We aim to co-create learning communities in which to explore approaches to infusing transformative education with contemplative practice, with the aim of fostering radical inclusivity and social justice. We believe that practices that support us in turning toward our own positionality, our suffering and the suffering of others (especially based on factors such as race, …
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From Grassroots Community Building to Generating a Movement: An Investigation of What it Means to Embody Our Vision for Change As educators, administrators, activists, and movement builders, we are more powerful when we bring our whole selves to our work, see our connectedness to others, and embody the change we seek to create in the …
How can we re-envision and reform educational institutions based on our personal and collective aspirations, intentions, and motivations as awakened educators? We will collectively explore issues at the intersection of contemplative practice in education (e.g., mindfulness and compassion), applied research on those practices in school settings, and educational transformation efforts aimed at equity, social justice, …
A Tale of Two Movements: What Transformative and Contemplative Education Can Learn from Each Other
A Tale of Two Movements: What Transformative and Contemplative Education Can Learn from Each Other How can we work together to create educational systems that support students in becoming compassionate, competent, and responsible members of the wider community? While justice and fairness are needed to support effective participation in the classroom, how do we ensure …
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“The single most pressing issue . . . in the 21st century is helping students learn to engage constructively with those who are not like themselves” (Coburn, 2005). How can we teach students to constructively engage with The Other? How do we inspire learners to move beyond their zones of comfort and privilege, and support …
Does the use of contemplative practices in public schools violate the First Amendment?
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Discussion among participants and His Holiness’s final remarks Session 10 of “Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence”, the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who …
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Topic Three – Ethics and Action The Skillful Means of ActivismSPEAKER: Dekila Chungyalpa What does successful activism look like? Laws against child labor, reservation quotas for scheduled tribes and castes, protection of wildlife preserves are examples of …
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Topic Three – Ethics and Action A Buddhist Perspective on the Psychology of Action and Behavior ChangeSPEAKER: Thupten Jinpa The idea of transformation or change lies at the very heart of Buddhism. Traditionally, this process, characterized as …
