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Jane Hirshfield, "A Branch of Yellow Leaves"

By Jane Hirshfield — 2019

Full lecture title: "A Branch of Yellow Leaves: Buddhism, the World and Poetry"

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The Importance of Personal Storytelling with Terry Wolfisch Cole

Ira Glass of This American Life says, “Great stories happen to people who know how to tell them.

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2022
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Faith and the Fight Against Climate Change, Part 2

In a society increasingly driven by science and technology, world religions and the communities they inspire remain a vast and rock-solid political force.

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2020
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The Necessity of Healing Through Poetry with Fariha Róisín

A reading of poetry for "How To Cure A Ghost," Fariha Róisín will also provide directives and questions on How and Why do we heal?

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Fariha Róisín
2020
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Wisdom in the Age of Information: Maria Popova

“We live in a world awash of information, but we seem to face a growing scarcity of wisdom,” states Maria Popova, Founder of the website Brain Pickings. Popova believes it’s the storyteller’s role to interpret information and shape it into wisdom for the rest of the culture to share.

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Maria Popova
2014
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Introduction to Buddhism with Miles Neale

This two-part course addresses two major themes of Buddhism: individual liberation and social transformation.

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Miles Neale
2016
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Jane Hirshfield: An Afternoon with the Poet

In verse called "radiant and passionate" by the New York Times, Jane Hirshfield's four collections of poetry articulate the interconnection of human and natural worlds. Tune in for this reading before an audience at UC Santa Barbara.

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Jane Hirshfield
2008
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Poet Jane Hirshfield on her "Unearned Luck," her Poetry and a 360-Degree Life

In this edition of "The Writing Life," poet Michael Collier speaks with poet, essayist and translator Jane Hirshfield about her work and the necessity of poetry in the world. Ms. Hirshfield begins by reading "The Poet," which she often uses as an opening poem in her readings.

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Jane Hirshfield
2012
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Jane Hirshfield on What Inspires Her Poetry

At the 2015 National Book Festival in Washington D.C., Academy Chancellor Jane Hirshfield joined us for a conversation about poetry and the poet's role in American culture today.

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Jane Hirshfield
2015
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Overcoming Dharma Doubts: Three Strategies

Doubt in early Buddhism is something we need to overcome in order to make progress along the path. I'll look at doubt in this video, and provide three different strategies we can use that can help with them.

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2021
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Why Is It Hard to Get Into a Writing Flow? —Matthew Kalil

In this Film Courage video interview, Screenwriter/Instructor and The Three Wells of Screenwriting Author Matthew Kalil on Why Is It Hard to Get Into a Writing Flow?

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2020
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