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Mind, Body, Spirit - OCSL

Love & Relationship

What the Buddhists Teach


July 18, 2008 - July 20, 2008
Rhinebeck Campus: Rhinebeck, NY (US)
Tuition: $335 (does not include accommodations or commuter fee) Member Tuition: $305
Course: SM08-2902-369
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In Buddhism, the issue of relationship represents more than how we get along with lovers, family, or friends. It explores the basic split between self and others and the conflict inherent in this dualistic view. It looks at how we relate with our world altogether.

Yet, it is in our personal relationships that this challenge is at its most intense and intimate, and that’s why some have said that working with our relationships is a fast track to enlightenment.

During this second annual collaboration between Omega and Shambhala Sun, we learn about the basic Buddhist view of self and other, and work specifically with relationship issues in that light.

Joining us on this exploration is an extraordinarily learned and diverse faculty, who bring years of study and experience in a range of relationship issues, from personal intimacy to organizational leadership.

The faculty represent three prominent Buddhist traditions in the West—Zen, Theravadin, and Vajryana—and lead us in a blend of individual presentations, meditation practice, and question-and-answer sessions. Those new to Buddhism and longtime practitioners alike discover new ways of seeing—and being—themselves in all manner of relationships, and learn to help others do the same.

Sylvia Boorstein, LCSW, PhD, is a cofounding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and a senior teacher at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. Married for 52 years, she is the author of four books on Buddhism and meditation practice, including Pay Attention, For Goodness’ Sake and Happiness Is an Inside Job. spiritrock.org

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and the lucidity of his teaching style. Fluent in English and well-versed in Western culture and technology, he is also an accomplished calligrapher, visual artist, and poet. He is the author of Mind Beyond Death. (Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is presenting the closing talk and participating in the panel discussion on Sunday only.) nalandabodhi.org

Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD, a Jungian psychoanalyst, is clinical associate professor of psychiatry and clinical associate professor of psychology at the University of Vermont and clinical supervisor and consultant on leadership development at Norwich University. A longtime practitioner of Zen Buddhism and vipassana meditation, she is author of 14 books, including her latest, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance. young-eisendrath.com

John Tarrant, PhD, is the author of Bring Me the Rhinoceros and Other Zen Koans to Bring You Joy and The Light Inside the Dark: Zen, Soul, and the Spiritual Life. He has a doctorate in psychology, and for many years had a practice in Jungian psychoanalysis. He teaches physicians and executives at Duke Integrative Medicine and directs Pacific Zen Institute. pacificzen.org

Shambhala Sun is North America’s oldest and most widely read Buddhist magazine, bringing a contemplative view to all the important issues in life.
Sylvia Boorstein
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
John Tarrant
Polly Young-Eisendrath

cosponsored by
Shambhala Sun

For more information: Call 877.944.2002 or email us at registration@eomega.org

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