About this Event
Seasons of the Soul: Carmelite Christian Contemplative Teachings for Spiritual Renewal with Tessa Bielecki
Friday, October 25 -- 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26 -- 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 27 -- 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
There will be a 90 minute lunch break from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
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October 25, 2024—“Naropa’s Historic Buddhist-Christian Dialogues” with Tessa Bielecki and Judith Simmer-Brown
From 1981-1987, the former Naropa Institute hosted a series of historic Buddhist-Christian dialogues with some of the most celebrated names in Christianity and Buddhism. The youngest and only woman participant in the 1981 dialogue was a young Carmelite Christian abbess, Tessa Bielecki. The organizer of the dialogues was a young professor at the institute, Judith Simmer-Brown. This evening, in the 50th year of Naropa, the two will talk about their experiences of these historic dialogues.
October 26–27, 2024—“Seasons of the Soul: Carmelite Christian Contemplative Teachings for Spiritual Renewal” with Tessa Bielecki
Now turning 80 and living as an “urban hermit” in Tucson, Arizona, Tessa Bielecki, former Carmelite Christian abbess, will draw on her experience of almost sixty years as a Christian monk and contemplative, offering the teachings she finds most relevant from the mystical streams she embodies: the counter-cultural witness of the desert, the earthy rhythms of the monastic tradition, and the intimacy and “holy ordinary” of Carmelite and Celtic spirituality. Having co-founded contemplative centers in three countries, she will also explore the challenges of creating the “lively human atmosphere” conducive to contemplative experience and community, including “crisis contemplation.”
Naropa University welcomes participants with diverse abilities. If you require accommodations, please contact Kristin Anderson-Bohan at [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the event.
Information for Naropa Faculty, Staff and Students
STUDENTS:
This weekend workshop is offered as a 1-credit course to existing Naropa undergraduates and graduate students as REL 158W/REL 504W. If you are a Naropa student and wish to take this course for credit, please consult your advisor. If you wish to audit this course on a non-credit basis, please consult [email protected].
FACULTY & STAFF:
Naropa University Faculty or Staff not taking the course for credit may audit the course. Click here for the Audit Form.
Naropa Faculty or Staff who wish to use their Employee Tuition Benefit to pay for the Audit Fee. Click here for Tuition Benefit Form.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Naropa University - Nalanda Events Center, 6287 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, United States
USD 142.74 to USD 158.49
