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Buddha and the Yogis: Freedom on the Path to Compassion
October 12 - October 17, 2020
Richard Freeman
Mary Taylor
Robert A.F. Thurman
Diving deeply into the complementary teachings of Mahayana Buddhism and classical Indian thought, we find at the core the common ground of cultivating compassion within the context of daily life. This turns out to be an essential step toward peeling away layers of confusion and habitual ways of thinking and acting that keep us stuck and unable to experience the interpenetrating nature of all things.During this week of yoga, meditation, storytelling, chanting and lively discussions, we will explore how these two traditions are profoundly relevant to life in the 21st Century. As a backdrop to the practices, we will study sections of the Amrta Siddhi, Yogavaśiṣta, Vimalakirti Sūtra, Narada Bhakti Sūtra and Heart Sūtra, exploring how these practices and teachings stimulate our creative imagination for problem solving as well as how they ignite the intuitive sense of who we really are as part of the ecosystem we call life.If you are unable to attend in person, please use this link to register for the online option! Richard and Mary will be joining us remotely via livestream from the safety of their home in Colorado, whereas Thurman will conduct his classes in person at Menla. Students registered for the in-person residential option will be able to view Richard and Mary via projection on a screen.One of the foundations of studying yoga and Buddhism is the idea of sangha or community and the process of finding others with whom you can study, communicate and learn. Since Richard and Mary will not be able to attend the Buddha and the Yogis retreat in person at Menla this year, for those participants lucky enough to be staying at Menla during the retreat we would like to offer two very special live streamed classes on chanting and meditation, followed by questions and answers with Mary and Richard.ScheduleMonday, October 12th
ABOUT THE TEACHERs
Richard Freeman
A student of yoga since 1968 and is one of America's foremost teachers of yoga. He has studied various traditions in Asia which he incorporates into the Ashtanga yoga practice as taught by his principal teacher, K. Pattabhi Jois. Richard is an avid student of both Western and Eas...
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor began studying yoga in 1971 while earning a degree in psychology. In 1988, Mary traveled to India to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and began to see the overlay of yoga with her interests in food, cooking, movement, anatomy and art. Mary has authored three cookbooks ...
Robert A.F. Thurman
Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as co-founder and President of Tibet House US and it's Menla Retreat & Spa. A world-wide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, translator of Buddhis...
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