Talks & Presentations

I’m very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain.
It starts May 18, with a bonus class on May 4 for people who register early.

Among my guest teachers I’m honored to include Andrew Harvey, Bob Thurman, and Perumal Murugan.

The course is being offered at a price that you set yourself as a way to practice one of the Kural’s key teachings: honoring what fits each person, place, and situation.

Who is it for?

Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll answer this question from a few different angles.

One of the groups it’s most definitely for are people who want to enjoy and learn from the poetry of a great teacher such as Tiruvalluvar but who sometimes find poetry intimidating, complicated, or just plain confusing.

For instance, I was having coffee the other day with a friend, and he said to me:

“I’ve been reading the Kural, and enjoying it, too. But while there are some verses that make so much sense to me immediately, there are others that I’m not sure what to make of. I never felt comfortable with poetry in school, but I know it’s something that people sometimes find deeply meaningful. I’d love to be able to see that for myself.”

As I said to my friend, not only is the course for people who are uncertain about poetry, I myself was like that for a very long time.

That’s why I’m all the more excited to share some of things that have helped me personally to experience poetry with greater ease, understanding, and delight.

If this sounds at all intriguing, please do take a peek!