Parliament of Worlds Religion 2009 Melbourne Australia

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

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PROGRAM DERS
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Prayer of Women for Giving Peace on Earth I
Ni Ketut Arini
Room 101
Religious or Spiritual Observance
Yayasan Dharma Samuan Tiga is a nonprofit public foundation in Bedulu, Bali, Indonesia dedicated to maintaining and supporting the spirit of conciliation that arose in the interfaith meeting at Samuan Tiga Temple in the year 1011. The foundation strives to promote intercultural collaboration through sharing in the arts and religiosity among cultures in Indonesia and among nations throughout the world. In this program, distinguished Balinese performer Ni Ketut Arini will sing Kidung Gayatri. Ni Ketut Arini is one of Bali's most accomplished and versatile dancers and musicians and is one of Bali's most revered teachers and performers.
Ni Ketut Arini, of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, is a distinguished performer, choreographer and teacher of classical and modern Balinese dance. She was a faculty member at the Indonesian Conservatory of Performing Arts [KOKAR) and then a supervisor for national high schools throughout Bali. In 1973, she founded Sanggar Warini, a traditional studio in her birth-village Lebah, where she continues to guide hundreds of young artists. She has toured extensively throughout the world.
Yoga as a Spiritual Practice
Sevadevi Glover
Gita Azar
Swami Gopal Puri
Room 102
Religious or Spiritual Observance
Yoga is vast and full of possibilities. There are 8.4 million asanas, mantras, pranayamas, kriyas, bandhas, mudras, and meditation techniques. A study of the whole is like taking a peek into many rooms along a corridor. Each room holds valuable treasures, unless you fully step into one room-and immerse and explore with your mind, body, heart and soul all of its possibilities-the gems, the wisdom and realisation, are beyond grasp. During this workshop participants will learn about the Yoga in Daily Life system, which is the Master System of Pramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Yoga in Daily Life easily guides practitioners from simple to difficult asanas without torture, without challenge and without competition. Progress is realised with continuous patient practice, with confidence and devotion. This also applies to pranayama and meditation. Relaxation and a new sense of inner freedom are very important aspects of the system of Yoga in Daily Life. Although these techniques seem to be very simple, they have great influence on the physical and pranic body. By practising this system, the student will use the ancient science of yoga to achieve ultimate health.
Sevadevi Glover is a member of the Australian Association of Yoga in Daily Life, a nonprofit, humanitarian organisation offering a comprehensive master system of classical yoga postures, Pranayama, relaxation and meditation. Sevadevi has been a Senior Yoga Teacher for 12 years. In 2005 she became a Founding Member of Ayurveda Yoga Australia (AYA). The AYA has hosted two International Conferences in Sydney to spread the wisdom and knowledge of the sister sciences of ayurveda and yoga.
8:00-9:00am MORNING OBSERVANCES
Gita Azar is co-director of the Yoga in Daily Life centre in Richmond, Melbourne. She has years of experience sharing her inspiration and conviction of the broad and deep benefits for a wide range of people of yoga. meditation practice, and the yogic way of life.
Swami Gopal Puri is a 'Train the Trainer' Senior instructor for Yoga in Daily Life. Born in Hungary, he holds a degree in Physics and brings a unique perspective on Yoga. He is co-director of the Yoga in Daily Life Centre in Richmond, Melbourne where he conducts classes for a wide range of students, from preschool age to seniors. Many will have seen his popular weekly yoga segments on Melbourne community television Channel 31.
How a Jain Starts the Day: The Rituals Kirit C Daftary
Room 103
Religious or Spiritual Observance
The rituals of Jainism are intended to create harmony among all of the Earth's creatures: plants, animals and fellow human beings. This session will present the daily morning spiritual practice of the two major sects of Jainism. The Shwetamber sect, or white-clad monks, will demonstrate Samayik (meditation), and Pratikraman, the act of seeking forgiveness through the confession of past sins in deed or thought. The program will then present practices of the Digamber sect, or sky-clad monks, which will include worship, meditative music and a theoretical exposition. Through a live demonstration, a slide presentation, and Q&A, this session will bring to light how practitioners of Jainism greet each day.
Kirit C Daftary is President of Anuvibha of North America and past President of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America JAINA), which represents 67 Jain Centres and over 150,000 Jains in North America. He is also the alternative representative to the United Nations of Anuvrat Global Organization (ANUVIBHAI. Mr Daftary regularly lectures on Jainism and Hinduism at several universities and also participates in many interreligious dialogues.
Catholic Mass, Roman Rite-Friday
Bishop Michael Putney
Bishop Christopher Prowse
Room 104
Religious or Spiritual Observance
This observance will include a Eucharist celebrated by the two leading Australian Catholic bishops in interreligious affairs. The ceremony will be explained for the benefit of those observers who are not familiar with it.
Most Rev Michael E Putney is the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Townsville in North Queensland. A student of the Gregorian University in Rome and the Catholic University of Louvain, Bishop Putney has taught theology in Pius XII Seminary, Australian Catholic University, University of Queensland, and Gregorian University. Bishop Putney has represented the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity at numerous international consultations, dialogues and events. He has been the Chair of Australian Catholic Bishops' Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Relations since 2006.
Most Rev Christopher Prowse, recently appointed as Bishop of Sale in Victoria, was formerly the auxiliary bishop of Melbourne (Western Region of Melbourne; Episcopal Vicar for Justice and Social Services], a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and an alumnus of the Gregorian University and the Lateran University in Rome.
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