Instructor: Joseph Troncale

No image available Biography: Joe Troncale is a UR emeritus professor of Russian Studies. Honored for excellence in teaching, he used mindfulness in class to foster students' growth as whole individuals. He has been meditating for over forty years and is a fly fisherman.

Classes by this instructor


Art Participation in 19th Century Russian Painting

This is a participatory study in 19th-Century Russian painting in which viewers will follow the most significant moments in the development of Russian art through selected paintings. The study is not a conventional art history course, but rather is an opportunity for participants to optimally engage and express the experience of aesthetic ecstasy evoked by the paintings. For this reason the class size will be limited.
October 15-16, 2025, TBD - UR Campus

A Reading and Discussion of Adi Da Samraj's 'The Knee of Listening'

This course is designed to introduce and explore the essential teachings, autobiographical episodes, and spiritual insights from Adi Da Samraj's 'The Knee of Listening.' Each session will focus on key themes and selected readings that illustrate Adi Da's journey, realization, and core message of 'radical understanding.'
November 4-25, 2025, TBD - UR Campus