FAITH BRIEFS
Classes deal with stress
A free series of "Reducing Stress and Controlling Anger" character development classes will begin Feb. 2 at the Honolulu Church of Christ, 1732 Ke'eaumoku St.
Practical approaches to finding peace in different situations will be taught by Leon H. Burton, a University of Hawai'i professor emeritus, and the Rev. J. Scott Self of the Honolulu Church of Christ.
The class will meet 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays during February in the downstairs auditorium of the church. Light refreshments will be served.
Information: Sandy, 536-7952.
Buddhist talk to open series
The inaugural talk in the series of endowed lectures named after the Yoshiaki Fujitani will be "Social Justice and Global Peace: Inter-Religious Commentary by an Engaged Buddhist," by Sulak Sivaraksa, to be presented at 5 p.m. Feb. 8.
The free lecture will be followed by a fund-raising dinner at 6:45 p.m., both of which will be in the Grand Manoa Ballroom of the Japanese Cultural Center, 2454 S. Beretania St. The cost for the dinner will be $100.
Sivaraksa, a prominent Thai intellectual and social critic, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and 1994 and won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, in 1995.
Last year, the Buddhist communities of Honolulu and Chaminade University established the Fujitani lecture series to promote interfaith dialogue.
Information: Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel at Chaminade University,735-4822.
Rev. Aoki at screening
The founder of the University of Hawai'i's department of religion, the Rev. Dr. Mitsuo Aoki, will be on hand for a Feb. 3 screening of "Living Your Dying" and question-and-answer session at UH-Manoa.
The film explores Aoki's personal journey and the stories of others in this, the third event of the speaker series titled "UH Breaking Bread Together to Make a Difference," which will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Campus Center Ballroom B & C.
Reservations requested: Michi Fu at 956-7927 by Jan. 29.
The cost will be $12 before Jan. 29 ($10 for students), including lunch; there is a $3 fee if registering after Jan. 29. Some scholarships are available.
Dharma teacher here Feb. 6-8
Catherine Ingram, an internationally known dharma teacher and former journalist, will make her first trip to Honolulu with a weekend of events Feb. 6 to 8.
Ingram is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass., which in the early 1970s introduced Vipassana meditation to the West. She pursued her Buddhist practices for 17 years while working as a contributing editor for East-West Journal and Yoga Journal and has written two books, "In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations With Spiritual Social Activists" and "Passionate Presence: Seven Qualities of Awakened Awareness."
She'll be presenting two "Dharma Dialogues" talks, followed by a question-and-answer session, at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7. The cost will be $10.
In addition, a daylong workshop will begin at 10 a.m. Feb. 8. The cost will be $50.
All sessions will be at St. Anthony's Retreat Center.
Information: 955-6932; e-mail presence@hawaii.rr.com or find out about Ingram at www.dharmadialogues.org.
