Registrations have closed for the January/February 2026 course. Click here to fill out an online form and we will include you on a list of those interested in the next offering of the course.
Secular Buddhist Network's free online course, Exploring a Secular Dharma, will run from January 12 to February 16, 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/February 2026
Module 1: Introduction to secular Buddhism (January 12 - January 19)
Module 2: The heart of secular Buddhism – the four tasks (January 20 - January 26)
Module 3: A secular eightfold path (January 27 - February 2)
Module 4: The role of meditation in a secular dharma path (Febrauary 3 - February 9)
Module 5: A flourishing life for all (February 10 - February 16)
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.
