Grooving with the Dharma
Harrison Blum Intern
Fri Jan 22, 01-03:00pm, W20-407
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
This workshop will engage the moving body as a vehicle for contemplative practice. Structures will include seated and walking meditations as well as hip-hop warm ups, creative movement exercises, free-form dance scores, and small group choreography. These embodied experiences will be informed by traditional Buddhist teachings and concepts. No dance or Buddhism experience needed.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/
Contact: Harrison Blum, W11-063, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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Grooving with the Dharma
Harrison Blum, M.Ed.; Harvard Divinity School
Fri Jan 22, 01-03:00pm, W20-407
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will engage the moving body as a vehicle for contemplative practice. Structures will include seated and walking meditations as well as hip-hop warm ups, creative movement exercises, free-form dance scores, and small group choreography. These embodied experiences will be informed by traditional Buddhist teachings and concepts. No dance or Buddhism experience needed.
Harrison Blum is a Boston-based dancer-educator focused on kinesthetic learning and embodied spirituality. Over the past two years, much of his work has been wedding Buddhist practice with improvisational dance (movingdharma.org). His workshops are tailored especially toward encouraging comfort and enjoyment for less experienced movers.
Web: http://web/metta/www/#grooving_dharma
Contact: Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, tenzin@mit.edu
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Parting from the Four Attachments: A Buddhist Retreat
Tenzin Priyadarshi
Sat Jan 23, 10:30am-04:00pm, Twenty Chimneys (MIT
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: None
The retreat will consist of teachings, discussion and meditation sessions. Text will be provided.
Web: http://www.prajnopaya.org/cal/calendar.php?mode=view&id=180
Contact: Tenzin Priyadarshi, W11-063, x4-6030, tenzin@mit.edu
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Retreat: Parting from the Four Attachments
Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi
Sat Jan 23, 10:30am-04:00pm, 20 Chimneys, W20-306
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this retreat, we will examine the pith instructions known as "Parting from the Four Attachments," universally regarded as one of the jewels of Tibetan Buddhism. These practical teachings are considered to be essential to anyone wanting to genuinely enter the practice of Dharma. Freeing oneself from the four attachments allows the sincere practitioner to recognize and avoid the typical pitfalls encountered on the spiritual path. It is believed that this teaching has the power to instill realizations on all who receive it with proper intention. Understanding the true nature of mind, that it is the source of all problems and solutions, allows one to alleviate the personal suffering that is caused by ignorance and confusion. The retreat will consist of teachings, discussion and meditation sessions. Please register on the website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/#parting_attachments
Contact: Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi, tenzin@mit.edu
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Roll Your Own Sushi / Movie Night
Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi
Wed Jan 20, 07-09:30pm, NW86-319
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join the Buddhist community in rolling, munching, and viewing. Staple sushi making ingredients will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favorite items. Once dinner is underway, we will watch acclaimed Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-s "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring." Described as "a visually stunning and contemplative piece of work" on review site rottentomatoes.com, this film spans the lives of a Buddhist monk and his disciple who live on a lake in a floating temple.
We will be meeting in the 3rd floor kitchen of Sidney-Pacific Residence (NW86). Let us know if you're coming, so we can let you in the building.
Web: http://web/metta/www/#roll_sushi
Contact: Jon Chu, jonchu88@mit.edu
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