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“Dakini Wisdom: Revealing the Feminine in Tibetan Buddhism” with Judith Simmer-Brown, PhD

March 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A World Wisdom Immersive Weekend: Friday night, Saturday & Sunday all day

Friday night talk general – $25 in person, $15 online; Friday night Seniors (55+) – $20 in person, $10 online; Full Retreat general – $225 in person, $150 online; Full Retreat Seniors – $200 in person, $135 online

If you are interested in the feminine tradition in Tibetan Buddhism, you are invited to engage with a world class scholar and learn about the dakini’s wisdom lessons through sitting practice, talks and guided meditations, and breakout discussion groups.

The practice of meditation uncovers our fundamental wisdom, the intimate understanding of vastness at the heart of experience known as the feminine principle. In the experience of men and women, this vastness arises as fearless wisdom symbolized by the dakini, the sky-dancing goddess of Tibetan Buddhism.  Through an exploration of the dakini, we may access our own vast wisdom beyond gender–and yet discover new meaning in our embodied, passionate lives as women and men. This retreat explores the dakini’s wisdom lessons through sitting practice, talks and guided meditations, and breakout discussion groups.

Judith Simmer-Brown headshotJudith Simmer-Brown, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies Emeritix at Naropa University, where she is a Founding Faculty. She continues as an adjunct and a part of Naropa’s Compassion Initiative. She is a senior dharma teacher in Shambhala International, and teaches meditation widely. She is author of Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism (Shambhala) and editor, with Fran Grace, of Meditation and the Classroom:  Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies (SUNY).

Date

Date:
March 7
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Details

Series:
Cost:
$15 – $225

Venue

Nalanda Events Center
6287 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303 United States
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Naropa Campuses Closed on Friday, March 15, 2024

Due to adverse weather conditions, all Naropa campuses will be closed Friday, March 15, 2024.  All classes that require a physical presence on campus will be canceled. All online and low-residency programs are to meet as scheduled.

Based on the current weather forecast, the Healing with the Ancestors Talk & Breeze of Simplicity program scheduled for Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday will be held as planned.

Staff that do not work remotely or are scheduled to work on campus, can work remotely. Staff that routinely work remotely are expected to continue to do so.

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