MIDWEST SUMMER INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES: April 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

ANNOUNCING The First Annual Upper Midwest Institute of Buddhist Studies

“The Psychology of Experience:

Buddhist Maps of the Mind”

TEACHERS: ANDREW OLENDZKI, PH.D., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR

SCHOLAR AT THE BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST

STUDIES, BARRE , MASSACHUSETTS

MARK NUNBERG, CO-FOUNDER AND GUIDING TEACHER,

COMMON GROUND MEDITATION CENTER ,

MINNEAPOLIS , MINNESOTA

The Psychology of Experience: Buddhist Maps of the Mind

Unlike most Western approaches, Buddhist psychology analyzes the mind and body from the inside out. Thoroughly subjective in its orientation, it is a science of the mind that is grounded in the empirical observations of meditation. Early Buddhist texts offer a sophisticated--and remarkably post-modern--model of experience which reveals the extent to which each of us, moment by moment, constructs a world and then reflexively inhabits it with a self. Of particular interest to psychologists, social workers, educators and healers, this course outlines the core ideas of Buddhist psychology in a way that is accessible to all, and investigates these teachings in light of contemporary psychology and modern cognitive science. We cover such ideas as the sense spheres and aggregates, the dynamics of intention and action, the doctrines of interdependent origination and non-self, the transformative value of mindfulness, and the process of gradually releasing the mind from the influence of its inherent toxins. Meditation practice is integrated into the course, both in short sessions during the day and in a more sustained way each evening, as a means of exploring the basic ideas directly in one's own experience.

LOCATION: KNOER LODGE, 4672 EPWORTH DR. , CLEAR LAKE , IOWA

DATE: JULY 13 - 17, 2009

COST: $300 - INCLUDES THREE MEALS A DAY - VEGETARIAN/VEGAN

WHERE TO STAY: THERE IS LOTS OF LODGING IN CLEAR LAKE . THIS IS A RESORT TOWN SO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY. SUGGESTED LODGING

IS AVAILABLE AT clearlakeiowa.com. AND CAMPING AT HYPERLINK “https://eservices.iowa.gov/iowapartks/” https://eservices.iowa.gov/iowaparks/ CAMPING RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE AFTER APRIL 1, 2009.

HOW TO GET HERE: YOU CAN FLY INTO MASON CITY (MCW) WHICH IS 15 MINUTES FROM CLEAR LAKE . CLEAR LAKE IS JUST OFF I-35 AT EXITS 193 AND 194 .

LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE - PLEASE DO NOT LET COST DETER YOU FROM PARTICIPATING. CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE CLASS WILL BE LIMITED TO 40 PARTICIPANTS. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.

SPONSORED BY: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES, INC..

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CONSULTANTS

PARADIGM DYNAMICS CONSULTING GROUP

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE FOLLOWING LICENSING BOARDS: SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHOLOGY, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MEDITATION CUSHION OR BENCH. CHAIRS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES 507-377-2224

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CONSULTANTS - before June

1 - 641-529-0212, after June 1 - 641-357-4325

STACIE LANCASTER 641-4201637

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Endorsement

This is a wonderful class. I took a class that Andy taught at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies last fall and it was a great class.
Jackie Pederson

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Andy Olendzki, PH.D,

July 13 - 17, 2009

Clear Lake Iowa

UPPER MIDWEST INSTITUTE FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES

"THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXPERIENCE: BUDDHIST MAPS OF THE MIND"

Andy Olendzki, PH.D, Executive Director and senior scholar at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Massachusetts. Andy was trained in Buddhist Studies at Lancaster University in England as well as at Harvard and the University of Sri Lanka. He was the former director of the Insight Meditation Society and is the editor of the Insight Journal.

More information about Barre Center for Buddhist Studies at bcbs@dharma.org.

Mark Nunberg- Common Ground Meditation Center

Mark began Buddhist mindfulness practice in 1982 and has been teaching meditation since 1990. He and his wife, Wynn Fricke, founded Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis in 1993. Mark serves as the Center's Guiding Teacher. Mark has studied with both Asian and Western teachers in several traditions, and finds deep inspiration in the teachings of Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Chah and the Thai Forest Tradition. Mark has also practiced as a monk for five months in Burma and completed four three month retreats at IMS Retreat Center and many months of practice at the Forest Refuge. Mark continues to be a devoted student of Buddhist practice, putting aside several months most years for intensive retreat practice.

ANNOUNCING

The First Annual Upper Midwest Institute of

Buddhist Studies