Jan Willis – Prajnaparamita: The Literature and the Goddess (onsite & online)

Name: Jan Willis – Prajnaparamita: The Literature and the Goddess (onsite & online)
Start: 2024-10-08T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-10-08T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Gablerstrasse 51, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland

Schedule

Tue Oct 08 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Gablerstrasse 51, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland | Zurich, ZH

Join us for an enlightening evening with Jan Willis, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, teacher, and practitioner, as she guides us through an exclusive text on how “All Beings Can Attain Awakening: Prajnaparamita as Literature and Goddess”.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 8, 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm CET
WHERE: Teacher onsite at Gablerstrasse and on Zoom – see below for disclaimer
LANGUAGE: English
LEVEL: Everyone is welcome!
Zoom link via web event: https://lhagsam.ch/event/jan-willis-prajnaparamita/
Prajnaparamita means “the Perfection of Wisdom” in Mahayana Buddhism. It is a concept that refers to the perfected way of seeing the nature of reality and a body of sutras (texts). Prajnaparamita is also personified or embodied by a female figure known as the Great Mother, who represents emptiness itself. During this evening, Jan Willis will unveil how you can:
Recognize the inherent potential for enlightenment in all beings, challenging traditional gender biases within spiritual practices.
Explore the significant roles and portrayals of women in Buddhist texts, advocating for a reevaluation of their spiritual capabilities.
Incorporate tantric practices into spiritual routines, appreciating the role of feminine deities and principles in facilitating spiritual awakening
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Buddhist Scholar, Teacher, and Practitioner: Jan Willis
Buddhist Scholar, Teacher, and Practitioner: Jan Willis grew up in the Jim Crow South, marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign, and escaped the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama only to face racism of another kind while enrolled at an Ivy League university. Jan persevered and earned her BA and MA in Philosophy from Cornell University, and her PhD in Indic and Buddhist Studies from Columbia University. When she studied abroad in India and Nepal, she met the Tibetan Lama Thubten Yeshe who became her mentor for fifteen years, and one of the most influential Buddhist teachers in the West. Through his guidance, Jan learned to face down the demons of her past and embrace her whole identity – Black, Baptist, and Buddhist. She has studied and taught Buddhism for fifty years.
Jan is currently Professor of Religion Emerita at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and Visiting Professor of Religion at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. She is the author of numerous essays and books, including The Diamond Light: An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation; On Knowing Reality: The Tattvartha Chapter of Asanga’s Bodhisattvabhumi; Dreaming Me: Black, Baptist and Buddhist; and Dharma Matters: Women, Race and Tantra.
Read more: https://janwillisweb.com/
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