Bodhisattva in Troubled Times - A Conversation with Charles Eisenstein & Pema Khandro

Conversations with Pema Khandro & Guests
Mon – Thur, Aug 24 – 27th
Weeknights 6-7:30pm PDT

This is a week-long series about the practice of compassion and care in troubled times. In the face of trauma, fear, aggression… what is the place of love and empathy? In the midst of moral outrage and the imperative to change society, how do we proceed without magnifying aggression and hate? This series is dedicated to contemplating possibilities for facing difficulties with a mind set upon altruistic action and connection with others. The “Bodhisattva” is a Buddhist term for a person dedicated to care for self, others and the world through compassionate action.

• Explore alternate theories of social change
• Delve into perspectives for harnessing anger, frustration and grief
• Investigate possibilities beyond spiritual by-passing
• Explore the integration of action with compassion.
• Consider the relationship between self-care, caring for others and caring for our world. 
• Delve into intersectional identities in a complex and diverse world.

Join internationally renowned Buddhist scholar and teacher, Pema Khandro and esteemed guests in this week-long event dedicated to opening up a conversation about how Buddhist values might unfold in the midst of an avalanche of intense situations. Weekday interviews followed by Saturday retreat on The Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.

Monday, August 24th – Charles Eisenstein with Pema Khandro  
Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. He is the author of Sacred Economics.

Tuesday, August 25th – Dr. Jan Willis with Pema Khandro
Dr. Jan Willis is professor emerita of religion at Wesleyan University and is currently a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She has studied Buddhism with Tibetan teachers for more than forty years and is the author of the memoir Dreaming Me: Black, Baptist, and Buddhist. 

Wednesday, August 26th – Venerable Thubten Chodron with Pema Khandro
Venerable Thubten Chodron is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey in Newport, Washington, and the author of Don’t Believe Everything You Think. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 and received full bhikshuni ordination in Taiwan in 1986.  

Thursday, August 27th – Myokei Caine-Barrett with Pema Khandro
Myokei Caine-Barrett is the first woman of African-Japanese descent, and the only Western woman, to be ordained as a priest in the Nichiren Order. She is the resident priest and guiding teacher for the Myoken-ji Temple, home of the Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of Texas.

Saturday 8:30am – 4:30pm PT – Geshe Sonam & Pema Khandro
The Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Geshe Sonam is an English language interpreter for the Dalai Lama. He holds the Geshe Lharampa degree, the highest possible degree for a Buddhist Scholar.  

*When you register for one evening conversation you will automatically be invited to all the weeknight dialogues.
Register for Saturday’s daylong program here: Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life