The opening week of the Samye Institute Summer Immersion: The Buddhist Arts & Sciences welcomes participants into both the inner and outer dimensions of the Buddhist tradition through meditation, study, and dialogue. Guided by Shu-chin Wu, the Inner Science of Awakening Dignity offers a thoughtful introduction to the ways Buddhist teachings can reveal our essential nature.
Here, dignity is understood not as something to be achieved, but as something to be remembered: a recognition of the innate purity of our nature and the nobility already present in the heart. Through this lens, participants are invited to move beyond the narrow limits of ego and reconnect with the deeper field of goodness within. Meditation, reflection, and practical exercises support personal inquiry, inner clarity, and meaningful transformation.
This week also lays a strong and inspiring foundation for the wider immersion, combining contemplative practice with direct engagement in Buddhist wisdom and the Four Noble Truths.
Sophie (Shu-chin) Wu offers a teaching style shaped by both rigorous scholarship and a long-standing personal practice. With a background in Chinese intellectual history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she brings a nuanced and thoughtful perspective to every session. As an associate professor at Agnes Scott College, she teaches Asian history and philosophy, including Buddhism, with clarity, depth, and care. Her...
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Biography Hilary Herdman, Ph.D., has been studying and teaching at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery since 2000. She is also a founding member of the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, helping to preserve and make Buddhist teachings more widely accessible. Hilary completed both her MA and Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol in the UK. Her doctoral...
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About Seth Auster-Rosen Seth Auster-Rosen is a PhD candidate in the Philosophy of Religions at the University of Chicago and has been studying with Samye NY for the past ten years. His academic research focuses on the study and translation of two Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophical texts by the 8th Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje, with particular attention to questions of reality, what can...
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Price
$375.00
Wed, Jun 17