Connected Through Music
Beats to Buddhism
This talk will explore how we can find Buddhist values in our everyday lives, such as music. Can we find Buddhist values in contemporary music, such as in Hip Hop and R&B? Yes, we can! I will take a look at three different songs that can speak to some Buddhist points and show that the phenomenon of music is actually not necessarily something we create but the world of creation and spontaneity flowing through us. In the same way, Buddhism teaches us that the world of absolute truth is not something we come to attain and realize, but rather, it is a phenomenon that reveals itself through us.
Your Instructor
Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji
Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji is currently a minister at Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church, where he has served since August 2020. In addition, he teaches at the Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) in Berkeley. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Japanese language and literature. He received a Master’s in Buddhist Studies from IBS and a Master’s in Shin Buddhist Studies from Ryūkoku University in Kyoto. He has completed his doctoral coursework at Ryūkoku.
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