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Mark Rothko: a Response in Verse, 2014-05-21
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 974
Identifier: 80.6.974
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Nicole Brossard. Throughout the years, visitors have responded to the silent power of Mark Rothko’s work, and particularly the Rothko Chapel, by composing poems. Acclaimed Canadian avant-garde poet and novelist Nicole Brossard debuts a poem inspired by her intense admiration and affection for Rothko’s work. She also reads from her latest collection of poems in English. Brossard has published more than 30 books, including Nicole Brossard: Selections (2010, translated by Jennifer Moxley) and...
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Event: 2014-05-21
Clarity and Compassion: Lessons from a Zen Garden, 2014-06-29
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 975
Identifier: 80.6.975
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Karen Maezen Miller. How can we access the spiritual in everyday life? Author and Zen Buddhist teacher Karen Maezen Miller shares the wisdom she has gleaned from our natural world, ending with a seated meditation. A former Houstonian, Miller is a priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles and the author of several books on finding spirituality in ordinary places. Her most recent is Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden about the lessons of clarity and compassion found in...
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Event: 2014-06-29
Oscar Romero Award 2003 : Interviews, 2003
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 976
Identifier: 80.6.976
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2003
Twilight Meditation: Master Miao Tsan, 2014-09-16
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 977
Identifier: 80.6.977
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Join Venerable Master Miao Tsan for a dharma talk and meditation from the Zen Buddhist tradition. Master Tsan is the abbot of Vairocana Zen Monastery, possesses profound insight into the essence of Zen and has dedicated himself to its propagation and practice. He travels extensively teaching on the practice of the Zen tradition. A book signing and reception follow the program. Video by Runaway Productions
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Event: 2014-09-16
International Day of Peace Discussion and Celebration, 2014-09-21
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 978
Identifier: 80.6.978
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To mark the United Nation's International Day of Peace, the Rothko Chapel hosts an evening celebration with food and music in partnership with Edge of Arabia and Art Jameel. The evening is also the launch of CULTURUNNERS – an artists' journey and cultural pilgrimage connecting communities in the United States and Middle East. CULTURUNNERS examines the potential of artists’ journeys to effect significant social change as well as play an active role in shaping cultural policy. The evening...
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Event: 2014-09-21
International Day of Peace: Discussion and Celebration, 2014-09-21
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 979
Identifier: 80.6.979
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Presented in partnership with Edge of Arabia and Art Jameel. To mark the United Nation's International Day of Peace, the Rothko Chapel hosts an evening celebration with food and music in partnership with Edge of Arabia and Art Jameel. The evening is also the launch of CULTURUNNERS – an artists' journey and cultural pilgrimage connecting communities in the United States and Middle East. CULTURUNNERS examines the potential of artists’ journeys to effect significant social change as well as...
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2014-09-21
Love Your Enemies: Community Workshop Part 1, 2014-09-27
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 980
Identifier: 80.6.980
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Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman, Ph.D. Presented in partnership with Dawn Mountain. Dawn Mountain and the Rothko Chapel invite you to a delightful day of training and dialogue on the benefits of leading a mindful, love-filled life. Celebrated Buddhist scholars and teachers Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman, Ph.D., lead a community workshop based on their 2013 book Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier. Salzberg and Thurman offer...
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Event: 2014-09-27
Love Your Enemies: Community Workshop Part 2, 2014-09-27
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 981
Identifier: 80.6.981
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Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman, Ph.D. Presented in Partnership with Dawn Mountain. Dawn Mountain and the Rothko Chapel invite you to a delightful day of training and dialogue on the benefits of leading a mindful, love-filled life. Celebrated Buddhist scholars and teachers Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman, Ph.D., lead a community workshop based on their 2013 book Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier. Salzberg and Thurman offer...
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Event: 2014-09-27
Radical Ahimsa: Jain Dharma Talk and Meditation, 2014-10-21
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 982
Identifier: 80.6.982
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Nuns Samani Sanmati Pragya Ji and Samani Jayant Pragya Ji. Have you ever wanted to explore the role spiritual practices can play in fostering compassion in your personal actions? Don’t miss this opportunity to absorb Jainism’s ancient wisdom on nonviolence in the sacred space of the Rothko Chapel. Nuns from the Jain Vishwa Bharati lead a dharma talk on the teaching of ahimsa, or nonviolence, followed by an extended meditation. Samani Sanmati Pragya holds masters in Sanskrit and Jain...
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Event: 2014-10-21
The Institutional Violence of Incarceration, 2014-10-28
Item — Container: Shelf 80, Box: 6, Object: 983
Identifier: 80.6.983
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Discussion: Rev. Dorothy Budd and Chris Scott, moderated by Liliana Segura. Sponsored by the ACLU of Texas. In a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, what impact does this type of institutional violence have on our society? With imprisonment disproportionally affecting minorities, are we creating a new type of slavery? Does incarceration accomplish rehabilitation, or is it simply another means for a prison industrial complex to profit? What does this mean for the...
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Event: 2014-10-28