Meditation is found in many rich traditions of prayer, mental discipline, and self-enrichment. It is practiced around the world - Buddhist traditions in Tibet and Thailand, Hindu traditions in India, Chinese Chan, Japanese Zen, and Jesuit (Ignatian) traditions in Europe and the Americas, to name just a few. Join us for traditional Buddhist meditation during the IAP, led by monks, nuns, and practitioners! There will be time for a Q&A with our meditation leaders and plenty of time to practice and learn together!
Dates: January 19 - 21 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Location: SPXCE Room (W31-110)
There will be 3 drop-in sessions each day for 3 different meditation traditions.
Mind (9:30-11:00 AM): Vipassana meditation - Learn how to focus through contemplative meditation
Hand (1:30-3:00 PM): Yogic meditation - Learn to prepare the body for meditation focused on bodily harmony
Heart (5:00-6:30 PM): Metta meditation - Learn to spread love with mantras intended to open the heart <3
Potential Additional Sections
January 24 (Wednesday) W11-155
January 25 (Thursday) W11-155
Guest meditation leaders are listed below! Tea will be served.
- Ven. Deung Myoung Sunim (Korean)
- Ven. Nedagamuwe Samitha Thero (Bhante Samitha) (Sri Lankan)
- Saly Sirothphiphat (Thai)
- Prahlad Iyengar (Hindu)
- Kyle Saisakorn Sandberg HDS MDiv student with IMS experiences
- Jeffrey Ng HDS MTS student (Ch'an)
- Nancy Slamet (Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese))
- Shakya Vibhor Maurya current HDS student (Pāli)
Hosted by the Addir Interfaith Dialogue Program
