andy Karr, Rhea Colmar, Tavita Martinez
Format: 6 classes
Note: Bodhisattva vow details TBD

Classes

Class 1: Shravakayana

Class 2: Cittamatra

Class 3: Svatantrika

Class 4: Prasangika

Class 5: Shentong

Class 6: Review & Integration

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Open to all. No previous experience required. Join one module or walk the full path.

About the Leaders

Andy Karr

Andy Karr has practiced and studied the dharma for over fifty years under the guidance of such great masters as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. His most recent book is, Into the Mirror: A Buddhist Journey through Mind, Matter, and the Nature of Reality. Visit andykarrauthor.com for his teachings and work.  

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Rhea Colmar

Rhea Colmar considers herself a student in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as well as other contemporary Buddhist teachers.  As a public health nurse, Rhea is interested in the intersection of meditation, health, and well-being, on both the individual and societal levels. She has a background in dance and massage & bodywork. Recently, she […]

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