The Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism invites you to join us for our monthly Dharma Talk Series: Emptiness and Social Action. Over the course of nine months, a wide array of Buddhist teachers
Date: Friday, September 13, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Adam Barnes RSVP: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/building-a-moral-revolution-to-end-poverty As seminarians graduate into economic crisis, how do we prepare for the poverty that
Date: Friday, October 4, 12:00 – 5:00 pm; Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Ben Connelly RSVP: Sold Out How can we heal ourselves and our communities? How does our personal conduct,
Date: Friday, October 25, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, October 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Nahum Ward-Lev RSVP: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/perceiving-thinking-acting-as-a-prophet-an-exploration Through text study, conversation, and experiential exercise, this course is a community inquiry into
Government for the People: A Buddhist View of Political Legitimacy In this talk Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will draw upon three classical Buddhist sources that deal with the legitimation of political authority: the suttas of the
Date: Friday, November 8, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, November 9, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Steven D. Paulikas and Chris Lee RSVP: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/putting-gods-peace-in-print As our country endures one of the stormiest seasons in
Date: Friday, November 15, 1:00 – 6:00 pm Saturday, November 16, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: David Wildman and Katie Reimer RSVP: Registration is now closed In the 10 years since the launch of
The New Bodhisattva Path The most important contribution of Buddhism to our situation today is the bodhisattva path, understood in a new way that combines the traditional concern for personal transformation with a commitment to
“If a bodhisattva realizes the ultimate selflessness of all beings, how do they generate the great love and compassion towards them?” –Vimalakirti Sutra. Misunderstanding the teachings and truth of emptiness can lead to apathy, despair
The early Buddhist teaching on emptiness can be understood based on the Buddha’s teaching on non-self and dependent origination. However, if everything is empty, then who is socially engaged? How can we be socially engaged
Date: Friday, January 10, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Nanette Walsh RSVP: Registration is now closed The Alexander Technique is a moment-to-moment practice of releasing unhelpful habits
Date: Friday, January 31, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, February 1, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructor: Donna Schaper RSVP: This event is sold out This course teaches queer and non-binary theology of sacred sites.
The Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism invites you to join us for our monthly Dharma Talk Series: Emptiness and Social Action. Over the course of nine months, a wide array of Buddhist teachers
Date: Friday, February 7, 7am; Saturday, February 8, 6pm Instructor: Charon Hribar RSVP: This course is sold out While Democrats have championed the middle class and Republicans have promoted tax cuts and corporate welfare, poor
Date: Friday, February 14, 1:00 – 6:00 pm; Saturday, February 15, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Instructors:Michael Cooper-White & Robin Reese RSVP: https://myunion.utsnyc.edu/communications-is-critical Communication is essential in any organization that has a will to flourish
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