Taller Than a Mountain FREE INTRO CLASS
thomaspruiksma.comI'm very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain. It starts April 27, with a free intro class on April 13. Learn more about the course.
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION ONE
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION TWO
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION THREE
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION FOUR
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION FIVE
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION SIX
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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14th Annual Day
Oakton High School 2900 Sutton Rd, Vienna, VA, United StatesI'm deeply honored to be speaking at the Virginia Valluvan Tamil Academy's 14th Annual Day Celebration. The school teaches Tamil to more than 650 students in Virginia and I am delighted to be able to celebrate their achievements. I also look forward to speaking with students and families more informally.
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Thirukkural Symposium Washington DC
Walter Johnson High school 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, MD, United StatesI'm thrilled to be participating in the upcoming Thirukkural Symposium, organized by Washington Tamil Sangam and Noolnayam (Thirukkural book study group).
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Taller Than a Mountain SESSION SEVEN
thomaspruiksma.comHow do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]
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Anam Cara
I'm presenting my original show, "Riches of the Ear: A Celebration of Words and Wonder," on Vashon Island this summer. Here is a description of the show: What kind of magic happens if we listen to our hearts? And how do we learn to listen in the first place? In this original performance, the writer, […]
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Muthamizh Vizha – San Francisco Bay Area
HUSD Performing Art Center 2390 Panama Street, Hayward, CAI'm thrilled to be speaking at the Muthamizh Vizha being hosted by the San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Manram. Details and video below! https://youtu.be/iAYxw7gcHVo
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Sulking and Bliss: The Kural on the Ways of the Heart
King Country Library System Online Event WA, United StatesI'm delighted to be offering a free talk and Q&A about the Kural through the King County Library System in Washington State. Here is the event description: "In South India, the Kural is revered as a guide to practicing goodness and good sense in daily life. Yet this masterpiece of world literature, on par with […]
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FREE WEBINAR: Not Being Defeated by Adversity
thomaspruiksma.comDuring a trip to speak about the Kural, one of my hosts asked a powerful question: What does the Kural have to say about mental health? It’s something I’ve been thinking about ever since. Even though this classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love was written more than 1,500 years ago, it too comes […]