FASS 224 D200 - Meditation in Multicultural Contexts

Learn meditative practices

Across centuries and cultures, people have found tremendous practical value in just sitting quietly. Their motivations have ranged from transcending everyday reality to more truly experiencing that reality, from improved mental well-being to total liberation from suffering.

This experiential course teaches you how to meditate. We will also learn the origins of meditation, its expressions in different cultures, and its global history in the modern world. The focus will be on Buddhist meditation, its cultural context, and its applications for everyday life.

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What you will learn and when it is offered

What you'll learn

  1. Develop skills for meditating
  2. Find ways to incorporate a meditative practice in your own life
  3. Gain familiarity with a variety of meditative practices and contexts
  4. Understand the processes, implications, and controversies of meditation crossing cultural boundaries

When it is offered

Location: Burnaby Campus

Tuesdays

  • May 7
  • May 14
  • May 21
  • May 28
  • June 4

Time: 10:30 am - 1:20 pm

Course instructor

Luke Clossey

Luke Clossey is associate professor in the Department of History, where he teaches global history.  This year his new book Jesus and the Making of the Modern Mind will be available for free download from Open Book Publishers.  As an undergraduate at the University of California, he took a skills-based microcredit course on meditation—the first such course offered by a public university in North America.  His meditation practice has continued since then, and he's keen to give SFU students a similar opportunity. 

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