Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

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

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10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.74 What is Vedanta?
Swami Atmatattwananda
Vedanta is one of the paths of mysticism which are found in every religion. Love and joy in the unity of God and the spirit is the destination. Thus, Vedanta seeks to be of service to every faith. Swami Atmatattwananda received a B.A. in Philosophy from Yale in 1951. Later, he attended the University of Chicago Divinity School. Today, he is a monk with the Ramakrishna Order of India and the Vedanta Society of Southern California.
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10:00 AM-11:00 AM IN ENGINEERING 3.60 Wilderness and the African Spirit
Dr. Ian Player
An internationally reknowned conservationist; founder, The Wilderness Movement in Africa.
11:00 AM-12:00 PM GOOD HOPE ARENA Naam Simran - The Key to Living
H. H. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji
Human beings go to great lengths to acheive academic degrees to attain materialistic needs - whether real or perceived. Due to this dilemna, the pressenter urges all humans need to do Naam Simran to attain their real spiritual needs. He also urges participants to consider the time and effort spent on academic degrees, and will illustrate how a similar effort needs to be spent on ones spiritual development. His Holiness Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji is the supreme spiritual head of the Namdhari Sikhs since 1959. He is the successor to Satguru Partap Singh, holding the continuation of the lineage to Satguru Ram Singh, who was exiled in 1872 for his activities in India's struggle for independence. He currently resides in the Punjab state of India.
11:00 AM-11:45 AM IN SCIENCE 3.46
Progress of Industrialism and Eternity of the Soul Dr. Rigmor Robert
The advance of technology has transformed the biosphere, but what of the soul? The soul is not modern, it has nothing to do with irony, critical investigation, opinions and arguments. Instead, the soul is ancient, and tends towards values of mildness and listening which are eroding in the modern life. This presentation will explore the plight of the soul in the modern world.
Dr. Robert is a Swedish Medical Doctor and Analytical Psychologist. She has studied in Sweden and Switzerland, and has taught psychology in Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, India, and Egypt. She is the co-author of several books, and is currently working on a documentary film.
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The Rise of Mother Kali in the 21st Century: a Practical and Esoteric Experience of the Hindu
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H. H. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati will offer her teachings and insights into the merge of the masculine and feminine through the Goddess Mother Kali and how this can initiate change in the 21st Century. Ma's unique expression of God and the mystical asks us to live in the moment consciously, be of service, and wake up to the call.
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati is the founder of Kashi Ashram an interfaith spiritual community that embraces the sacred practices of many traditions. Ma's teachings are based upon a commitment to humanity through service. She founded the River Fund dedicated to serving people with AIDS and other life challenging illnesses and the River School which
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educates students in an environment that weaves spirituality and service into the curriculum. Ma is a Trustee of the Parliament of the World's Religions and works with other religious and spiritual leaders to promote interfaith dialogue and global cooperation for peace. In 1997, Ma established World Tibet Day to raise awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people and support for international freedom of religion for everyone.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN SCIENCE 2.65 Africa's Gift to the World
Rev. Elizabeth A. Hin
This lecture explores the gift of Africa's Soul, Heart and Consciousness to the world community with academic, historic, mythic and personal references and reflections.
Elizabeth A. Hin, MA Chand. is a mystic and renowned instructor & counselor of comparitive religion, mysticism and peace. She has travelled & taught internationally as the founding president of The White Rose Foundation, an American educational non-profit organization dedicated to the harmony & unity present at the heart of all religions.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 3.45
The Black Mother: the Essential Archetype for a New Millennium
Dr. Douglas Canterbury-Counts, Ph.D., MDIV
In the 1930s the psychologist Carl Jung wrote that if contemporary civilization did not rediscover the importance of the Feminine and integrate this archetype into our lives there would be no hope for the existence of humanity. Dr. Jean Houston has offered that one of the most significant events that makes this period in history unique is the emergence and honoring of the Feminine. The archetype of the Mother will be discussed with its psycho spiritual implications. A particular emphasis will be placed on the Black Mother, Kali, and the wisdom She offers us. The psychological technique of the identification and integration of shadow projection is discussed as a practical means of using the "fierce love" of this Black Mother.
Dr. Douglas Canterbury Counts is a clinical psychologist and adjunct Florida Atlantic University professor. He is the founder of the Center for Sacred Psychology, a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the Center for Jungian Studies of SE Florida, and listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. He is a spiritual student of Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati and lives with his family at Kashi Ashram, Florida.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.74 Clairvoyance and One's Spiritual Life: How It Works
Vr. Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Hull Bostwick
This presentation will offer techniques for self-guided meditation that enable one to access their spiritual abilities, such as clairvoyance, and show how one can use these abilities in everyday life.
VRR Dr. Susan Huil Bostwick is CEO of the Church of Divine Man and its Seminary: The Berkeley Psychic Institute. President of Deja vu Publishing co.: Managing Editor of The Psychic Reader (a newspaper); Founder of the Yin Yang School for Psychic Children.
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2:00 PM-2:45 PM IN SCIENCE 2.71 Desiring the Kisses of his Mouth: Transfiguring the Body in Midrashic and Kabbalistic Commentaries to the Song of Songs.
Dr. Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
The embodied yet sublime poetry of 'Song of Songs' express not only the desire and longing for intimacy between lovers, but also the sensuality and perfection of their bodies set amidst nature's beauty and delight. Such fecundity as represented in