CONTEMPLATIVE HØJSKOLE EVENINGS ONLINE

The challenges and restrictions caused by covid-19 is not something anybody could have wished for - yet, the situation can hold new opportunities to contemplate and nourish deeper aspects of existence. In order to support this, Gomde Højskole invites you to joins us for a series of "contemplative summerschool evenings". Participation is free of charge and open to everyone interested. Anders Laugesen (Danish National Radio) and Niels Viggo Hansen (Gomde DK and Aarhus University) are hosts and facilitators.

We meet every Monday evening, and usually we have a visiting teacher apart from Niels Viggo and Anders.

Meetings usually start with a mediation, a song, and then a 15-20 minutes lecture opening an existential, scientific, artistic or cultural theme with some connection to the contemplative, usually involving contemplative explorations. Dialogues in and inquiries ("contemplative group processes") in small and big groups. All of it on the flexible meeting platform Zoom - allowing us to create small and big dialogue groups.

It is easy to join, just follow the link (see right column). The digital meeting room is opened at least 15 minutes in advance. When the meeting ends (at 9 p.m.) there is a five minutes break where you can brew a cup of coffee, and then there is an informal open space for continued sharing - divided into "coffee tables" of 6-8 people.

The project is very much to develop a new kind of interactive contemplative meeting where participants are involved in explorations and articulations. The key is "the living word", to quote the 19C Danish visionary Grundtvig who fathered the højskole / "open school for life" movement. Living word, living insight, listening to spirit streaming in individuals and communities. All of it - as long as the situation necessitates it - in a digital space, from your own armchair.

You can participate via your own laptop (best) or via ipad/iphone/smartphone. Before joining first time, it is a good idea to test that connection, webcam and microphone work, via www.zoom.us/test

Mandag d. 30.03.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Ugens gæst: Liselotte Horneman Kragh (cand.theol.).
Tema: At gå tæt på livets og dødens mysterier – erfaringer med at hjælpe mennesker med at finde mod og nærvær i eksistensens dybde.

Mandag d. 06.04.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Anders Laugesen og Niels Viggo Hansen stod selv for oplæg og udforskninger
Tema: Påske, jævndøgn, forår. Skabelsens punkt i lyset af  østlig og vestlig spiritualitet.

Mandag d. 13.04.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Ugens gæst: Jacob Aremark - filosof, yogalærer, kampsportslærer
Tema: kroppen i ånden - hvordan kroppen er med når vi lytter til hinanden og rækker ud til hinanden, og hvordan vi kan nære omsorg for det. 
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Mandag d. 20.04.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Ugens gæst: Anne Marie Pahuus.
Tema: Skønnet. Store og små valg i tilværelsen kræver vores kontemplative evne til at være vågne i åbenheden. Anne Marie tager os med på en livsfilosofisk udforskning.
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April 27th, at 7.30 - 9.00 p.m. (CET)
Guest teacher: John Dunne
Theme: Consciousness is connectedness. The core of spiritual friendships, wisdom traditions and communities. NOTE: this entire meeting will be in English.
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Mandag d. 04.05.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Ugens gæst: Madhurima Rigtrup
Tema: Hjertets sprog.
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Mandag d. 11.05.20 kl. 19.30 - 21.00
Ugens gæst: David Hykes
Tema: Contemplative resonance - exploring the emergent nature of harmonies and harmonics.
NB: hele denne mødegang foregår på engelsk.
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Her kan du se et udklip fra vores første mandagsaften d. 23.03.20. Der var ca. 60 deltagere. De små gruppesessioner og uformelle kaffebordssnakke er klippet ud.