This is a 4-Evening Workshop meeting Wednesdays
Dates:
4 Wednesday Evenings, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
October 20, 27, 2021
November 3, 10, 2021
Available by: Join by Videoconference or Watch Online Recordings (learn more about videoconference)
Price: General Public: $ 100.00 | One Spirit Graduates: $ 90.00
One Spirit Elective Credit: 1.0
“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives...the touch of spirit on the body.”
The mystic poet Rumi needs little introduction to modern spiritual seekers–the oft-quoted 13th-century teacher is the best-selling poet in America. Rumi’s blazing invitation to experience Love – to seek and merge with the ineffable Beloved – is both a soulful challenge and a stunning invitation. What treasures do his exquisite poems offer our lives today?
Taught seminar-style, over four evenings, we will:
Explore the major themes of Rumi’s teachings and life as a Sufi mystic: the importance of our inner longing; sacred dance and the mystery of soul-intoxication; union with God and the burning away of all that does not serve that merging
We will also explore Rumi’s use of fables and stories gathered from nature and everyday life in selections from the Masnavi, his master work of over 60,000 poems, and share in joint celebration of the oral tradition
Discover the links between the Qur’an, Rumi’s wisdom teaching, and Interspirituality
Join Rev. David Wallace in a celebration of the dazzling light which is Rumi.
FACULTY:
Rev. David Wallace
Rev. David Wallace recently retired as a dean and senior teacher for One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City, and is a faculty member of the spiritual direction program at the Rowe Center and an active officiant and spiritual director. He is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, and has continued those studies as a lifelong student of the “great books” of philosophy and archetypal psychology. Rev. Wallace offers teaching and retreats at spiritual venues worldwide, and specializes in poetics, contemplative practice, and the wisdom texts of both the Eastern and Western traditions.
Prior to his work in interspiritual ministry and teaching, David had an extensive career in publishing and marketing, as well as award-winning work through the Soho galleries he created in New York City, The Enchanted Forest and After the Rain.
Known for his deep and passionate teaching style, his recent seminars on the Tao Te Ching, the Gnostic Gospels of Thomas and Mary, The Cloud of Unknowing and the Upanishads have drawn a worldwide audience as one of One Spirit’s most popular teachers. He is currently working on a book, and shares a home in the Berkshire Mountains with his partner, senior Kripalu teacher Jurian Hughes, and their beloved dog Smitty.