Abstract Presented in partnership with Houston Interfaith Worker Justice CenterThis interfaith prayer service will celebrate workers and highlight the sacred link between faith, work, and justice. Labor Day is an appropriate time for those in the religious community and the labor movement not only to celebrate working people and their contributions to our society, but to remember the struggles that workers endured ans still endure to achieve the many benefits we now enjoy and take for...

Abstract 6:20am Sunrise Meditation and Labyrinth Walk lead by Alejandro Chaoul and Jay StaileyWe celebrated sunrise on the summer solstice with a labyrinth walk on the Rothko Chapel grounds. Houston labyrinth creator Jay Stailey constructed a 9-circuit Chartres labyrinth on which we declared our intentions as we enter this new season. The morning began with an intention setting meditation by Alejandro Chaoul and brief introduction to labyrinths by Jay Stailey at 6:20am, then we entered...

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Abstract Barbara Brown Taylor Suggested donation $10 Popular religious and spiritual teachers have a lot of positive things to say about “light” and “enlightenment,” but almost nothing to say about the value of “endarkenment.” Yet darkness plays an essential role in the spiritual life, especially when the well-lit structures of old-time religion are falling down. What might it mean to learn to walk in the dark? Could this be a skill that none of us can do without? Ordained Episcopal...

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An Interfaith Prayer Service Commemorating the Quincentenary

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University of St. Thomas. By the graduate program in Religious Education, Thursday afternoon June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 1973

Abstract Losar, or the Tibetan New Year, begins on March 2nd and marks the Year of the Wood Horse. To celebrate, The Ligmincha Bon-Buddhist Center for Meditative and Healing Arts, Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple, and the Houston Zen Center come together on the plaza to pray and meditate together. The celebration begins with the Sang Chod, or Smoke Offering, a ritual traditionally to begin the Tibetan lunar calendar year, followed by a meditation with mantra, and the traditional zen ringing of the bowl....

Abstract Loss, Grief and Hope for the Future: Meditation on the Two-Year Anniversary of COVID-19 Pandemic Limited In-Person** (Tickets $5 minimum) and Livestreamed (Free with suggested minimum $5 contribution) All proceeds from tickets will support CORE Initiative Collaboration and the work they are doing in the community to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.**All in-person attendees must wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times, and will be required to show EITHER proof of...

Abstract Community Workshop Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman, Ph.D. Presented in partnership with Dawn Mountain“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.” ―Mahatma GandhiDawn 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...

Abstract On Chapel plaza. In 2010, the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated as the beginning of the calendar year in the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Vietnamese, and Cambodian cultures, falls on February 14.In observance, the Rothko Chapel has invited representatives of two Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan Bon and Nichiren Shu, to conduct a joint ritual celebration on the Chapel Plaza around the reflecting pool and Barnett Newman's monolithic sculpture, Broken Obelisk. The ritual...