Gandhi and Meditation:听 Practicing Peace inside and out
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Fulfills General Education requirements for Social Sciences
Gandhi held a vision of peace and joy possible for all, based on the deep goodness of humans and all beings.听 His attitudes and actions were responsible not only for his own nonviolent triumphs but for the central inspiration of the civil rights movement in the U.S.听
And now we can put his methods to use!听 Just when the planet and its creatures need his help more than ever.听 In addition to the ways that our personal habits can affect the environment, we鈥檒l also learn some handy skills to help the whole world, such as how to have a major impact on preventing terrorism and war.听 And--a special favorite of mine and Gandhi鈥攖o treat animals and the planet with nonviolence and caring.听 We鈥檒l look at all of these in regard to their root causes and the kinds of approaches that Gandhi鈥檚 brilliant compassion provides for us.听
One reason for his great success was meditation.听 Learning the practices of meditation and mindfulness can put you in touch with immense inner resources and bring profound well-being in body and mind.听 In this class we will look at the ways we can apply the tremendous resources unleashed by nonviolence and meditation to the most important areas of our lives, from global conflicts to our relationships to other species and each other.听
For anyone interested, there鈥檚 also optional service work for significant extra credit.听 (Good for you, the planet and future job possibilities!)
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