Socially Engaged Buddhism – Three-part Class
| April 13, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| April 20, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| April 27, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
For three Mondays in April, Koelsch will also lead a class and discussion on “Socially Engaged Buddhism: Expunging the Toxins of Greed, Aversion, and Delusion from Our Hearts to the Edges of the World.” The class will meet on April 13, 20, and 27 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the NBMC.
As human beings, we naturally are moved by suffering and injustice. What’s Buddhist about the way respond comes from our understanding of the causes of suffering and the skillful means to end suffering. This three-session class will explore how we can work to eliminate the poisons of greed, aversion, and delusion in our homes and workplaces, in our more immediate communities, and in the larger world. We will use some of the exercises developed by Joanna Macy to deepen our capacity for empathy and compassion.
Santikaro Bhikkhu, a comtempoary Buddhist monk and scholar, has framed the issue this way, “Socially engaged Buddhism ought to aim for influencing the causes of suffering, both in the ego structures operating within individuals and in their parallel structures in society.”
Formally trained with a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Patrice Koelsch is a writer and educator who has been sitting at Common Ground Meditation Center since 1995. She has been facilitating meditation groups in correctional facilities since 1999. Patrice has also practiced meditation at monasteries in Thailand and Burma. In 2006 she completed a year-long Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, and has been certified to teach through Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program.
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