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Benedict's Dharma 2, a Buddhist/Christian Benedict's Dharma 2 A Benedictine Experience - A Buddhist/Christian Dialogue www.BenedictsDharma2.org First Edition - December 2003 Free Distribution Only © 2003, 2004 Kate Andrews - Rev. Kusala Bhikshu - Sister Mary Margaret Funk Benedict's Dharma 2... Forty Episcopalian men and women from around the country gathered for this very special "Benedictine Experience" inspired by the book, "Benedict's Dharma," in historic New Harmony, Indiana. Join Sister Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, executive director of MID (Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue), Kusala Bhikshu a Buddhist monk, and Mr. Karl Peterson a specialist in early Christian music as they guide participants through a week-long Benedictine Experience. In Benedict's Dharma the book, a Zen priest Norman Fisher, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein, professor Judith Simmer-Brown, and Yifa, a nun of the Chinese Buddhist tradition, flesh out The Rule of Saint Benedict, which has guided the organization and daily life of the Western Christian monastic tradition since the ninth century. Time after time, these Buddhists find in The Rule of Saint Benedict, which is included in its entirety, points that resonate with the their own experiences--points such as an emphasis on reverence, a pragmatic mindset, and the need for hard work and practice. Sister Meg and Rev. Kusala went through Benedict's Dharma chapter by chapter during this week long experience, adding their own Buddhist/Christian perspective. Stenographer - Kate Andrews did the original transcript... It was edited by Rev. Kusala Bhikshu and Sister Mary Margaret Funk for clarity. Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 - Day One - Topics: Sister Meg - The History of Benedict's Dharma the Book, History of the Rule of St. Benedict, The Spiritual Journey, Christian Renunciation and Practice. Rev. Kusala - God, Soul, Heaven, Sin, The Eightfold Path, Relative and Ultimate Reality, Unity and Diversity. Q&A - Levels of Dialogue, If someone breaks a Monastic Rule, IBMC and the Formless Rule, Monastic Accountability, Formless Practice, Goals. - Day Two - Topics: Sister Meg - The Effects of Original Sin, The Art of Discernment, The Essence of Vigils, The Difference Between Therapy and Spirituality. Rev. Kusala - What is Freedom, Is Ownership Real, Forgiveness and Acceptance, Patience. Q&A - How Does a Catholic Die, How Does a Buddhist Die, The Difference Between Suicide and Dying in a State of Grace, A Visit to the Coroner's Office, Compassion and Loving-Kindness, Getting Ready for Death. - Day Three - Topics: Sister Meg - Monastic Way of Life, Community is Not Optional, Accountability and Obedience, Being Celibate. Rev. Kusala - The five precepts, Buddhist Meditation, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration, Impermanence, Unsatisfactoriness, and Not-Self. Q&A - Extrasensory Perception, Balance and the Middle Way, Not-Self and Ego, Jesus Christ/Human, Christianity and Suffering, Rebirth or Reincarnation, Inter- religious Dialogue. - Day Four - Topics: Sister Meg - American Benedictine Monasticism, The Divine Office, The Essence of Monastic Life, The Essence of Contemplative Life. Rev. Kusala - A Short History of Buddhism, Buddhism in the West, Monks and Dharma Teachers, Unity and Diversity, Ordination. Q&A - Pureland Buddhism, Tibetan Mandala's, Refuge in Buddhism, Dangers in Meditation Practice. - Day Five - Topics: Sister Meg - Seeking God Through the Rule of St. Benedict, The Practice of Silence, The Unskillfulness of Murmuring, Pan in Kusala's Room, Ghosts and Demons, Leadership and Humility. Rev. Kusala - Spirit's of the Dead, Life in the Monastery, Where Does Humility Come From, My Ultimate Authority. Q&A - Where the Dharma Came From, The Pitfalls of Christian Meditation, People with Powers - Good or Evil, The Danger of Oneness, Emptiness. Historic New Harmony, Indiana New Harmony is the site of two of America's great utopian communities. The first, Harmonie on the Wabash (1814-1824), was founded by the Harmony Society, a group of Separatists from the German Lutheran Church. In 1814, led by their charismatic leader Johann Georg Rapp, they left their first American home, Harmonie, PA. Indiana's lower Wabash Valley on the western frontier gave them the opportunity to acquire a much larger tract of land. In 1825, the Ha rmonists moved back to Pennsylvania and built the town of Economy near Pittsburgh. Robert Owen, Welsh-born industrialist and social philosopher, bought their Indiana town and the surrounding lands for his communitarian exper iment. The Harmonists combined the Swabian work ethic ("Work, work, work! Save, save, save!") with the Benedictine rule ("Pray and work!"). This resulted in an unheard of economic achievement that was recognized as "the wonder of the west." How visitors reacted to the Harmonists' holy experiment: "The settlement made more rapid advances in wealth and prosperity, than any equal body of men in the world at any period of time, more, in one year, than other parts of the United States ... have done in ten." - Matthew Carey " But whether reverend Rapp learned this while in Germany Or no, 'it is said his sect is rich and godly, Pious and pure, beyond what I can term any Of ours, although they propagate more broadly." - Lord Byron " Niemals habe ich eine so wahrhaft patriarchalische Verfassung gesehen als hier, und das, was die Menschen gewirkt haben, spricht am Besten fü:r ihre Einrichtungen und für die unter ihnen herrschende Eintracht." - Duke Bernhard of Weimar Our focus is primarily on the German sites and buildings and Harmonist history. Eight Harmonist sites and 25 Harmonist buildings are identifiable today in central New Harmony. Some of these are a part of tours, others are privately owned. By standing under the town's only traffic light at the intersection of Main and Church Streets and looking around, one can see all of New Harmony. It is still a small town, just shy of 1,000 people, and with lots of historical reminders. The town is a vacationer's dream and a researcher's paradise, with 12 early 19th century buildings and 20 from mid-19th century, a museum, library, gallery and a theater. The New Harmony Inn with its Conference Center, a unique assemblage of contemporary buildings within the context of the historic community, offers the comforts of city-living in a rural setting. Visitors from all over the world come to experience New Harmony's legacy of creative endeavor which has spanned more than 180 years. They discover a distinctive small town, where the simple wooden structures of the Harmonists, blend with modern architectural masterpieces on quiet tree-lined streets. Historic restorations are not unusual, nor is community development. Why then, is this small town in southern Indiana of such importance? New Harmony has acted early to secure control in the public interest over substantial parts of its central Historic District. It is a village museum and preservation project, and it has been a center for culture and learning ever since its beginnings. The town's unique history comes alive on guided tours offered to 15 historic sites. Some of these include period rooms and other exhibits relating to specific subjects. The guided tours begin at the Atheneum/Visitor Center. The Harmony Society established a remarkably well-planned town on the Indiana Frontier. This deeply religious communitarian group had come from Württemberg, Germany to Pennsylvania in 1804 and relocated to the Indiana territory in 1814. In January 1825 they sold the entire town to Robert Owen of New Lanark, Scotland. By May all the Harmonists had departed for Pennsylvania, where they established their third and final settlement. Old Economy is today a National Historic Landmark village of 17 restored 1824-1830 structures and recreated 1824 gardens. 16,000 objects are exhibited there. The Indiana years proved to be the golden decade of the Harmony society. Their industries prospered. Agricultural and manufactured products were marketed to major cities in the United States and abroad. New Harmony, with it manicured gardens and neat tree-lined street, was renowned for its beauty. The town was largely self-sufficient. There were 2000 acres of highly cultivated land, including a 15-acre vineyard and a 35-acre orchard of choice apple and pear tress. Four large brick dwellings, a steam engine, two large granaries, wool and cotton factories, a threshing machine, a 5-acre vegetable garden, and more than 126 family dwelling houses were carefully cataloged by the Harmonists in a final inventory of the town that was prepared prior to its sale to Robert Owen. Robert Owen's ambition was to create a more perfect society through free education and the abolition of social classes and personal wealth. World-renowned scientists and educators settled in New Harmony. With the help of William Maclure, the Scottish geologist and businessman, they introduced vocation education, kindergarten and other educational reforms. New Harmony is also the site of the early headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey and provided the earliest geological and natural science collections for the beginnings of the Smithsonian Institute. David Dale Owen turned to geology under the influence of William Maclure. From 1830 until 1860 New Harmony was one of the most important training and research centers for the study of geology in America. Historic New Harmony is a Unified Program of the University of Southern Indiana and the Division of Indiana State Museums & Historic Sites. For More Info on Historic New Harmony Also See: Historic New Harmony, Inc. Connie Weinzapfel, Director P.O. Box 579, New Harmony, IN 47631 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.newharmony.org Monastic Interreligious Dialogue In response to Pius XII’s encyclical Fidei donum (1957), Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries began to make foundations in countries where Christianity had only recently been introduced: the so-called “Young Churches.” In order to provide support for these new ventures the AIM Secretariat was created in 1960. At that time the anagram stood for Aide à l’Implantation Monastique.
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