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September 08 – April 09

Nalanda Studies Program
A small step, inspired by the greatest center of learning…Nalanda



December 4-10 /
December 23-27
Present Moment Awareness Retreat (Anapanasati-Zazen)
with Ven. Sudhammacara

The practices of anapanasati (breath awareness) and zazen (sitting meditation) enable us to dwell in the present moment. More>>



February 9 - March 6
Prof. Kurt Schwalbe - Intensive Classical Tibetan Language Course
This intensive and enjoyable course has high success rates with people who had previously started to study Tibetan and given up in frustration. This year Professor Schwalbe will give classes in two levels. English is the language of instruction.
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February 26 - March 2, 2009
Touching Mystery, Making Magic:
using the art form of collage to make the unseen visible
With Thrinley Di Marco

The aim of this workshop is to encourage an individual's creative response to their world.Students will work with the basic elements of two-dimensional design, with the goal of producing a collage that represents their ideas about their relationship to spirit or spiritual practice.
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February 26 - March 2, 2009
Writing Ourselves Home: Memoir and Mindfulness
A travel memoir writing course
with Janet Thomas

This is a class for everyone who has a story.Course leader Janet Thomas is a produced playwright and a published author and travel writer. She has taught the art of memoir writing for the past eight years.
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In this pilot Nalanda Program, we have various courses in Shastra studies, Indian thought, classical languages and arts. More>>.

Dharma Nada CD release

Dharma Nada (Resonance of Dharma)

This collection of chants of Buddhist sutras and mantras in Sanskrit, by classical Indian music singer Vidya Rao, creates an atmosphere of devotion.

The collection 2 CDs is available from Deer Park. more>>