Mystic Heart meditation emphasizes experience
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Terkel to teach Kaballah meditation, with focus on listening to ‘innermost core’
Larry Terkel was originally put off by some of Judaism’s apparent “superficial practice.” After spending a year in India, learning about yoga and meditation and diving deeper into the religious tradition, Terkel said he’s “come to really appreciate some of the mystical teachings of Judaism.” He’s practiced Jewish Kabbalah meditation every day for 46 years.
Subagh to teach Chautauquans to be a healing presence in the world
Meditative aspects can be found in all religions, Subagh Singh Khalsa said, and the Mystic Heart Program allows him and other meditation teachers to point out those aspects to Chautauquans of all faiths and traditions.
Follow the soul’s light: Sufi meditation to focus on the individual’s purpose
The soul is unique in that every person has his or her own, and each person’s soul should be honored in an individual way. This is one of the key aspects of Sufism, Muinuddin Charles Smith said.
Mystic Heart sessions to focus on Sikhism, ‘path to problem solving’
Subagh Singh Khalsa’s teacher, Yogi Bhajan, told him that, when faced with a dilemma, a person should be able to come up with a decision in the amount of time it takes to draw three breaths.
Pulleyn to teach meditation for everyday life
A shelf mushroom growing from the side of a tree spurred John Pulleyn’s interest in Zen Buddhism. He was walking through the woods with a friend the summer before his senior year at Oberlin College when he saw the mushroom and muttered aloud that it was disgusting.
‘Love yourself before loving others’ holds true in Vipassana teachings
“You, yourself, are the person who is most deserving of your love,” said Lukasik, who will return for his second year as a teacher-in-residence during Week One for the Mystic Heart Program, an initiative within the Department of Religion.
Terkel draws from Kabbalah and more in leading Mystic Heart Program
Larry Terkel’s life has been a crossroads of many faiths. He was raised Jewish but later learned he was adopted and that his biological mother was Methodist. In the 1970s, Terkel spent a year studying Hinduism, Buddhism and yoga in India, and he has a master’s in comparative religion.
Khalsa to teach Kundalini yoga and meditation for Mystic Heart
After years without any religious or spiritual influence, Subagh Singh Khalsa realized that he needed spirituality in his life.
“It was very interesting because almost as soon as I defined the problem, a teacher appeared in my life,” Khalsa said. “My sense was that, when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
Yogi Bhajan, a teacher of Sikhism and Kundalini Yoga from India, happened to be looking for students in Khalsa’s area. After finding Yogi Bhajan, Khalsa began his journey to becoming a minister of Sikh Dharma and a teacher of Kundalini yoga and meditation.
Terkel leads Mystic Heart program from Jewish Kabbalah tradition
Larry Terkel has a hybrid identity. He was born Methodist, adopted and raised in a Jewish family, and then found his natural mother and discovered that he was part Scotch-Irish and part Cherokee Indian. In the 1970s, he spent a year studying Hinduism, Buddhism and yoga in India.
Terkel will facilitate the Mystic Heart Program during Week Eight with a focus on Kabbalah, Judaism’s more mystical tradition. Terkel will lead the program’s daily morning meditation sessions and also the semiweekly seminars on Tuesday and Thursday. The seminar topics will be “Kabbalah as Radical Spirituality” on Tuesday and “The Link between Meditation and Prayer” on Thursday.
The Chautauquan Daily 