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PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION
& EXPLORATION

NEW ILR961 Opening to Fear and Fearlessness: NEW ILR971 World Religions Series: Models
A Buddhist Approach of Human Community
4 sessions, 8 hours 5 sessions, 10 hours
The practice of working with fear in the Buddhist tradition allows Every national and religious endeavor has included an expression
one to enter the present more fully. Everyone experiences times of human community. How people relate to one another within
of bravery and cowardice. Rather than developing a cocoon of and beyond their familiar social boundaries has always been
protection and removing oneself from the present situation, vital to human survival. From small family groups to larger tribes,
it is only through staying with the fear that one can attain there are many different kinds of human social patterns. We’ll
fearlessness. This is not a religious course, but it is about studying look at social structures within Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and
and working with these traditional and time proven meditational Buddhism with a focus how they strengthen bonds, prepare
techniques and exercises that allow one to enter the now of youth for the future, and enable people to deal with change.
everyday life. Instructor: Timothy Dissmeyer

Note: Students should purchase the following books prior 5-Digit Number: 19401
to class: Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery by Tue, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., 3/31 – 4/28
Chogyam Trungpa and Natural Bravery, Fear and Fearlessness as Location: Frederick Senior Center
a Direct Path of Awakening by Gaylon Ferguson. Books can be Tuition: $30 | Fee: $84 | Total: $114 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
purchased online or at most bookstores.
Instructor: Jerry Webster ILR670 The Ultimate Mobile Device: Meditation
5-Digit Number: 19364 and Mindfulness
Tue, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., 2/18 – 3/10 5 sessions, 7 hours
Location: Braddock Hall/B222 It has been said that “Meditation is the ultimate mobile device;
Tuition: $20 | Fee: $72 | Total: $92 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.” This course
will be an introduction to meditation or a refresher course for
those acquainted with meditation and mindfulness. The teaching
NEW ILR976 The Artist’s Way: Discovering motif will be didactic, experiential, and reflective and include
& Recovering Your Creative Self opportunities for group discussion and sharing. The sessions
6 sessions, 9 hours
will enable participants to be more centered through a greater
As children, we are all naturally creative. Using concepts from sense of self-awareness, relaxation, self-acceptance, compassion
the book The Artist’s Way, learn to release your creativity from and healing through an exposure to a variety of meditative
a variety of blocks, and instead replace them with greater techniques.
confidence and productivity. Find a deeper connection to process Instructor: Lawrence Neumark
and purpose by opening up opportunities for self-growth and
self-discovery. 5-Digit Number: 19362
Thu, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 4/2 – 5/7 | No Class: 4/9
Note: Students should purchase the following book prior to class: Location: Conference Center/E106
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. The book can be purchased
online or at most bookstores for under $12. Tuition: $30 | Fee: $69 | Total: $99 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only
Instructor: James Gregg
5-Digit Number: 19363
Tue, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., 3/24 – 4/28
Location: Linganore Hall/L110
Tuition: $30 | Fee: $74 | Total: $104 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only

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