Registrations are now open for the Spring 2021 class of SBN’s free online course on exploring a secular dharma. Participants in the course will go through the course modules, discuss the topics in each module with each other, and meet on Zoom every two weeks with the instructors for the course.
Lorna Edwards on Frederick Buechner’s poem, ‘Found’
Lorna Edwards introduces a Frederick Buechner poem, ‘Found,’ which invites us to pay attention to what it means to be truly human, acknowledging our relationship to the world – both as loving it and being terrified by it.
Lorna Edwards on Mary Oliver’s poem, ‘The Moth, the Mountains, the Rivers’
Lorna Edwards introduces a Mary Oliver poem, ‘The Moth, The Mountains, The Rivers,’ which speaks to the fragility/ever changing nature of life in all its forms and invites us to reflect on our role as humans on this planet.
SBN’s free online course on exploring a secular dharma begins in September
The Secular Buddhist Network is offering a free online course, called After Buddhism: exploring a secular dharma, as a group learning experience. Participants in the course will go through the course modules, discuss the topics in each module with each other, and meet on Zoom every two weeks with the instructor for the course.
An adventure in embracing life
For Lorna Edwards, David Whyte’s poem, ‘Enough’, is an invitation to reflect on how we live in the world, how we need to embrace life as it is.