Instead of
living in a world of constant conceptualizing, boredom, and anxiety, we can
bring ease to body and mind, and simply be. This term explores how the
suffering that arises in linear time is released as we discover living in the
instant. Gesture of Great Love teaches that freedom from regime-time
comes from within. Mind can engage with ease, and we can focus our energy on
what we care about.
"There is a global shortage of joy, inner peace, and the
kind of deep caring for self and others
that heals the heart and inspires creative action. How
sad this is! For at the very heart of being is the open instant, a boundless
source of Great Love."
Tarthang Tulku, Gesture of Great Love, Light of Liberation
Come join us for a 7-week course as we study and practice
Gesture of Great Love: Light of Liberation, the newest teachings presented by
Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku. The ideas he offers here first emerged some fifty
years ago, taking shape as the Time, Space, and Knowledge vision. Through
guided exercises and clear, accessible language, these transformative teachings
penetrate heart and mind to uncover the depths of our being.
As we face suffering honestly, cultivate emotional
well-being, and actively inquire into the nature of identity, language, and
time, we find we have a key to a new way of being. When the day becomes rich
with joy and appreciation, emotions lighten, life-situations become easier to
deal with, and we begin to dance creatively with whatever arises.
Testimonials
" The time spent in this class flies by. I look
forward to attending it and discussing the material presented in each chapter
of this amazing text "
Linda W.
" Abbe is a wonderfully kind and clear
teacher. Thank you for offering this
class! "
Takako M.
" Wonderful class continues! I really enjoy the
format and interaction with Abbe and all the participants in this class. I find
it stimulating, frustrating and illuminating and will continue the classes with
pleasure. "
Robin W.
Classes meet online for seven weeks, 1.5 hours a week.
Classes are recorded and accessible for six months. Each week features short
presentations, experiential exercises, and discussion. Weekly handouts provide
inspirational passages along with the instructions you need to continue your
experiential learning at home. An online community portal gives you the option
to meet and be in dialogue with your fellow students.
Week 1: Time’s Dynamic
Week 2: Tethered to Repetition
Week 3: The Immediacy of the
Instant
Week 4: Becoming Partners with
Time
Week 5: Beyond Regime
Time
Week 6: Arriving at the Instant
Week 7: A Treasure Within. The
Alchemy of the Instant
Abbe Blum holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an M.A. from Cambridge University in England, where she was a Marshall scholar, and a Ph.D. in English literature from Yale University. As an Associate Professor at Swarthmore College, she taught Shakespeare and intensive writing seminars. She currently teaches in the School of Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry at Saybrook University. She has been studying Buddhism since the 1970’s, and has taught at various TNMC locations since 1998.
