Darowizny są mile widziane!

Buddyzm ma długą historię zajmowania się tematem płci i seksualności w sposób innowacyjny i włączający jak na tamte czasy, a także androcentryczny (skupiony na mężczyznach) w naturze. Możemy zarówno uczyć się z nauk buddyjskich, jak i rozpoznać pewne ograniczenia dotyczące konfiguracji płci w sangach, przeszłość i teraźniejszość. Topics include: the liberation stories of Buddhist women at different times and places across Asia, the deconstruction of gender binaries and striking representations of gender fluidity in Mahayana literature, the feminine principle and sexual ethics. In order to create a community that strives to foster safety for all its members, we could learn more about what Buddhism has to say on these topics and what contemporary conversations can contribute. This will allow us to have more informed discussions about gender dynamics and harm prevention in Shambhala and co-create the ground for positive change.

Components to this course:

● Talks on Gender & Seksualność w trzech Yanach buddyzmu – A series of 30 minute pre-recorded talks (three per yana) by Professor Holly Gayley will provide an overview of gender and sexuality in Buddhist history, sharing stories and exploring shifts in view and practice across the three yanas or “vehicles” of Buddhism.

● Video Library of Key Concepts in Gender & Intersectionality – Guest Presenters will give 5-10 minute presentations on key concepts to help forge a shared understanding and vocabulary for discussions about gender dynamics and its intersections with other forms of social identity.

Gender dynamics are the ever-shifting norms and practices around gender and sexuality. The term dynamics points to the ways that gender is cultural and relational, learned through socialization and enacted in everyday interactions—through performing or resisting gender roles and sexual norms. W rezultacie, cultural ideas about these change over time and across each generation. Gender is also dynamic to the extent that it intersects with other forms of social identity, including race, class, and sexual orientation. These dynamics play out in institutional patterns and interpersonal relationships in ways that range from affirming and positive, on the one hand, to harmful and damaging on the other. In order to promote cultural change and harm prevention in Shambhala, our community could understand more about gender dynamics. Please join us for this three-month journey of dharma exploration and community conversations.

O Nauczycielu

Holly Gayley is a scholar and translator of Buddhist literature in contemporary Tibet and Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Jej obszary badawcze obejmują płeć i seksualność w tantrze buddyjskiej, reforma etyczna we współczesnym Tybecie, i teoretyzuje tłumaczenie, zarówno literackie, jak i kulturalne, w przekazywaniu nauk buddyjskich do Ameryki Północnej. Her most recent book is Nierozłączni przez całe życie: Życie i listy miłosne Namtrula Rinpocze i Khandro Tāre Lhamo, and her new edited volume, Głosy Larunga Gara: Kształtowanie buddyzmu tybetańskiego w XXI wieku, is coming out in April 2021. For two decades, she has regularly led meditation workshops and retreats and serves as a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition.

Guest Presenters include: