The M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and Sarvodaya, along with the Jain and Hindu Dharma initiative, present “HighWay to Healing: Understanding the Ocean of Oneness.” The symposium features keynote speaker Nipun Mehta.

The symposium explores practical pathways to inner and outer peace and harmony through the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi and Jain and Hindu dharma traditions. Presenters examine the interconnection of all living beings and how contemplative practices such as yoga, meditation, shared creativity and acts of service have the power to cultivate joy, harmony and good health in turbulent times.

All the events are free for the public.

Symposium Schedule

Keynote Lecture: Nipun Mehta “Awakening Joy in Turbulent Times”
Date: Monday, Oct. 3
Time: 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191
Register: Registration for in-person or Zoom.

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4

• Healing Power of Emotions
  9 - 10:45 a.m. Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191

• Healing and Contemplative Practices
  11 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191

• Cultivating Noble Friendships, a workshop with Nipun Mehta
  12:35 - 1:40 p.m. Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191 Registration required.

• Recognizing oneness as the path to healing in Yoga therapy
  2 - 3 p.m. Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191

• Devotion, Deep Understanding, and Healing
  3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Peters Business Auditorium, Room 191

• Gandhi's Birthday Commemoration: Stop the Hate, Stop the Gun Violence, Build a Culture of Peace, organized by Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor
  5 - 6:30 p.m. Peace Garden

• The Healing Power of Classical Indian Music, organized by Professor Joan Sharma
  7 p.m. Wahlberg Recital Hall (Old Music Building)

The symposium is sponsored by the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies, the JP and Renu Sethi Foundation, Alegría Mental Health Task Force, and the Associated Students, Inc. It is partnered with the College of Arts and Humanities, the Philosophy Department, and the Asian American Studies Program.

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