In the Girimananda Sutta, the Buddha declared: “This is peaceful, this is sublime: namely, the calming of all formations, the relinquishment of all acquisitions, the ending of craving, dispassion, the cessation of suffering, Nibbana.” This study-practice program will investigate the concept and realization of Nibbana–the amata dhamma, "that which never dies"–as it is presented in the Theravāda and Mahāyāna traditions. The intention of the program is to explore the Path of Awakening as the unshakable deliverance of heart, and the ways that practitioners fall short of this essential insight. The texts that will be studied include the Greater Heartwood Sutta, the Mula Sutta, the Shurangama Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. This program will include study, meditation, devotional practices, and discussion.