Week 1 — Foundations & Map Literacy
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Theme: What/why of paṭicca-samuppāda; SN 12.1 forward/cessation; SN 12.2 as glossary.
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Objectives: Recite 12 links; place them broadly on the wheel; run Door Triangle once.
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In class: Map tour; Four Periods quick sort; Door→Contact→Tone (one rep).
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Homework: 3× “Tone→Lean→(Re-aim)” journal lines; glossary flash (avijjā…vedanā…taṇhā).
Week 2 — Present Effect (Viññāṇa → Nāma-rūpa → Saḷāyatana)
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Theme: How knowing organizes experience; doors come online.
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Objectives: Name six consciousnesses; list nāma’s five; pair internal/external bases.
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In class: Know–Name–Note drill; Five-in-Five (nāma); Door Callout relay.
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Homework: Label two real events with door + object + “contact”.
Week 3 — Contact & Feeling (Phassa → Vedanā)
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Theme: Timing the pivot; vedanā as result (vipāka).
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Objectives: Define contact triangle; classify six feelings by door; label tone in one word.
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In class: Triangle Whisper; Vedanā Stop-Watch; Six-Door Lap.
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Homework: Two 2-minute tone logs (pleasant and painful).
Week 4 — Present Cause (Taṇhā → Upādāna)
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Theme: From lean to grip; six cravings & four clingings.
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Objectives: State C2; list six taṇhā; name four upādāna and give one lighter replacement line.
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In class: Catch-the-Lean; Four-Clinging Spotter; Feel–Name–Loosen body cues.
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Assessment: Short Test 1 (MCQ + short answer + mini-practicum).
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Homework: One “Swap the Fuel” re-aim per day (speech/action/attention).
Week 5 — Becoming & Projection ((Kamma)bhava → Jāti)
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Theme: Momentum and the C3 hand-off; results arise later.
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Objectives: Describe bhava’s three spheres; trace bhava→jāti; preview downstream dukkha.
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In class: C3 Brake visualization; One-Intention Ledger; vignette tracing.
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Homework: Trace one habit chain up to its likely “birth.”
Week 6 — Jarāmaraṇa & Meeting Pain Kindly
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Theme: Dukkha suite after birth; working with loss without re-fueling C2.
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Objectives: Define jarā/maraṇa (SN 12.2 terms); perform Pain→Tone→Soften.
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In class: Three-Note Mortality; gentle body-based Loosen; reactivity spotting.
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Homework: Two brief reflections on meeting a difficult tone without escalation.
Week 7 — Three Rounds & Three Connections (C1–C3)
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Theme: Overlay rounds (kilesa/kamma/vipāka) and label hand-offs.
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Objectives: Place each link in a round; describe C1/C2/C3 with endpoints and time direction.
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In class: Trace-the-Handoff circuits; round-call lightning quiz.
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Assessment: Short Test 2 (same frame as Test 1, new content).
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Homework: One-page “Where I usually cross C2” reflection.
Week 8 — Twenty Modes & Present-Aspect (Khandha PS)
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Theme: M1–M20 diagnostic + “no being, only aggregates.”
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Objectives: Roll-call M1–M20; tag a scene with nearest mode; deconstruct a moment into five aggregates.
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In class: Mode Card Sort; Five-Aggregate Deconstruction; C2 Freeze-Frame with coaching.
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Homework: Assemble personal “wheel kit” (diagram + pause card + mode matrix).
Week 9 — Integration & Unit Exam
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Theme: Bring it together; prove placement + timing + application.
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Objectives: Confident map/placement, enumerations, live C2 interruption.
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In class: Review stations; peer coaching; Unit Exam (map/placement, enumerations, vignette application, oral roll-call).
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After: Set a 2-week personal practice plan (one daily C2 rep).
Pacing & options
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Fast track: Merge Weeks 2–3, and 5–6 (7 weeks total) if time is tight.
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Support track: Add a pre-exam clinic between Weeks 8–9 for extra C2 coaching.
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Portfolio artifacts (weekly): tone logs, clinging replacements, intention ledgers, mode matrix, final wheel kit.
