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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SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
Major Presentations
Invitation to Love: The Mystery of Christ: The Kingdom of God is Like..., Awakenings; and Reawakenings; active in the advancement of the Christian contemplative tradition through the practice of
Centering Prayer. Father James Connor-OCSO, Cistercian (Trappist monk); member of
MID and editor of its publication, Bulletin; monk of Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, Kentucky, where Thomas Merton was also a monk.
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Adams Ballroom "National and International Zones of Peace" Ivanka Vana Jakic This presentation will focus on the definition of "Zones of Peace," explain their immediate and long-term goals, show how they could contribute to the creation of a global culture of peace-a more just and secure world economically, socially and spiritually. We will consider how, in times of conflict, with the prior consent of religious and political leaders, National Zones of Peace could serve as centers for negotiations and international relief efforts. Also explored would be the application of peace zones to the protection of sacred and cultural legacies of indigenous peoples and all religious systems. Ivanka Vana Jakic-initiator of the "Zones of Peace Transnational
Project"; reconciliation missionary for past five years; native of the former Yugoslavia; Tibetologist.
9:00 AM–11:00 AM Grand Ballroom "Meditation and Mindfulness" Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh An introduction to the essential techniques of meditation. A glimpse of mindfulness. Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh-Vietnamese Buddhist monk; world-renowned
teacher of meditation and mindfulness.
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Monroe Ballroom "The Whole World is a Single Flower" Zen Master Seung Sahn Unique among species, human beings alone don't understand their true role and function. Their basic ignorance stems from a reliance on our habits of thought. When we return to our mind before thinking, compassion appears. In that clear state, the universe is one. The discovery of one's true self is the basis for world peace. Zen Master Seung Sahn-78th Patriarch, Chogye Order of Korean
Buddhism; the leading teacher in the Chinese/Korean Zen tradition in the western world. Active in the US since 1972, he has established practice centers in North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, South Africa, and Australia; his teaching has been collected in several works, among them Dropping Ashes on the Buddha; Only Don't Know; and The Whole World is a Single Flower.
9:00 AM–12:00 PM Crystal Room "Buddhist-Christian Monastic Dialogue: Sunyata and Kenosis-the Universal Arising of Compassion in the Spiritual Journey" His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, OSB; Br. Wayne Teasdale; Sr. Johanna Becker; Ven. Dr. C. Phangcham, Ph.D.; David Steindl-Rast; Bhante Sælawimala; Dr. Patrick Henry; Father Thomas Keating, OCSO; Sr. Pascaline Coff, OSB; Father James Connor This seminar will be a high level, in-depth dialogue on the above theme. It will follow a structure of four presentations by Buddhists and four by Christian monks/nuns, with a Moderator. After these presentations, we will break up into predesignated discussion groups, each with a leader. Then the groups will report back to the plenary group, including the observers. A discussion between the panelists and the larger gathering will follow. We want to explore the differences and similarities of Sunyata (Emptiness) and Kenosis (Self-Emptying) and their relationship to growth in compassion in our spiritual lives. His Holiness the Dalai Lama-Exiled spiritual leader and head of state
of Tibet; spiritual leader of 50 million Buddhists worldwide, Nobel
Prize winner and world leader. Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, OSB Benedictine monk of St. Procopius
Abbey, Lisle, IL; member of Monastic Interrelgious Dialogue, has con
tributed much to interfaith understanding and cooperation. Br. Wayne Teasdale Christian sannyasi (monk, renunciate) in the lin
eage of Father Bede Griffiths, member of Monastic Interreligious
Dialogue; writer, lecturer and teacher; resides at St. Procopius Abbey. Sr. Johanna Becker -OSB, Benedictine nun at St. Benedict's Convent,
St. Joseph, MN; member of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue; lectur
er in the area of art in the world religions. Ven. Dr. C. Phangcham, Ph.D.-Vice-President, American Buddhist
Congress, Midwest Regional Headquarters. Director, Vipassana Meditation Center, Wat Dhammaram, the Thai Buddhist Temple of
Chicago. David Steindl-Rast-OSB, Benedictine monk associated with the
Camaldolese Benedictine community at Big Sur, CA; advisor to MID, authorl leader in interfaith dialogue. Bhante Seelawimala-Sri Lankan Buddhist abbot in the Theravadan
tradition; eminent speaker. Dr. Patrick Henry-Executive Director, Institute for Ecumenical and
Cultural Research in Collegeville, MN, author, For the sake of the World: Buddhist and Christian Monasticism; has done much in the area
of intercultural dialogue. Father Thomas Keating, OCSO-Former Abbot of St. Joseph's Abbey,
Spencer, MA; Former Chair, North American Boardof East-West Dialogue, which fosters exchange between monks and nuns of the world's religions; Board member, Temple of Understanding and the Snowmass Ecumenical Conference; author, Open Mind, Open Heart;
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Parlor G "Hinduism as a Way of Life, and the Message of the Bhagavad Gita" Saint Asharamji Maharaj An address on the modern relavence of the Hindu path with particular attention to the sacred scripture, the Bhagavad Gita. Saint Asharamji Maharaj-known popularly as "Bapu"; founder,
International Yoga Vedanta Society Society, in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, East Africa, the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, and India; society runs twelve ashrams, meditation centers, and retreats worldwide.
9:00 AM–9:45 AM Parlor H "Relevance of Sri Aurobindo and Rudolf Steiner for World Spirituality at the Turn of the Millenium" Robert McDermott This lecture will briefly characterize Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga and Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy, summarize their respective admonitions concerning the karmic destinies of Asia and the West, and recommend their teachings as an antidote to the corrosive dimensions of contemporary thought and culture. Robert McDermott-President of The California Institute of Integral
Studies, an interdisciplinary, multicultural graduate school in San Francisco; professor emeritus, and former chair, Department of Philosophy, Baruch College, CUNY; lectures and research focus on the relevance of philosophical and spiritual paradigms in the evolution of consciousness; best known for his knowledge on the life and work teachings of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf approach to education.
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