Parliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona

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

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Program Descriptions
Monday, July 12, 2004 INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Dr. Dhalla is the Founder and President of the World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, and is an advisor to the Parliament, providing interfaith leadership in India
educational programs within his community, including computer classes, project management classes, helping hate crime victims, and organizing blood drives and health camps.
Rohinton M. Rivetna is a founding member of the Zoroastrian Association of Chicago, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations for North America, and the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
The Global Faces of Buddhism Ven. T.Kenjitsu Nakagaki Ananda Guruge
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
Firdosh Dara Mehto, president and founding member of The Zoroastrian Association of Alberta, Canada, is also the President of The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America. Mehta serves as a Board Member with several organizations such as the Interfaith Center, The Alberta Gujarati Association and the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Nicholas Davidson is a scholar of Zoroastrianism and the influence it has had on the development of several other religions.
One of the central tenets of the Buddhism indigenous to Central, East, and Southeast Asia is the doctrine of the Sunyata, according to which everything in the world lacks an essence, and thus, everything in this world is subject to continual change. The Buddhist tradition itself is an excellent example of this. As Buddhism has spread throughout the world, it has adapted itself and altered its environment, often with astounding malleability and creativity - while remaining true to core Buddhist principles. Today's presenters will speak from within their tradition on the uniqueness of their Buddhism. They will also discuss the transformative effects that globalization - particularly the fact of Buddhist migration - has had upon their Buddhist community and Buddhist practice.
A Way of Living in Harmony with Self and Others: Sikh Spiritual Practices Mohinder Singh Sangat Syalee Balwant Singh Kuldip Singh
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan
T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki is the Resident Head Minister of New York Buddhist Church (Shin Buddhist Temple), President of the Buddhist Council of New York, Buddhist Chaplain of United Campus Ministries at Columbia University, and a Board member of Interfaith Alliance
Spiritual practices bring power to our mind, body and spirit. Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism in the fifteenth century, laid stress on three interrelated aspects - singing, listening and then accepting, Naam in His praise. It is a very slow process, because it has to work on various parts of our personality - Consciousness, Intelligence, Mind and Power of Discrimination. According to eastern religions, we are bringing all these elements from our previous births in a cumulative form - Karma. When religion fails to respond and accept challenges, it is on the decline and is likely to fade away. We live in an age of humanism and cannot be insensitive to social ill and sufferings. Cosmology does not depend on revelations and traditions.
Dr. Ananda Guruge is Chairman of the World Buddhist University Dr. Guruge is a devout Buddhist who hails from Sri Lanka. He is a supreme authority on the world's major religions. He has served his country in various capacities abroad and is also a Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
The Religious Traditions and the Scientific Cosmovision of the 21st Century Manuel Doncel Antje Jackelen Philip Hefner
Dr. Mohinder Singh is a former Professor at Baring Union Christian College, Khalsa College, and the University of Delhi. He is former Director of the Guru Nanak Foundation, and author of standard works on Sikh history and religion.
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
With a Doctor of Medicine specializing in neurology and psychiatry, Dr. Syalee is a retired consultant and professor of psychiatry (Indian Army). She is the Acting President of the Guru Nanak Foundation, New Delhi. She is also the President of the Interfaith Council of Southwest Queens, New York.
This is a panel discussion explaining the place of traditional religions in the light of the latest advances in science, especially our increased knowledge on the universe and the theory of the Big Bang.
Manuel Doncel is a Jesuit who studied Theology in Innsbruck (Austria) and has a PhD in physics from the University of Paris.
Dr. Balwant Singh has a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, He taught at the University of Delhi, Punjab University and at Old Dominion University. Dr. Singh has written several articles for distinguished papers and journals. He is a member of CARECommunity Alliance for Respect and Equality.
Antje Jackelen is Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science; she is also associate professor of theology and religion and science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
Kuldip Singh combines presentation skill with religious knowledge to bring awareness among his audience. He oversees a series of
Philip Hefner is a Professor of Systematic Theology, editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, and former president of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science.
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