Lehrende: Dr. Nicolás Novoa Artigas
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: DM.M-MA-2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Veranstaltungsname: Mindfulness: in memoriam Thich Nhat Hanh
Veranstaltungsbeschreibung: This is a seminar about mindfulness, and it has both a theoretical and practical character. Its theoretical aspect will be centred on the figure of Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022), Thien Buddhist monk, who is often named the “father of mindfulness”, because of the rol he had in presenting and spreading buddhist practices, and specifically mindfulness, to the Western world. “Thay”, as his followers fondly called him, passed away in January of this year. This seminar is thought as a homage to the beloved master in which we will practice the path of mindfulness he walked and taught, along with reading some of his most influential works. From their study and the discussions held during the sessions, we will seek to understand, first of all, what the concept of mindfulness refers to, and how we can understand the idea of a meditative practice in general. We will do so through a phenomenological approach that allows us to describe, with reference to our own internal experience, the different attentional and attitudinal configurations relevant to the understanding of the phenomenon of mindfulness. At the same time, the seminar will allocate an important part of each session to the guided practice of different forms of meditation, so that students can become familiar with them, thereby having an experiential basis for the discussion of the subjects and texts to be addressed. This seminar is aimed at students who, without having knowledge or experience in the practice of mindfulness, wish to get started. But it is also aimed at those who already have some theoretical and experiential background and yet want to deepen their practice and knowledge through a conversation and joint practice around the concrete meaning of mindfulness as a spiritual practice. The syllabus with a detailed list of the texts will be provided in the first session.
CP: 3 CP
