School of Nonviolence: Basics

with Michael Nagler

Course Info + Links

  • Weekly meetings take place on Zoom, Fridays from January 26 - March 1, 11am-12:30pm PST.

  • For a general course outline, see the Basics of Nonviolence course syllabus.

  • Participants in the course can access the Zoom link and materials at this page.

  • Questions can be directed to Sophia at sophia@mettacenter.org

Instructor Bio

As Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at UC, Berkeley, Michael Nagler co-founded the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. His books include The Search for a Nonviolent Future: A Promise of Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our WorldThe Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action; and The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature. He most recently directed a documentary on nonviolence of the same title.

He is a student of Sri Eknath Easwaran who founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, and has lived at the center’s ashram since 1970.