Online course for beginners

[paul]

Beginning January 2019. Unfortunately applications are closed, but another course coming up:
https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/online- ... -the-path/

[lostitude]

It seems that the application deadline for 2019 has already passed, unfortunately.

[santa100]

There's Ven. Bodhi's lecture series on the Majjhima Nikaya and the on-going series on the Anguttara Nikaya (livestream every Saturday morning 10AM Eastern US time). More info. is available from the baus.org web site and their youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/venbodhi

[JohnK]

A possibility:
https://bodhicourses.org/overcoming-obstacles/

[paul]

The course referred to by JohnK would be suitable for any beginner wanting to develop samatha (serenity) meditation. This could be complemented later with a course related to insight meditation. In fact the normal order in the suttas is to develop serenity first, then insight.

[SarathW]

Harvard FREE Online Self Paced Course On Buddhist Scriptures.

https://www.edx.org/course/buddhism-thr ... scriptures

[paul]

Harvard course:
Length: 4 weeks
Effort: 5 to 10 hours per week
Price: FREE
Level: Introductory