Common Thread: Seeking the Holy in Mystical Traditions
An Interfaith Series for Understanding and Prayer
Five Wednesday Evenings: April 28 – May 26
All Saints Church
10 Irving St., Worcester

There is a common thread weaving its way through many of the world’s diverse faith traditions: that of mysticism, of opening one’s self to experiencing the presence of the Holy. The image has often been used of there being many paths to God – just as there are many paths up a mountain. The Kairos Spiritual Life Center is offering this five-part series as an invitation to learn more about some of these different paths to the Holy: Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism and Christianity.
• April 28: Introduction to Mysticism and Mystical Practices (Mark Burrows)
• May 5: Buddhist Traditions and Practice led by Dr. Robert Jonas
  Buddhism features three great streams of tradition and practice: The ancient Hinayana, from which our Insight Meditation centers have developed; the Vajrayana, in which our Tibetan centers are rooted; and the Mahayana, in which our Zen centers have their beginnings. In this evening, Dr. Robert Jonas will share insights and practices he has gleaned from his Vipassana, Zen and Sui-Zen (blowing Zen) teachers, from his musical collaboration and dialogues with a Tibetan Buddhist monk and with the Dalai Lama.
• May 12: Judiasm (Seth Castleman); May 19: Sufism led by Carol Lee
• May 26: Christianity (Mark Burrows)

Cost for the four week series is $70.00, or $15/per session. Limited scholarship aid is available; please contact the Kairos Center for information. All sessions will be held at All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester. To register, please send the following form to:
The Kairos Spiritual Life Center, All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester, MA 01609. For more information, call 508-752-3766, ext. 19, or email kairoscenter@allsaintsw.org.