Wellesley College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

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Wellesley College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

WELCOME! In 1993, the Wellesley College community was introduced to an exciting new model of religious and spiritual life.

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life nurtures the spiritual lives of all Wellesley students through diverse religious celebrations, compassionate pastoral care, dynamic multifaith programs, and contemplative mindfulness practices. Seeking to respond to the rich diversity of religious traditions and spirtual practices represented among community members, the college created a multi-faith prog

ram through the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Inspired by Wellesley's historic belief that education is a spiritual as well as an intellectual journey, this program centers around a vision in which all particular expressions of faith are celebrated and in which dialogue about common moral, ethical and spiritual issues is encouraged. The Religious Life Program is coordinated by the Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and led by the Religious Life Team and the Multi-faith Student Council. The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life now strives to support the spiritual, educational and worship needs of all Wellesley students. Support and celebration for people of Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian (Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic), Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Native African, Native American, Pagan, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist, Zoroastrian and other religious traditions is offered through the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Support for the spiritual journeys of students, faculty and staff both within and outside of institutional religious contexts is offered through a series of programs on moral, ethical and spiritual issues. In addition, all college community members are invited to discover the common spiritual threads which bind us together as one people through a series of multi-faith educational programs and community worship opportunities. Please feel free to explore this website to learn more about what our program has to offer. Don't hesitate to contact us should you have further inquiries.

09/08/2022

07/12/2022

DHARMA SUNDAY with Kōtatsu John Bailes
July 17 | 10am-12pm ET | Online
Learn more and register: https://naturaldharma.org/schedule/online-dharma-sunday-7-17/

For Zhanran (8th c. CE China), “the very colors and smells of the world around us constitute the Assembly of the Lotus [Sutra]; they are the immediate and undefiled expression of buddhahood.” Thus, a central inference of the discussion of non-sentient beings expounding the Dharma presented in Dongshan’s (9th c. CE China) stories is the limitation, and ultimate inaccuracy, of usual and conventional human notions of sentient and non-sentient, and of awareness.

The sound of the valley stream is itself the Vast Eternal Tongue;
Are not the colors of the mountains the Pure Body?
Since evening, eighty-four thousand verses;
Another day, how could I quote them to others?
Su Tong P’o, 11th c. CE, China

05/13/2022

Watch this podcast and let your destiny have time to find you!

Wade Davis talks about making the act of being alive ones' vocation and the spectrum of humanity.Wade Davis at CreativeMornings Vancouver, Sep 4, 2020. Free ...

04/28/2022

https://e360.yale.edu/features/for-gen-z-climate-change-is-a-heavy-emotional-burden

Britt Wray is a leading researcher on the mental health impact of climate change. In an e360 interview, she talks about the rise of climate anxiety in young people, how social media exacerbates this trend, and why distress about the climate crisis can spur positive change.

04/15/2022

Mika Taga ’22, a studio art major, came to Wellesley with plans to follow a pre-med track and with her college time tightly scheduled. When that plan proved a bit too rigid, she took a two-year leave of absence and returned with a clearer sense of who she was, crediting Buddhist chaplain John Bail...

03/13/2022

David Haskell enters the intricate and generative soundscape of the world of birds.

03/01/2022

"The Softener of Evil Hearts": A friend shared this picture saying; "I am always moved by the depictions of Mary in all the lands where she is beloved. This Ukrainian icon is named the Softener of Evil Hearts. She seems perfectly suited to this moment."

02/26/2022

Osher Lecture @ Brigham and Womens Hospital Boston. Neurosprituality: Science Circuit, Soul Tuesday 1 March 8-9 am https://oshercenter.org/oc-event/10409/ to register.

02/23/2022

I hope you're enjoying these nice warm days. We enthusiastically invite you to join us this upcoming Thursday, 2/24, at 12:45pm for another TLC in the Multi-Faith Center. We will be talking about love, friendship, fulfillment, and whatever else the course of conversation guides us to contemplate!
All are welcome - please come as you are - and bring a friend or two if you'd like!

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Wellesley College Billings, Second Floor 106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA
02481

Website

https://www.wellesley.edu/religiouslife

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