The Complete Buddhist Path: Mechanics of the Universe

with Hector Marcel

Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:45-9:45p

Sept 8 - 24, 2026

IRL OR VIRTUAL

In Tibetan Buddhism, there are explicit and detailed texts on how human consciousness can evolve from a state dominated by instinct and impulse, characterized by suffering, into a fully Enlightened being. When a person transcends the normal conditions of suffering, their experience of reality shifts into two main characteristics: perceiving the true nature of reality directly, and experiencing every sensory input as pure bliss.

  • Stages on the Path

    👣 Learn the steps between being human and being totally free.

    👣 Determine where you are on the path.

    👣 Figure out how to progress quickly, and avoid wasting your time on spiritual practices that don’t help you.

  • Wisdom

    🧙‍♂️ Question the real nature and qualities of the suffering we experience, from regular disappointment, to illness and even death.

    🧙‍♂️ Learn how to utilize introspective awareness, and logical debate to investigate the nature of our problems so that we can dissolve or transmute them and use them for our benefit.

  • Spiritual Teachers

    👐 Learn how to find a spiritual teacher.

    👐 Learn what signs to look for that they are trustworthy.

    👐 Learn how a spiritual teacher helps you develop your mind on the path.

  • Karma

    🧩 Learn the laws of karma.

    🧩 Learn how to alter your karmic patterns.

    🧩 Learn how to create new karma.

  • Impermanence & Death

    🪦 Removing the fear of death.

    🪦 Learn how maintaining awareness of your death can make your life extremely vibrant.

    🪦 Learn techniques to cultivate death awareness.

    🪦 Understand how all phenomena are impermanent, and how to utilize this in a daily practice to bring joy and resilience.

  • Renunciation

    🙅‍♂️ How to release things that aren’t serving you.

    🙅‍♂️ Removing attachment to things that are harmful.

    🙅‍♂️ What real renunciation looks like.

  • Dependent Origination

    🔗 From the classic Bhavachakra teachings, learn the 12 links of dependent origination.

    🔗 Learn the cause of suffering and the material world as well as the inner world, and how to intervene at each step of manifestation to interrupt ignorance and its power to create suffering.

  • Other Realms

    🧙🏼‍♂️ Learn how Buddhists conceive of other realms, where they come from, how to access them and what they are.

    🧙🏼‍♂️ From the Bhavachakra teachings, learn how to travel between realms and how to identify different realms.

Register

Sept 8 - 24th, 2026

In-Person Registration

URL Registration

$200

All students who enroll for in-person will be auto-enrolled in virtual.

Financial aid scholarships available for students experiencing significant financial hardship.
Please email trainings@threejewels.org with subject line “Scholarship for Mechanics of the Universe - [FULL NAME]” to request a financial aid scholarship.

Lead Teacher

  • Hector Marcel
    Master Teacher, Board President

    Hector Marcel has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism for over 25 years. He is a passionate organizational change management consultant helping executives drive transformational change in their organizations through an emphasis on culture, people, and service. He is a master teacher of meditation and Eastern philosophy, linking ancient Asian ideas to modern western systems for individuals and teams.

    Hector serves on the board of the Asian Classics Institute, he is the director of the 108 Lives Project and is the president of Three Jewels. He believes that meditation opens the door to every personal achievement. Hector is treasured by his students for his immense kindness, humor, and generous wisdom.

    IG: @wakeupist

Thanks to the Asian Classics Institute, we are able to offer this course content.