If you are interested in participating in the January 2026 course, click here to fill out an online form and we will include you on a list of those interested in the course. As we get closer to the course, we will notify you of the next steps.
Secular Buddhist Network's free online course, Exploring a Secular Dharma, will run from January 5 to February 9, 2026. The course explores the key ideas and practices of secular Buddhism, an important trend that has emerged in Buddhism in recent years.
Course Calendar and Schedule - January 2026
Module 1: Introduction to secular Buddhism (January 5 - January 12)
Module 2: The heart of secular Buddhism – the four tasks (January 13 - January 19)
Module 3: A secular eightfold path (January 20 - January 26)
Module 4: The role of meditation in a secular dharma path (January 27 - February 2)
Module 5: A flourishing life for all (February 3 - February 9)
Zoom meetings with the instructor will occur on the last scheduled day for each module.
Instructor for the course:
The instructor for the January 2026 course is Mike Slott.
Mike is a part-time lecturer in labor history at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA. A long-time political and labor movement activist, he is the editor of the Secular Buddhist Network website and its monthly newsletter, Insights: Exploring Secular Dharma.
