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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Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan
This panel discussion will focus on the incredible success that socially engaged Buddhist leaders have had in combating modern problems like war, poverty and AIDS, as well as the diversity of the responses. These stories attest to the limitless well of compassion within the Buddhist tradition, as applied via the skillful means of social activism. In sharing these stories of success, presenters will also discuss the obstacles to peace, and the social, political and cultural causes of suffering which still remain and must be addressed.
Matthew Weiner is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and the Director of Programming at the Interfaith Center of New York. The Interfaith Center is an educational non profit organization that works with 1,000 religious leaders on social and educational issues.
Sulak Sivaraksa, of the Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, is a Nobel Prize nominee and prominent Buddhist social and environmental activist in Thailand. He has founded numerous organizations, and has been involved in Buddhist-Christian dialogue for decades. His books include Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society, and Loyalty Demands Dissent.
Ven. O. Sobhita Maha Thero is one of the leading socially engaged Buddhists active in Sri lanka and Singapore. He also recently became a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament. His work is primarily in rural villages, concerning issues such as adequate water supply and relationship building with the Tamil community.
The Ven. Maha Ghosananda is the Supreme Patriarch of Buddhism in Cambodia. Ven. Ghosananda is a world-renowned peace activist who has led numerous Dhammayietra peace walks in Cambodia. He is the winner of the Alternative Peace Prize and the Niwano Peace Prize.
What is Shinji Shumeikai? Alan Imai
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan
Informally known as Shumei, Shinji Shumeikai is a spiritual organization dedicated to elevating the quality of life. This lecture will serve as an introduction to Shumei, and how the founder, Mokichi Okada, taught that a world free of sickness, poverty, and discord is possible through the spiritual exercise of Jyorei-an appreciation of art and beauty, and practice of natural agriculture.
Mr. Alan Imai was born in September 1957 in Hyogo, Japan. In 1985, he was assigned to the United States. Mr. Imai is responsible for Shumei America's East Coast activities as Associate Director of Shumei America, and also serves as the Shumei Natural Agriculture International Project Coordinator.
Doctrine of the Scientology Religion
Rev. Heber Jentzsch
Room 115, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture.
Program Descriptions Tuesday, July 13, 2004
INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION 9:30 AM 11:00 AM
This lecture, with audience participation including a questionand-answer period and demonstrations, will describe the basic tenets of the Scientology religion and the practical methods used by Scientologists around the world to achieve the aims of Scientology, as formulated by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard: "A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights." The lecture will focus on three beliefs of the Scientology religion: 1) The three parts of man, including the spiritual dimension of man, his body, and mind; 2) The dynamics of existence, and the achievement of infinite survival or immortality in the here and now; 3) The components of understanding, and how the increase of certain ingredients in human relations can bring about respect of diversity.
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The Rev. Heber C. Jentzsch, President of the Church of Scientology International since 1982, has been active as an ordained minister of the Church for more than 20 years. His extensive religious training includes not only a study of the Scientology religion, but of other faiths as well.
Practicing Sikh Values in Daily Life
Jathedar Manjit Singh Calcutta Balwant Hansra
Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan
Room 116, Spanish/English/Catalan
In this program, the panel will outline the Sikh values as they have been taught by the Sikh Gurus. An emphasis will be placed on how these values help us to become better human beings through promoting goodwill and uplifting our own spirituality.
Jathedar Manjit Singh Calcutta is the General Secretary of the Shrimoni Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee.
Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra has been an At-Large Executive Committee Member of CPWR, and Chair and Professor of the Natural Science Department at Daley College in Chicago. He has also been Chair of the Sikh Host Committee, and Appointed Chair of the Administration & Finance Committee.
Giani Gurbux Singh Gulshan is a Minister of Sikhisrn in the United Kingdom.
Awakening the Transformative Power of Shakti: The Life Force of Peace
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Room 117, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati will offer her teachings and insight into using the power of Shakti, the divine feminine energy within us, as the life force for bringing peace to the world. Through the awakening of Shakti, deepening one's awareness and learning the art of non-reaction, we can use the power of love
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