Sun Gazing Lecture with Hira Ratan
August 26th, 6 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Jain practitioner Hira Ratan Manek talks about the practice of Sun Gazing-a practice which, he states, ultimately leads to peace of mind, body and spirit, and can even eliminate the need for food. The lecture is followed by a demonstration of the practice of sun-gazing.
North Indian Classical Music Concert
September 12th 7pm
Berry College Chapel
Lecture/demonstration of North Indian Classical music with Steve Gorn on Bansuri flute and Jeffery Lidke on Tablas.
Meet the Interfaith Council
October 9th, 7 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Dr. David McKenzie, Dr. Jeffrey Lidke and President Briggs will discuss the history, purpose, and current programming of the Interfaith Council. The brief panel will be followed by catered food from the Taj Palace.
October 11th,
Interfaith Center, 6 p.m.
Dancing Bells: A Lecture Demonstration of the Indian Kuchipudi Dance tradition
October 18th, 7 p.m.
Ford Auditorium
Dance master, Sasikala Penumarthi will lecture on and demonstrate the ancient classical dance form of Kuchipudi.
October 19th, 4 p.m.
Interfaith Center
A discussion on the significance of the month of Ramadan to Muslims and its relationship to other Islamic practices.
The Festival of Lights
October 25th, 5 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Local interfaith leaders, Juanita Manisi and Ruth Demeter, discuss the history behind and significance of Rome’s first annual Unity of Lights festival.
“The Cup”
October 25th, 7 p.m.
Science Auditorium
The Cup is a comedy about the young boys who live in a Buddhist monastery and how they are conspiring to be able to watch the World Cup finals on television. It could be the plot to any G-rated family-friendly movie, except for the religious setting and the political context of a culture in exile.
Expression and Rejection: A Buddhist Perspective on Negative Emotions
November 1st, 5 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Tibetan Buddhist nun, Ani Kung will discuss a bit of Buddhist philosophy based on the four noble truths, especially the first and third (suffering and the path beyond suffering). Then it will cover the psychology of how to deal with negative emotions without either expressing or repressing them, i.e. by eliminating them altogether. Here, practical visualization and/or meditation techniques for dealing with anger from the Tibetan Buddhist mind-training techniques might be discussed.
“Sadaa E Zan": Voices of Women in Afghanistan
November 16th, 11 a.m.
Evans Auditorium
Award-winng Sadda E Zan: Voices of Women, is an intimate look at he contemporary challenges facing the women in Afghanistan. Composed of testimonials from women and girls, the film offers no easy answers, but it captures the resilient spirit of these women as the bravely emerge from the rubble of tyranny and oppression, determined to reach freedom.
Ongoing Classes and Events
Tai Chi
Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Sept 13th – Dec. 5th
Lawn outside Ford Dining Hall
All levels welcome. Co-sponsored by the Senior Alumni Program.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Interfaith Center
Sessions will be led by students of Gareth Young, an instructor from the Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) and disciple of Michael Elliston, Abbot and founder of ASZC. Gareth Young has been a disciple of Taiun Michael Elliston for three years and currently instructs the group at sessions held at a private residence in Kingston.