Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Friday, September 3. Seminars & Lectures
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #2 "What Do Christians and Buddhists Have to Say to Each Other?" Donald Mitchell A round table beginning with a presentation and two responses. It proposes interreligious conversation as a way to discover ourselves. Donald Mitchell-professor of comparative philosophy, Purdue University, associate editor of Buddhist Christian Studies; author of Spirituality and Emptiness: The Dynamics of Spiritual Life in Buddhism and Christianity.
York chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship; teacher of non-violence
and conflict resolution in an alternative high school in New York City. Sonam Lhamo Singer-Vice President of the Tibetan Women's Association;
former teacher at the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala, India; one
of the recently arrived Tibetan refugees in the U.S. Bhikkhuni Miao Kwang Sudharma-Ordained in Japan in 1963,
received Dasa-sil-mata Ordination in Sri Lanka in 1973, received Higher Ordination and Bodhisattva Ordination in Taiwan in 1983; engaged in peace and environmental activities in her community
while residing in her own temple in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Hema Goonatilake-Ph.D. in Sociology of Buddhism, School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London; was a University teacher, researcher and activist in Sri Lanka until 1989; currently consultant to the United Nations, New York, coordinator, Buddhist Women's Network, New York.
10:00 AM–11:45 AM Montrose Wing #3 "Youth Programs in Culturally Diverse, Underprivileged Communities" Willie Cobb Presentation will develop a greater understanding of the experiinces of underprivileged youth and the communities in which hey live. It will demonstrate how to develop effective programs n culturally diverse, underpriviledged communities as well as in privileged communities. Willie Cobb-Program Coordinator, "I Have A Dream" Program at the
Howard Area Community Center, which helps develop programs for a culturally diverse, underresourced community; has worked with adolescents of all races and communities for 15 years, developing leadership skills, social programs, and religious programs.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Parlor C "Workshop on Comparative Liturgy: Session III" Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, OSB The second of a series of three workshops on comparative liturgy, each addressing the theme of liturgy as a design of spirituality. Introduction: Bahá'í (Earnestine Berkey) 1st Presentation: "Roman Catholicism--the Easter Vigil" (Dom Julian von Duerbeck, OSB) 2nd Presentation: "Native American Spirituality-the Vision Quest" (Omie Baldwin) Observer/Facilitator: Wiccan (Rev. Selena Fox) Open Discussion follows presentations. Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, OSB-Benedictine monk of St. Procopius
Abbey, Lisle, Illinois, member of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue; has contributed much to interfaith understanding and cooperation.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #5 'Work and Spiritual Practice" Jai Luster; Howard Rossman We often see work as something separate from spiritual practice. We offer a workshop designed to help us enhance and integrate these two aspects of our lives. This unique workshop will utilize meditation, guided imagery, discussion, ritual and group process. Some of the topics to be explored are our beliefs that seperate work from spiritual practice, convictions that enable us to integrate spiritual practice and work, and finding support at work for combining work and spiritual practice with individuals that share our common perspective. Jai Luster-has practiced and taught yoga for the last 21 years; is style
of practice is a synthesis of Integral Yoga, Kripalu Yoga and Kundalini Yoga; has lived and studied at Swami Satchidananda's Ashram for yoga training; currently he is teaching yoga and lecturing in the Chicago and North Shore area; for the last ten years, he has been a business partner with Howard Rossman at Mesirow
Financial as an institutional money manager. Howard Rossman-Executive Vice President of Mesirow; doctorate in
counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he studied both eastern and western philosophies and psychologies; has practiced meditation for over 20 years and is currently on several boards of social service organizations; or the last 10 years, he has been a business partner with Jai Luster as an
institutional money manager. 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Parlor B "Buddhist Women as Engaged Buddhists: Peace, Non-violence and the Environment" Amy Krantz; Sonam Lhamo Singeri; Bhikkhuni Miao Kwang Sudharma; Hema Goonatilake This panel of Buddhist women (American and Asian born) will describe their commitments and activities in peace, non-violence and the environment. It is natural for women to be engaged Buddhists. They have been nurturers and caretakers with visi un in their roles as mothers, daughters, and wives in the family. AS Buddhists, with their concern for all sentient beings, comes a natural environment on a community and global level with issues of peace, non-violence, social action, and environmental problems.
Amy Krantz-American-born engaged Buddhist; coordinator of the New
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Parlor F "Calligraphy with Kaz Tanahashi" Kazuaki Tanahashi In the brushwork of the East Asian tradition, no one can make exactly the same stroke twice. Due to its composition, the brush has a life of its own. This workshop will offer hands-on experience of calligraphy and the use of a 5-foot brush for the creation of single-stroke paintings. Kazuaki Tanahashi-Fellow of the World Academy of Art and
Science; author of many books, including: Brush Mind; creator of the world's largest set of one-stroke paintings, entitled Surrender, first exhibited in 1987 at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City; his series of brush performances includes: "If We Go to War..."
and "Peace Becomes Tangible." 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Parlor G "Interfaith Harmony: Some Religious Viewpoints" Madan Singh; Dr. Syed Hashim Ali; Dr. Ian Talbot; Dr. Karan Singh; H.E. Dr. L.M. Singhvi; H. Em. Metropolitan Paulos Mar Gregorios; Dr. Arthur Lall This panel discussion will examine concepts of unity among four major religions of India. The panelists are all well recognized among their faiths. The subject is very appropriate, in light of the religious strife in India in recent years. This panel is sponsored by The Organization for Universal Communal Harmony (TOUCH). TOUCĚ has chapters in New Delhi, London, New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago. The mission of the organization is to promote interfaith understanding and harmony through mass communication media, seminars, intergenerational dialogue, and international exchange programs. Madan Singh-President and co-founder of T.O.U.C.H. (The
Organization for Universal Communal Harmony), Chicago, former Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, currently President and
C.E.O., Engineers International, Oakbrook, Illinois. Dr. Syed Hashim Ali-former Vice-Chancellor of both Aligarh and
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