Multicultural Contemplative Practices

Department - LART
Offered - Spring
Course number - LHIS-P227

What is meditation? What are the connections between personal transformation and the challenges that face the human race in the 21st century? What can we learn through meditation that has bearing on music, the arts, creativity, relationships, social justice, war, racism, poverty, and sustainable living on this planet? In this course, students explore cutting edge teachings of contemplative practices from different parts of the world. We examine new 20th- and 21st-century teachings based on eclectic interpretations of ancient wisdom systems that make multicultural contemplative practices accessible today in unprecedented ways. This course contains academic, experiential, and community learning components; assignments include texts, meditation practice, and visits to contemplative communities throughout Greater Boston.

Credits: 3
Course Chair: Darla Hanley
Prerequisites: LENG-111
Required of: None
Electable by: All