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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month’s schedule is HERE.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-18/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251223T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251223T210000
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SUMMARY:Study Circle - no meeting\, Holiday Break
DESCRIPTION:Happy Holidays! \n 
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-17/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251216T193000
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month’s schedule is HERE.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-16/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T190000
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SUMMARY:Annual Members' Holiday Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow members in a celebration of the seasonal observance of birth and renewal. Come and enjoy the opportunity for fellowship\, live seasonal music\, and holiday treats at this after dinner get-together at the Institute’s Concord House. Musicians will add to the festivity of the season with music based on Christmas themes and instrumental versions of Christmas carols.\n\n\nEach member may bring one or two guests.\n\n\n*IWC Membership: If you would like to become a member\, or wish to renew your membership\, you may donate HERE\, or mail a check to IWC Membership\, 1407 Chapala St.\, Santa Barbara\, CA 93101. You may also bring your donation to the Holiday Reception.\n\nThe annual levels of membership include $15 Student; $35 Individual; $70 Supporting; $350 Sustaining. Questions about membership may be sent to memberships@worldculture.org\, or you may leave a message at (805) 966-3941. Thank you for supporting the uplifting work of the Institute!
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/annual-members-holiday-reception/
LOCATION:Concord House\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T210000
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CREATED:20251114T033047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251213T170016Z
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-15/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T160000
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SUMMARY:Vinoba Bhave: Contemplative Mystic and Social Revolutionary
DESCRIPTION:Mahatma Gandhi’s disciple and spiritual heir\, Vinoba Bhave creatively fused the sacred and the secular\, through spiritual courage and non-violent social reform. Hear his life story.\n\n\n\n\nPresenters:\nDr. Anand Mundra and\nDr. James Tepfer \n\nConcord House Seminar Room\n1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\nIn-Person and Livestream* \n      Join us as Drs. Anand Mundra and James Tepfer narrate the life-story of Mahatma Gandhi’s disciple and spiritual heir\, Vinoba Bhave\, who became adept at creatively fusing the sacred and the secular\, spiritual courage and non-violent social reform.  After Gandhi’s death\, Bhave became the heroic purveyor of non-violent political and social revolution at a critical turning point in the early\, unstable days of the Republic of India. Inspired by his mentor\, Bhave became the focal point for rescuing the fledgling Indian nation from class warfare\, which was being actively and violently promoted by communists in rural India. \nListen also\, to rare\, real life stories of spiritual courage-in-action as told by Dr. Mundra\, the son of the personal secretary of Vinobha Bhave.\n \n  \nDr. Anand Mundra was born and raised in Gandhi and Vinoba’s ashrams and was witness to his father\, mother\, and devoted ashramites navigating the complex personal challenges of living lives dedicated to active political action\,    social regeneration and God-realization. \n  \n \nDr. James Tepfer is a founding member of the Institute of World Culture\, a retired Philosophy and Political Science Professor\, and a Gandhian scholar. \n  \nPhoto: (left) Vinoba Bhave and (center) Dr. Mundra’s father; on the occasion of giving away the first contribution of land donated to the Bhoodan voluntary land reform movement in India.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/vinoba-bhave-contemplative-mystic-and-social-revolutionary/
LOCATION:Seminar Room of Concord House & Livestream\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251114T033241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251213T170053Z
UID:3712-1764703800-1764709200@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. \n\n\n\n\nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-14/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T210000
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CREATED:20251102T032137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T032137Z
UID:3579-1764099000-1764104400@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-11/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T160000
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CREATED:20251102T031632Z
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SUMMARY:The Foundation of Co-Becoming: A Close Look at Qi
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe philosophical idea “co-becoming” (gongsheng) in Chinese thought holds that things in the universe come into being through their relations with one another\, rather than existing as separate\, self-contained entities. \nThis way of seeing the world depends on the concept q \ni\, a term particularly familiar to Californians\, but still rich with unexplored depth. In this talk\, I will introduce qi in its Confucian and Daoist registers and explain how the concept gives rise to a world characterized by global interconnectivity. \n  \n \n  \nDr. Ya Zuo is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of History\, University of California\, Santa Barbara. She is a cultural and\nintellectual historian of middle and late imperial China\, and her work is highly interdisciplinary. She is fascinated by ideas and how they circulate in the human world. Her interdisciplinary interests afford her a broad and inclusive perspective for exploring ideas and knowledge in premodern China. Dr. Zuo’s first book\, Shen Gua’s Empiricism\, is the first book-length study in English of Shen Gua\, the best known Renaissance man in medieval China and the author of Brush Talks from Dream Brook (Mengxi bitan).
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/the-foundation-of-co-becoming-a-close-look-at-qi/
LOCATION:Concord Hall and streaming on Youtube\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251119T042000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T032102Z
UID:3577-1763494200-1763499600@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-10/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251102T032345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T032507Z
UID:3583-1763494200-1763499600@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-13/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251102T032310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T032310Z
UID:3581-1762889400-1762894800@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-12/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20250913T202003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T202003Z
UID:2729-1762610400-1762617600@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Forum:  Sikhism: the Path of Love and Service
DESCRIPTION:Sikhism is a spiritual\, religious\, and philosophical path that originated in the Punjab region of India at the end of the fifteenth century CE. Dr. Veena Howard\, a scholar of the Dharma traditions of India and of Gandhi’s philosophy\, will offer spiritual insights into the Sikh tradition. Drawing upon her experiences growing up in India\, she will show how the universal teachings of Sikhism—from the remembrance of the True Name to the practice of selfless service—embody both mystical depth and a world- affirming philosophy. She will also relate the teachings of Sikhism to a modern Sant tradition of Bihar\, in which she was raised\, highlighting resonances between the two. Dr. Howard will be participating via Zoom and will take questions from the live audience.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/forum-sikhism-the-path-of-love-and-service/
LOCATION:Concord Hall\, 1407 Chapala Street\, in the back\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251112T041822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T031949Z
UID:3575-1762284600-1762290000@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-9/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251102T031802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T031802Z
UID:3573-1762284600-1762290000@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:An ongoing study circle every Tuesday night covering a variety of themes. This month: the book “Limits and Beyond”\, a look at what was forecast over 50 years ago in the 1972 book “The Limits to Growth”\n\n\n\n \n11/4/2025 Limits and Beyond\, edited by Ugo Bardi & Carlos Pereira\nChapter 3\, “Questions about the Limits to Growth\,” pp. 56-70\n11/11/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 16\, “The Limits to Growth in the Asian Century\,” pp. 191-203\n11/18/2025 For the Benefit of All Beings\, H.H. 14th Dalai Lama\nChapter 2\, “Offering and Purification\,” pp. 20-29\n11/25/2025 Limits and Beyond\nChapter 21\, “Learning what we already know\,” pp. 249-263 \nIf you would like to join the Study Circle via Zoom\, please contact donna@worldculture.org for a link.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-8/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251009T140518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T212839Z
UID:3389-1761591600-1761597000@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Monday Salon Series: Openness is the New Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Openness is the New Mindfulness Flyer \nHow Cultivating Openness\nCan Foster Flourishing\nMonday October 27\, 2025\n7:00 – 8:30 pm (PST)\nPresenter: Jonathan Schooler\nConcord Hall\, 1407 Chapala Street\,\nSanta Barbara\, CA\nLive and Live-streaming*\nFree and Open to All \nThis lecture/discussion explores how cultivating the personality trait of openness could foster\nindividual and community flourishing. Dr. Jonathan Schooler presents evidence that openness\nto experience—linked to creativity\, intellectual humility\, reduced prejudice\, and concern for\nhumanity’s future—can be systematically enhanced through targeted interventions. The\npresentation reveals how simple daily practices—asking meaningful questions\, breaking\nroutines\, and engaging with art—cultivate the open-mindedness essential for reducing\nauthoritarianism\, enhancing cross-cultural understanding\, and building thriving societies. \nJonathan Schooler\, PhD\, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain\nSciences at the University of California Santa Barbara\, Director of UCSB’s Center\nfor Mindfulness and Human Potential\, and Acting Director of the Sage Center for the\nStudy of the Mind. His research intersects philosophy and psychology\, including the\nrelationship between mindfulness and mind-wandering and theories of\nconsciousness.\nFor more information: http://www.worldculture.org
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/monday-night-salon-series-openness-is-the-new-mindfulness/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251007T035208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T213054Z
UID:3194-1761400800-1761408000@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Dimensions of Light
DESCRIPTION:https://worldculture.org/wp-content/uploads/Program_pdfs/2025/IWC-Flyer-Light-USE-ME.pdf
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/dimensions-of-light/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251007T035859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T035859Z
UID:3202-1761075000-1761080400@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Special Meeting: Transnational Education
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL MEETING with live zoom connection with school in India: \nTransnational Education. Maurice and Jenny Bisheff will be in India to foster the collaboration.
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/special-meeting-transnational-education/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251007T035735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T035735Z
UID:3200-1761075000-1761080400@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:IWC STUDY CIRCLE \nOCTOBER  2025 PROGRAM \nTuesdays\, 7:30 PM PST\nInstitute of World Culture\, Concord House\n1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA \nIn-Person and via Zoom* \n  \nOctober 2nd is the birth anniversary of M.K. Gandhi\, so the focus for October 14th & 28th will be on THE GANDHIAN BRIDGE\, by Raghavan Iyer. No one has read more of Gandhi’s writings or probed as deep as Dr. Iyer. The Gandhian Bridge began in India as an inaugural Gandhi Memorial lecture to mark the fortieth anniversary of the martyrdom of M.K. Gandhi: \n“Mahatma Gandhi came amongst us to show the secret joy arising from the purity of svadharma in bridging our ideals and limitations\, both in individual and social life. It is\, therefore\, fitting that we should seriously consider together the quintessential Gandhian message of non-violent socialism\, global trusteeship and radical self-regeneration.” \n  \n10/7/2025.     Complete Eliot’s Quartets \nQuartet No. 4: Little Gidding  \n“We shall not cease from exploration \nAnd the end of all our exploring \nWill be to arrive where we started \nAnd know the place for the first time.” \n  \n10/14/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 17-27\, “Socialism from Below Above” \n“Gandhi remained sceptical of imposing any social reformation from the top..” \n  \n10/21/2025 \nSPECIAL MEETING with live zoom connection with school in India: \nTransnational Education. Maurice and Jenny Bisheff will be in India to foster the collaboration. \n  \n10/28/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 32-47\, “Socialist Ethics\,” “Renunciation and Nonpossession\,” “Sacrificial Action and Self-Regeneration”
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-7/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T151808
CREATED:20251007T035650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T035650Z
UID:3198-1760470200-1760475600@worldculture.org
SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:IWC STUDY CIRCLE \nOCTOBER  2025 PROGRAM \nTuesdays\, 7:30 PM PST\nInstitute of World Culture\, Concord House\n1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA \nIn-Person and via Zoom* \n  \nOctober 2nd is the birth anniversary of M.K. Gandhi\, so the focus for October 14th & 28th will be on THE GANDHIAN BRIDGE\, by Raghavan Iyer. No one has read more of Gandhi’s writings or probed as deep as Dr. Iyer. The Gandhian Bridge began in India as an inaugural Gandhi Memorial lecture to mark the fortieth anniversary of the martyrdom of M.K. Gandhi: \n“Mahatma Gandhi came amongst us to show the secret joy arising from the purity of svadharma in bridging our ideals and limitations\, both in individual and social life. It is\, therefore\, fitting that we should seriously consider together the quintessential Gandhian message of non-violent socialism\, global trusteeship and radical self-regeneration.” \n  \n10/7/2025.     Complete Eliot’s Quartets \nQuartet No. 4: Little Gidding  \n“We shall not cease from exploration \nAnd the end of all our exploring \nWill be to arrive where we started \nAnd know the place for the first time.” \n  \n10/14/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 17-27\, “Socialism from Below Above” \n“Gandhi remained sceptical of imposing any social reformation from the top..” \n  \n10/21/2025 \nSPECIAL MEETING with live zoom connection with school in India: \nTransnational Education. Maurice and Jenny Bisheff will be in India to foster the collaboration. \n  \n10/28/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 32-47\, “Socialist Ethics\,” “Renunciation and Nonpossession\,” “Sacrificial Action and Self-Regeneration”
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-6/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251007T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251007T210000
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:IWC STUDY CIRCLE \nOCTOBER  2025 PROGRAM \nTuesdays\, 7:30 PM PST\nInstitute of World Culture\, Concord House\n1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA \nIn-Person and via Zoom* \n  \nOctober 2nd is the birth anniversary of M.K. Gandhi\, so the focus for October 14th & 28th will be on THE GANDHIAN BRIDGE\, by Raghavan Iyer. No one has read more of Gandhi’s writings or probed as deep as Dr. Iyer. The Gandhian Bridge began in India as an inaugural Gandhi Memorial lecture to mark the fortieth anniversary of the martyrdom of M.K. Gandhi: \n“Mahatma Gandhi came amongst us to show the secret joy arising from the purity of svadharma in bridging our ideals and limitations\, both in individual and social life. It is\, therefore\, fitting that we should seriously consider together the quintessential Gandhian message of non-violent socialism\, global trusteeship and radical self-regeneration.” \n  \n10/7/2025.     Complete Eliot’s Quartets \nQuartet No. 4: Little Gidding  \n“We shall not cease from exploration \nAnd the end of all our exploring \nWill be to arrive where we started \nAnd know the place for the first time.” \n  \n10/14/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 17-27\, “Socialism from Below Above” \n“Gandhi remained sceptical of imposing any social reformation from the top..” \n  \n10/21/2025 \nSPECIAL MEETING with live zoom connection with school in India: \nTransnational Education. Maurice and Jenny Bisheff will be in India to foster the collaboration. \n  \n10/28/2025 \nThe Gandhian Bridge\, pp. 32-47\, “Socialist Ethics\,” “Renunciation and Nonpossession\,” “Sacrificial Action and Self-Regeneration”
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-5/
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SUMMARY:Study Circle: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets\, Little Gidding
DESCRIPTION:Quartet No. 4: Little Gidding  \n“We shall not cease from exploration \nAnd the end of all our exploring \nWill be to arrive where we started \nAnd know the place for the first time. \nFor a printer-friendly flyer of current topics\, click here:  September-STUDY-CIRCLE-2025-2.docx \n 
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-t-s-eliots-four-quartets-little-gidding/
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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SUMMARY:ANNIVERSARIES AND OBSERVANCES
DESCRIPTION:Anniversaries and Observances
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/anniversaries-and-observances-for-the-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T204500
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:This month the Study Circle will seek the therapy found in T.S. Eliot’s poetic work – The Four Quartets\, published between 1936 and 1943. This was a difficult time in history; perhaps we can find clarity and solace in Eliot’s philosophical meditations.\n“Do not let me hear of the wisdom of old men\, but rather of their folly\, Their fear of fear and frenzy\, their fear of possession\, Of belonging to another\, or to others\, or to God.”\n\nCLICK HERE for the Complete Study Circle Schedule
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T204500
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:This month the Study Circle will seek the therapy found in T.S. Eliot’s poetic work – The Four Quartets\, published between 1936 and 1943. This was a difficult time in history; perhaps we can find clarity and solace in Eliot’s philosophical meditations.\n“Do not let me hear of the wisdom of old men\, but rather of their folly\, Their fear of fear and frenzy\, their fear of possession\, Of belonging to another\, or to others\, or to God.”\n\nCLICK HERE for the Complete Study Circle Schedule
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250922T200000
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SUMMARY:Living Systems: Symbiosis\, Storytelling and the Blue Economy
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 22\n7:00 – 8:00 pm (PDT)! In-person at Concord Hall\, 1407 Chapala Street\, and Live on YouTube\nWhat if the story of coral is also the story of us? Join ocean-preneur\, filmmaker\, and science communicator Ian Kellett for a compelling look at how ocean health and human health are deeply intertwined. He will explore how our ecosystems\nand bodies mirror one another in complexity\, vulnerability\, and potential for healing. Drawing on his work in kelp restoration\, sustainable mariculture\, and science communication\, Ian will share real-world stories and discuss how innovation\, clear communication\, and collaborative action can spark transformation and meaningful change for our blue planet.\n~ Click HERE for a printer-friendly flyer ~
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/living-systems-symbiosis-storytelling-and-the-blue-economy/
LOCATION:Concord Hall and streaming on Youtube\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T204500
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:This month the Study Circle will seek the therapy found in T.S. Eliot’s poetic work – The Four Quartets\, published between 1936 and 1943. This was a difficult time in history; perhaps we can find clarity and solace in Eliot’s philosophical meditations.\n“Do not let me hear of the wisdom of old men\, but rather of their folly\, Their fear of fear and frenzy\, their fear of possession\, Of belonging to another\, or to others\, or to God.”\n\nCLICK HERE for the Complete Study Circle Schedule
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T204500
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SUMMARY:Study Circle
DESCRIPTION:This month the Study Circle will seek the therapy found in T.S. Eliot’s poetic work – The Four Quartets\, published between 1936 and 1943. This was a difficult time in history; perhaps we can find clarity and solace in Eliot’s philosophical meditations.\n“Do not let me hear of the wisdom of old men\, but rather of their folly\, Their fear of fear and frenzy\, their fear of possession\, Of belonging to another\, or to others\, or to God.”\nSeptember 9\, 2025: Quartet No. 1: Burnt Norton\n“The light is still\nAt the still point of the turning\nworld.”\nCLICK HERE for the Complete Study Circle Schedule
URL:https://worldculture.org/event/study-circle-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T170000
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SUMMARY:Seminar - Sacred Sites as Portals
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URL:https://worldculture.org/event/seminar-sacred-sites-as-portals/
LOCATION:Concord Hall and streaming on Youtube\, 1407 Chapala Street\, Santa Barbara
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250830T210000
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SUMMARY:Film: Dreamkeeper
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URL:https://worldculture.org/event/film-dreamkeeper/
LOCATION:Concord Hall\, 1407 Chapala Street\, in the back\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93101\, United States
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