A one-evening discussion of Rilke’s Letters, our Spring 2022 Community Read, alongside passages from philosophers, artists and theologians on solitude, community and creativity.
What is the difference between loneliness and solitude? Is cultivating one’s inner life a narcissistic endeavor? Why do religious and philosophical traditions conceive of it instead as a return to community? And what kinds of creativity and insight are generated by solitude and community, respectively?
Join the Berkeley Institute community as we pair these questions with our Spring 2022 Community read, Letters to a Young Poet. (Free copies available & advanced reading is encouraged — but not required.) Alongside Rilke, we'll discuss passages from writers, philosophers, theologians and mystics — from Henry David Thoreau to the Desert Fathers and Mothers.
Pizza & salad will be served.
Location: 2134 Allston Way, 2nd Floor
Time: 5:30-7pm
Date: March 4th, 2022
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RSVPs are not required, but let us know if you think you’ll be attending — so we’ll have a headcount for food, etc.