BRATTLEBORO — Author and Jungian analyst Polly Young-Eisendrath will look at the Buddhist perspective on engaging with daily life in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library on Main Street on Wednesday, May 4, at 7 p.m.
Her talk, “What the Buddhists Teach: Finding Clarity in Everyday Life,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.
Young-Eisendrath will discuss the Buddhist model for remaining fully engaged in the ups and downs of everyday life, seeking answers to the question: How do we develop not only mindfulness, but a compassionate optimism about a highly imperfect world?
Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, psychologist, and author. An experienced clinician and teacher, she is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Vermont and a consultant in leadership development at Norwich University.
She has published 13 books that have been translated into more than 20 languages, including “The Resilient Spirit,” “Women and Desire,” and “The Cambridge Companion to Jung.”
This is the final talk of the 2015-16 season for the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series, held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May at Brooks Memorial Library and other locations around the state. The program is free, accessible to people with disabilities, and open to the public.
The National Life Group Foundation and the Vermont Department of Libraries are the statewide underwriters of First Wednesdays. Brooks Memorial Library was sponsored by Brattleboro Camera Club, Brattleboro Retreat, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, New Chapter, and the Windham World Affairs Council.