Jointly sponsored by the Weatherhead Center and Asia Center of Harvard University and the Center of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies, Tufts University, and the concert by Zeb Bangash on October 8, 2022, at 6.30 pm supported by Presidents Bacow and Monaco.
Professor Chander Shekhar will discuss a range of Indo-Persian manuscripts and documents, such as 'arzdasht, nishan, farman, etc., from the 17th-19th centuries.
Talk title: "The Insight-Image: Illuminating the Reality of Deleuze's Time-Image"
Talk Abstract
In Zen Buddhism, the notion of here and now is the key to attain––or return to–– paññā/prajñā (insight). On a day-to-day basis, we live each moment with a preoccupation of the past and an anticipation for the future. Our retrospection and expectation produce afflictions such as avarice, anger and frustration, as well as delusion. Our penchant for living every...