| Course Documents |
 RE 288 Meditation: Theory and Practice Syllabus (Fall 2022) |
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Revamped Schedule (October 24, 2022) |
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| Apps and Other Free Resources |
 Calm |
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Headspace |
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Insight Timer |
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Online Course (Free but not vetted) |
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Mindfulness Daily (free) |
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Mindfulness Daily at Work (free) |
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| Guided Meditations |
Calm, Ease- Guided Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh |
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10-MInute Lovingkindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg |
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5-Minute Lovingkindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg |
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Lovingkindness Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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Metta (Lovingkindness) Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Walking Meditation Instructions |
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Resources from Kaira Jewel Lingo |
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A Variety of Guided Meditations by Tara Brach |
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A Variety of Guided Meditations by Joseph Goldstein |
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A Variety of Guided Mediations by Jack Kornfield |
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A Variety of Resources by Susan Salzberg |
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10-Minute Body Scan Meditation |
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Sound Meditation |
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RAIN Meditation with Tara Brach |
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10 Minute Guided Meditation: Heart of Compassion Meditation by Jack Kornfield |
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| Other Meditation/Contemplative Practices and Traditions |
Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) Practice of Dadirri |
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The Golden Sufi (Islam) |
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Sufi Whirling Dervishes (Naqshbandi Sufi order) |
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| Supplemental Websites |
Birmingham Shambala Meditation Center |
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Greater Good Science Center, UNC- Berkeley |
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Insight LA |
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Insight Meditation Center (Redwood, CA) |
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Insight Meditation Society |
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Magnolia Grove Monastery |
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Mind and Life Institute |
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Sacred Texts (online) |
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Spirit Rock Insight Meditation |
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U-Mass Memorial Center for Mindfulness |
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The Pema Chodron Foundation |
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| The Dhamma Brothers |
The Dhamma Brothers (film) |
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The Dhamma Brothers (website) |
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Panel with Jenny Phillips |
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Tedx Talk with Jenny Phillips "The Only Way Out is In" |
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| Unit 1- How to Sit |
How to Sit, Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Presentation 1: How To Sit |
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| Unit 2- The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness |
Short video on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness |
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Tricycle article that discusses vipassana meditation |
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Slides: Buddhism Overview and Transformation and Healing |
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| Unit 3- Types of Asian Meditation |
Yoga and Tantra |
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The Heart of the Yoga Sutras (YouTube) |
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Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.18 - Deepest Stage of Meditation (YouTube) |
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Sikh Nam Simran (singing; YouTube) |
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"How to Meditate Like a Buddhist Monk" (BBC clip from Sri Lanka) |
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"The Importance of Long Life" (Tibetan Lama Phakchok Rinpoche) |
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The Creation and Destruction of a Tibetan Sand Mandala |
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The Land of the Disappearing Buddha (film) |
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| Unit 4- Buddhist Meditation |
Crash Course World History: Buddha and Ashoka |
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Short article on the difference between mindfulness and vipassana |
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Intro to Buddhist Meditation chs 5-8 discussion questions |
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Buddhism in China |
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In-class video- The Land of the Disappearing Buddha |
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Land of the Disappearing Buddha discussion sheet |
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| Unit 5- Christian Meditation |
Early Christian (Catholic) Meditation |
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Quaker Reading ("Listening for the Voice of God: Silence in Quaker Worship" by Tom Rothschild) |
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"9 Core Quaker Beliefs" (video one) |
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"What to Expect in Quaker Meeting for Worship" (video two) |
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"Quaker Meeting for Worship Pt 1: The Challenge of Sitting in Silence" (video three) |
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"Quaker Meeting for Worship Pt 2: Giving Vocal Ministry" (optional; not required) |
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Michael Berker and Discernment (Quaker) |
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Early Jesus Prayer |
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The Jesus Prayer (in Church Slavonic) |
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Quaker Worship |
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Quakers in Birmingham |
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| Unit 6- Popular Conceptions of Meditation |
Monday, October 31: "Why Your Team Should Practice Mindfulness" (Harvard Business Review) |
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Monday, October 31: "Many business leaders meditate. It might be because it can help you make fewer mistakes" (World Economic Forum) |
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Wednesday, November 2: "What science says about meditation: it improves your focus and emotional control" (Vox) |
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Wednesday, November 2: "Yoga and meditation: what are the real health benefits?" (LiveScience) |
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In-class video: "Mindfulness Dissolves Thoughts — Attention Is What’s Left Over, with Jon Kabat-Zinn | Big Think" |
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In-class video: "Mindfulness: How to Feel Comfortable in Your Own Skin, with Jon Kabat-Zinn | Big Think" |
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Monday, October 31st: Meditation and Work |
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Wednesday, November 2: Meditation and Unusual Claims |
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| Unit 7- Critiques of the Mindfulness Movement |
Interviews with Ronald Purser |
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"Mind Your Own Business, " a critique of the mindfulness movement by the late Barbara Ehrenreich (who wrote the book Nickeled and Dimed) |
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"Are meditation apps promoting true Buddhist mindfulness?" |
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"Mindfulness and Social Change" |
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McMindfulness 2 |
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| Upload Autobiographical Essay here |
Autobiographical Essay Prompt |
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| Upload Critical Essays here |
Essay #1 Description |
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Essay #2: Description |
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| Upload Midterm Project here |
Midterm Project Description |
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| Upload Final Paper here |
Final Paper Prompt |
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| Midterm Project Resources |
Initial Research Worksheet |
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BSC Library Religion Resource Guide |
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Finding Scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources |
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