Finding the Courage to be Courageous in Times of Trouble
Noted poet David Whyte to make two appearances with
The San Francisco Zen Center, May 29 & 30
(www.sfzc.org)
27 March 2009 – San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to welcome the widely acclaimed poet and teacher David Whyte for two special events on Friday, May 29 at Herbst Theatre and Saturday, May 30 at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center at Muir Beach. On Friday Whyte will present a lecture titled “Thresholds of Presence Courageous Conversations for Difficult Times:” Whyte will offer a journey through the poetic tradition, looking at the thresholds human beings have always had to cross to live a larger, richer, more courageous and more generous life no matter what outward circumstances may be. On Saturday Whyte will lead a workshop, “The Stranger Inside You Making a Friend of Courage and Conviction,” in which an examination of poets and contemplatives will encourage participants to develop greater compassion for themselves as the basis for forming deeper resolve to embrace the challenges of every day life. Tickets are $22 for Friday night and $100 for Saturday; tickets are available at City Box Office by calling (415) 393-4400 or visiting www.cityboxoffice.com.
“More than at any other time in recent memory, people from all walks of life are living with very high levels of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty,” said Susan O’Connell, Vice President of the San Francisco Zen Center. “We at the San Francisco Zen Center have committed ourselves individually and as an organization to helping people find a place of inner calm and strength while forming stronger bonds of kinship with others. We are very pleased to have David Whyte join us for two days of instruction, encouragement and guidance to help each of us develop greater courage to face the great challenges that we are facing every single day.”
David Whyte is the author of six books of poetry and two best selling prose books. He holds a degree in Marine Zoology and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes the Amazon and the Himalayas. An Associate Fellow at Templeton College and Said Business School at the University of Oxford, he is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development. In addition to his six volumes of poetry, Whyte is the author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America: Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity: and The Three Marriages: Understanding the Essentials of Work, Self and Relationship.
About San Francisco Zen Center:
San Francisco Zen Center was established in 1962 by the Soto Zen master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (1904-1971), author of the modern spiritual classic Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. The purpose of Zen Center is to make accessible and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha for all people — visitors, householders, families, students in residence and priests — guided by rigorously trained teachers who follow in Suzuki Roshi’s “beginner’s mind” way. San Francisco Zen Center has three extraordinary practice centers in California: Tassajara, City Center, and Green Gulch Farm. Each center offers daily meditation, retreats, classes, lectures, and workshops.
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Calendar listing
WHAT:
A weekend with David Whyte --
Finding courage for difficult times Courageous Conversations for Difficult Times
WHEN:
Friday, May 29, 8pm
Saturday, May 30, 10am – 4pm
WHERE:
Friday: Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday: Green Gulch Farm Zen Center Muir Beach, CA
WEB:
www.sfzc.org
TICKETS:
Friday night: $22
Saturday WORKSHOP night: $100
PURCHASE:
Call City Box Office at (415) 393-4400 or visit www.cityboxoffice.com
