Steve Clorfeine and Jenny Bates: From Aggression to Violence: Finding Another Way – Podcast 276
June 5, 2022 by Shambhala Meditation Center of New York
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Where does the tendency to escalate aggression that’s located within ourselves come from? Is it human nature, imprinted within us since the beginning of humankind? Or can the teachings of Buddhism and Shambhala inform our capacity to experience the instinct for aggression in ways that transform—or at least neutralize—its activity? If we look further, does it help us to understand the violence of war, and in particular the war in Ukraine? How can we learn to respond appropriately?
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Steve Clorfeine has been teaching, performing, and writing since 1974. He is a founding arts faculty member at Naropa University in Colorado and a co-founder of the Sky Lake meditation center. His performance work has been commissioned by many venues in NY State as well as in Europe, where he leads theater/improvisation workshops and classes in Meditation and Awareness. After co-directing Naropa’s Study Abroad Program in Nepal, Steve began teaching theater in Nepal and India and subsequently received two Cultural Envoy grants from the U.S. State Department for extended performance work in Calcutta and in Kathmandu. He continues to lead writing and theater workshops in New York and Europe, lately on Zoom. His non-fiction book on Nepal was published in 2000. Four poetry collections were published between (2004-18). Steve has collaborated with many performing artists, notably Steve Gorn, Lanny Harrison, Meredith Monk, Barbara Dilley, Arawana Hayashi and Jay Clayton. He met Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974 and has been teaching Shambhala Training and Buddhist studies since 1990. For more information, visit
www.steveclorfeine.com
Jenny Bates joined the Shambhala Buddhist sangha in 2000 and went on to lead classes and direct Shambhala Training. She has a degree in music from Edinburgh University and holds graduate degrees in music therapy and social work. She is interested in how the Shambhala teachings inform our thoughts and actions in today’s complex world, and she aspires to work toward creating an enlightened society in Kingston, NY where she has a psychotherapy practice, offers classical piano recitals, and lives with her husband, Steve Clorfeine.
