Kirsten Rudestram - Taking Refuge
Taking refuge is a core practice in the Buddhist teachings. But what does it mean in Buddhist practice when we agree to “take refuge” in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha? In addition to taking refuge in this Triple Gem, the Buddha encouraged his disciples to "be your own island...be your own refuge." In this talk I explore how we might consider what it is to take and make refuge in our own awakening heart minds, that we may be a safe harbor for ourselves and others in these critical times.
Bio: Kirsten Rudestam is an environmental educator, wilderness guide, and meditation teacher. She has a PhD in Environmental Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz where she studied political ecology, sense of place, and environmental justice. Kirsten has fifteen years of experience teaching environmental field courses, nature-based meditation programs and guiding wilderness expeditions. She is trained as a vision fast guide through the School of Lost Borders and is a facilitator for Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects. Kirsten has been practicing vipassana meditation since 2001 and graduated from Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program in 2005.
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