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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Religion at George Washington University in p
 artnership with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Chinese Arts & 
 Humanities Initiative presents the 2025 Abbie Ziffren Endowed Lecture:\n\n
 "Chan (Zen) Path to Freedom  禪本自在"\nDr. Jimmy Yu (Guo Gu 果谷)\,
  Sheng Yen Professor of Chinese Buddhism\n\nAll students\, faculty\, and s
 taff are encouraged to register. See you there!\n\nLecture Preview: What l
 ies at the heart of Chan (Zen) is our intrinsic nature of freedom\, expres
 sed in terms of wisdom and compassion. Freedom in Chan Buddhism refers to 
 the direct personal awakening to the interconnectedness and freshness of l
 ife\, beyond concepts and self. In this talk\, Dr. Jimmy Yu (aka Guo Gu) w
 ill discuss two interrelated approaches to awakening: the meditation metho
 ds of silent illumination and critical phrase.
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LOCATION:Funger Hall\, 108
SUMMARY:Chan (Zen) Path to Freedom  禪本自在
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/chan-zen-path-to-freedom
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CATEGORIES:Diversity
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Speakers
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