Harvard Now Providing an Online Course on Buddhism that You Can Take for Free
ALEXA ERICKSON
JANUARY 20, 2017
If you have wanted to learn more about Buddhism, but, lacking an accessible and authoritative resource, simply put it on the back burner, you are in luck. Harvard University has just made a great course on the religion available online for free.
Money is often what most deters us from following through with something we’ve always wanted to do, whether that be travel or education. These two specifically are held to high standards for their ability to transform and improve lives, yet when it comes to education, at least, there is no doubt that the college debt crisis has reached an all time high. In the United States, for instance, student loan debt has tripled to $1.23 trillion.
This number makes learning just to learn and not to start a career seem almost silly, and certainly a luxury few can afford, but this disassociation from learning to enrich as opposed to get rich is a modern tragedy, making Harvard University’s decision to make a great course on Buddhism available online for free so noteworthy.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re in college, thinking about college, or have already been to college: There’s something incredibly empowering about educating yourself on something simply because you find it interesting; because you want to expand your knowledge; because… it’s FREE!
http://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/01/20/harvard-now-providing-an-online-course-on-buddhism-that-you-can-take-for-free/
https://www.edx.org/course/buddhism-through-its-scriptures-harvardx-hds3221-3x
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