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View this post on Instagram Last weekend a group of eight BLI students journeyed to Japan with BLI Director Ram Mahalingam for a two-week immersive leadership journey in Japan. Students will observe and learn about mindfulness practices and contemplative art to help build their leadership portfolio to promote peace, dignity, and sustainability in their personal, social and workplace domains. Stay tuned here for updates on their leadership learning adventures! #BLIinJapan #MindfulLeader #LeadershipLearning #GoBlue #umichlsa A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 14, 2019 at 7:35am PDT
Last weekend a group of eight BLI students journeyed to Japan with BLI Director Ram Mahalingam for a two-week immersive leadership journey in Japan. Students will observe and learn about mindfulness practices and contemplative art to help build their leadership portfolio to promote peace, dignity, and sustainability in their personal, social and workplace domains. Stay tuned here for updates on their leadership learning adventures! #BLIinJapan #MindfulLeader #LeadershipLearning #GoBlue #umichlsa
A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 14, 2019 at 7:35am PDT
View this post on Instagram On Sunday the BLI Fellows explored Miyajima and it’s many shrines and temples, including the great Torii which is the boundary between the spirit and the human world. They made friends with the local deer, rode on the Miyajima Ropeway — a gondola on Mount Misen — and took time to pause and reflect on their day. #BLIinJapan #MindfulLeaders #LeadershipLearning#GoBlue #umichlsa A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 16, 2019 at 6:53am PDT
On Sunday the BLI Fellows explored Miyajima and it’s many shrines and temples, including the great Torii which is the boundary between the spirit and the human world. They made friends with the local deer, rode on the Miyajima Ropeway — a gondola on Mount Misen — and took time to pause and reflect on their day. #BLIinJapan #MindfulLeaders #LeadershipLearning#GoBlue #umichlsa
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View this post on Instagram News Flash! Today the BLI fellows visited Honkawa Elementary School and are featured on NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting organization! Honkawa School is situated 410m away from the hypocenter of the atomic bomb. Most of the building is renovated, however certain areas of the original building, including the basement, are preserved, and form part of the Peace Museum. While at the Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum, the fellows listened to readings written by a-bomb survivor Kiyoko Imori, toured the museum, and learned how to brush Japanese calligraphy in ink. #BLIinJapan #StartWhereYouAre #EngagetheWorld #MindfulLeaders #umichlsa https://www3.nhk.or.jp/hiroshima-news/20190515/0004388.html A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 15, 2019 at 11:24am PDT
News Flash! Today the BLI fellows visited Honkawa Elementary School and are featured on NHK, Japan's national public broadcasting organization! Honkawa School is situated 410m away from the hypocenter of the atomic bomb. Most of the building is renovated, however certain areas of the original building, including the basement, are preserved, and form part of the Peace Museum. While at the Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum, the fellows listened to readings written by a-bomb survivor Kiyoko Imori, toured the museum, and learned how to brush Japanese calligraphy in ink. #BLIinJapan #StartWhereYouAre #EngagetheWorld #MindfulLeaders #umichlsa https://www3.nhk.or.jp/hiroshima-news/20190515/0004388.html
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View this post on Instagram Last weekend, the BLI fellows set out to Kyoto and Nara! They spent a beautiful afternoon exploring the ancient city where the wild sika deer roam free. Some highlights included Tōdai-Ji Kon-dō, Eastern Great Temple which was once the largest wooden structure in the world and also houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, which is revered as the cosmic, central Buddha, Nandai-mon, the Great South Gate of Todai-Ji and the largest temple entrance in Japan, and Hōryū Gakumonji, Temple of the Flourishing Law which is a Buddhist temple built over 1,300 years ago, and contains over 2300 cultural and historical structures, art treasures, and artifacts. #BLIinJapan #PeaceLeadership #MindfulLeaders #umichlsa A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 29, 2019 at 9:18am PDT
Last weekend, the BLI fellows set out to Kyoto and Nara! They spent a beautiful afternoon exploring the ancient city where the wild sika deer roam free. Some highlights included Tōdai-Ji Kon-dō, Eastern Great Temple which was once the largest wooden structure in the world and also houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, which is revered as the cosmic, central Buddha, Nandai-mon, the Great South Gate of Todai-Ji and the largest temple entrance in Japan, and Hōryū Gakumonji, Temple of the Flourishing Law which is a Buddhist temple built over 1,300 years ago, and contains over 2300 cultural and historical structures, art treasures, and artifacts. #BLIinJapan #PeaceLeadership #MindfulLeaders #umichlsa
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View this post on Instagram Wrapping up their journey, last week the BLI Fellows headed for the tranquil mountains and birthplace of Shingon Buddhism, the monastic town of Mt. Koya. They stayed for three days at a Daien-in, a Buddhist monastery. Each day they enjoyed an elaborate Monk’s breakfast and dinner, and during the hours in-between, most embarked on their first silent retreat, spending the days without cell phones, and in silence. Many of them hiked the surrounding mountains, including the original Women’s Pilgrimage Route. For most of Mt Koya’s history, women were not allowed entry into the town, so instead, they created a rugged trail through the surrounding mountains so that they could be close to sacred Koyasan. The trail is dotted with small shrines and structures for the female pilgrims. The time spent in Koyasan was quiet, reflective and contemplative. In the evenings before dinner, BLI director Ram Mahalingam led the group in different meditation practices, and the students journaled every day utilizing the mindful mindset components of compassion, negative capability, and generosity. The Koyasan visit was rejuvenating for all. #BLIinJapan #PeaceLeadership #MindfulLeaders#umichlsa #ExpectChallanges #PauseandReflect #LeadershipLearning A post shared by Barger Leadership Institute (@umichbli) on May 29, 2019 at 4:13pm PDT
Wrapping up their journey, last week the BLI Fellows headed for the tranquil mountains and birthplace of Shingon Buddhism, the monastic town of Mt. Koya. They stayed for three days at a Daien-in, a Buddhist monastery. Each day they enjoyed an elaborate Monk’s breakfast and dinner, and during the hours in-between, most embarked on their first silent retreat, spending the days without cell phones, and in silence. Many of them hiked the surrounding mountains, including the original Women’s Pilgrimage Route. For most of Mt Koya’s history, women were not allowed entry into the town, so instead, they created a rugged trail through the surrounding mountains so that they could be close to sacred Koyasan. The trail is dotted with small shrines and structures for the female pilgrims. The time spent in Koyasan was quiet, reflective and contemplative. In the evenings before dinner, BLI director Ram Mahalingam led the group in different meditation practices, and the students journaled every day utilizing the mindful mindset components of compassion, negative capability, and generosity. The Koyasan visit was rejuvenating for all. #BLIinJapan #PeaceLeadership #MindfulLeaders#umichlsa #ExpectChallanges #PauseandReflect #LeadershipLearning
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