 Resilience, Compassion, and the Feminine Principle in Buddhism
with Holly Gayley
April 6 / 9:00 AM - April 7 / 2:00 PM
The stories of early Buddhist nuns narrate their struggles and losses as the very gateway to liberation. How can facing into the challenges of our day actually help us develop greater resilience and compassion?
This weekend explores the journey to liberation, both personal and social, as moving into discomfort and the shadow aspects of our life to recover wholeness and integrity. We explore and awaken the repressed aspects of the feminine through movement, compassion practices, and dialogue.
The Friday evening talk, Buddhism and Gender: Glimpsing into and beyond Patriarchy, is included in this weekend program. Registering for the weekend automatically registers you for Friday night's talk.
 Acharya Holly Gayley completed her M.A. in Buddhist Studies at Naropa University (2000) and Ph.D. in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies at Harvard (2009). Her research into contemporary Buddhist literature and its lived contexts has taken her to eastern Tibet on research trips since 2004. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Boulder Colorado, where she teaches courses on Tibetan Buddhism, Women in Buddhism, Gender in Hagiography, Buddhist Ethics, and Transnational Buddhism. She has been a member of the Shambhala community for over twenty years and regularly leads meditation workshops.
Her writings can be found on her website.
Cost
Program Price: 0
Patron Price: 0
Nobody turned away for lack of funds. Please contact Elena: education [at] berkeleyshambhala [dot] org to make a financial arrangement or apply for work-study.
Contact
Elena: education [at] berkeleyshambhala [dot] org.
Registration
Please register online and pay in advance in order to expedite the registration line at the start of the program!
Registering for the weekend automatically registers you for Friday night's talk.
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