{"id":1697,"date":"2025-03-08T10:56:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T15:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:58:54","slug":"cushing-distinguished-lecture-series-friday-march-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/2025\/03\/08\/cushing-distinguished-lecture-series-friday-march-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series, Friday, March 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?resize=622%2C350&amp;ssl=1 622w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/530\/2025\/03\/2025-Distinguished-Lecture-Series-Social-Media-Horizontal.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Jay L. Garfield, an internationally recognized scholar of Buddhist philosophy, will deliver a compelling lecture exploring key Buddhist concepts and their relevance in today\u2019s world. As director of the Buddhist Studies Program at Smith College and a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, Professor Garfield offers a unique perspective on mindfulness, ethics, and philosophy. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This event is presented<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> by the Department of Religious Studies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cushing-distinguished-lecture-series-george-pickering-lecture-in-ethics-tickets-1236476296889?aff=oddtdtcreator\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cushing-distinguished-lecture-series-george-pickering-lecture-in-ethics-tickets-1236476296889?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;? <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Friday, March 14<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> | ? 5:00 PM | ? CHP 124 | ?\ufe0f FREE<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Jay L. Garfield, an internationally recognized scholar of Buddhist philosophy, will deliver a compelling lecture exploring key Buddhist concepts and their relevance in today\u2019s world. 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