K17067: KEEPING CALM

Course 3J with Thay Phap An and Sister Song Nghiem

When we are weighed down by worry we often seek refuge in something outside ourselves: we try to suppress our negative emotions. In a world full of chaos and confusion we have already fallen into the habit of not knowing how to love ourselves.
In this course we will learn to recognize and identify our different mental states in terms of those taught by the Yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism. We will learn a variety of positive ways to embrace our suffering, as well as our anger and other painful feelings. In addition, we will learn ways of loving communication that enable us to resolve conflicts in our relationships.

Course language: English and German

Sister Song Nghiem

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Sister Song Nghiem, Adorment with Parallel, was born in Vietnam. She received her PHD in chemistry from Darmstadt Technical University. She subsequently worked as a chemist in research and in industry. In 2003 Thay appointed her as a lay Dharma Teacher and a year later she was ordained as a nun by Thay. In 2012 she once again received the Dharma teacher lamp, this time as a nun. Her special inter...

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Thay Phap An

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Bhikshu Thích Chân Pháp Ấn is one of the elder disciples of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh.

He received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin in 1985. At the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), he received a Master of Science (MS) in Chemical Engineering in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1990. He was a Re...

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