Freedom from Fear:
A Buddhist & Psychotherapeutic Approach
with Pilar Jennings
In this two-part class, Dr. Pilar Jennings will explore the Buddhist psychology of fear and its relevance to the significant challenges we are facing in this time of political strife, climate crisis, war, and collective division. Together we will explore the sacred insights offered in the foundational teachings of Buddhist texts, mapping out how our perceptions function protectively, but also obscure inherent capacities and needed resources for working through these formidable challenges.
Themes will include the difference between fear and anxiety, how our developmental and interpersonal experience can influence our relationship to fear, and the psychological benefits of Buddhist teachings and methods—including the practice of equanimity and self-compassion. These two sessions will include opportunity for contemplation, conversation, and meditation.
All are welcome!
Recording
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About the Facilitator
Dr. Pilar Jennings is a psychoanalyst based in New York City with a focus on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation practice. She has been working with patients and their families in private practice and through the Harlem Family Institute since 2000. Dr. Jennings has been a Buddhist practitioner for the past 40 years and is a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism in the Sakya lineage. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Union Theological Seminary; Columbia University; and a faculty member of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Her most recent publication is To Heal a Wounded Heart (Shambhala 2017), a psychoanalytic memoir about her entry into clinical work.
