21st Century Dharma with the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

Dharma is a concept that underlies Buddhist and Hindu practice. It provides guidance on how to navigate the world – whether you’re meditating under a tree or trying to create an ethical life in the 21st century. Over 3 virtual sessions, we will examine how Indian thought traditions have understood dharma in the original texts and how much of this is practical in a modern context. Beginning with an overview of dharma, we will examine the applicability of dharmic ideas in the here-and-now before discussing dharma and the greatest issue facing us all – environmental change.

Mind & Life Summer Research Institute 2025

Garrison Institute 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, New York, United States

The Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (SRI) is a weeklong immersive program designed for deep, interdisciplinary dialogue and personal reflection. Moving beyond traditional academic settings, SRI provides a unique environment for collaborative inquiry and first-person exploration, aiming to inspire real-world impact and foster holistic understanding of the mind, society, and global well-being.

Defiance as an Act of Love, Healing & Transforming Ourselves: A Retreat for BIPOC

Garrison Institute 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, New York, United States

In a time of increasing disruption and loss of cohesion, it is more important than ever before to have a place of refuge that is stable, especially for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities. This is possible. Learning and practicing to be in the now helps us to return to and dwell in this true home inside of each of us. Every moment offers us the possibility of coming home to the now, where healing and transformation can happen

Synthesis For a Changing World: A Summit & Festival of Synthesis

Garrison Institute 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, New York, United States

At a time when our sense of ourselves, purpose and meaning-making often seems stretched (to say the least), this event is convened by the Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis. Recognizing the limitations of anthropocentric notions of separation, Synthesis for a Changing World invites us to move beyond the familiar patterns and silos of our thinking, training and disciplines.