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Folder 248: Contents of folder marked “Sharpham”, 1997-1999

 File — Container: Box 11, Folder: 248

Scope and Contents

Untitled Poem; “Laying awake…and owl coos into still black antumn night…”

Untitled poem; “Cherry blossoms clump like fresh, wet snow…”

“Biography, Biblopgraphy and Professional Summary of Jerry Phillips…”

Handout; “Of Gods and cults and Maps and Dreams…”

Handout; “Sharpham College Prospectus”

Blue examination book titled “Sharpham”; Commentary on 5 buddhist texts.

Blue examination book titled “Buddhism (Sharpham) #1 Perfection of Wisdom 8000”

Blue examination book titled “Mysticism, Evelyn Underhill, The Triumph of the Therapudic by Phillip Roeff, Selfless Persons, Steven Collings, Zen Action, Zen Person”

Syllabus; Sharpham College Day By Day– Summer term ‘98 – Buddhism

Syllabus; Sharpham College Day By Day– Spring term ‘98 – Buddhism

Syllabus; Sharpham College Day By Day– Autumn term ‘97 – Buddhism

Typed document; First draft, edited first draft, finished draft, presumed to be by Pfeil of a suggestion for applying the principals of Buddhism to the World Bank Sharpham College student/faculty contact list for 1997-98

Article; “Parade for peace halts town traffic” and “Peace deal brokered” from The Herald Express, February 23, 1998, along with article on the same subject from “Devon News”

“Notes by Sulak Sivaraska for the Lambeth World Bank Meeting” Yearbook; “The Chrysalis: A Yearbook for the Sharpham College Class of 1999”

Letter to Pfeil from [presumed to be Jasper Soloman], August, 5 [no year given], Devon, England

Letter to Pfeil from Colin and Helen Moore, July 23, 1999, Devon, England

Newsletter; “Impressions: The Sharpham College Newsletter: 1997-98,” 2 copies

Sharpham College folder, contains handouts from summer intensive:

Handout; “Courses and Modules 1997-98”

Letter to all students from Stephen Batchelor

Handout; “Discourse on the eight Realizations of the Great Beings”

Handout; “Barre Center for Buddhist Studies” annotated by Pfeil

Handout; “What do you think, my friend? (A selection of writings on Buddhism)”

Letter from Pfeil to Martine Batchelor, Sharpham College, March 25, 1997

“Sharpham Application, Responses to questions 1-13”

Handout; “Dhamma Society Sangha”

Handout; “Parami (Parama=“Supreme”)”

Handout; “Dharma Foundation Teacher’s Book List”

Handout; “Meditation on Forgiveness”

Handout; “Elaboration of the Noble Eightfold Path”

Handout; “The Buddha’s Works on Kindness (Metta Sutta)”

Handout; “Going to the Three Refuges”

Handout; “The Forgotten Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing,” 2 copies

Handout; “Auspicious Things” by Charles Hallsey

Handout; “Chapter Five: Instructions for Meditation” author and publication information unknown

Dates

  • Creation: 1997-1999

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 23.5 Cubic Feet (23 records center cartons with 475 folders, and one flat box of oversized materials (box 24)) ; 1 box (16.25 in. x 13 in. x 10.5 in.) equals 1 cubic foot ("cubic foot" defined in SAA Dictionary) 1 flat box (2.5"H x 17"W x 20.75"D) equals .51 cubic feet (as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

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Hartford Connecticut 06106