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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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
11:30am-1:00pm INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION
Dienen Karna lor Ann Warren, her name in English is an Elder of North Eastern Victoria. She is a medicine woman of the Aborigine Ya'idtmidtung (pronounced Yamadangl. Prior to her rabbinic training. Rabbi Rayna Gevurtz earned a BSc IPsych) and was a Youth Director for Young Judea. She has served as a rabbiat Isaac Mayer Wise Temple in Ohio and Temple Bat Yahm in California. She joined the Temple Beth Israel (TBI) rabbinic team in Victoria after serving as rabbi at King David School. In addition to her general rabbinic duties at TBI, Rabbi Gevurtz has particular responsibility for family programs. She is married to TBI rabbi Gersh Zylberman, and they are blessed with two daughters and a schnoodle. Mejinderpal Kaur is legal director and chair of the UK chapter of UNITED SIKHS, a registered charity which serves minority and underprivileged communities globally through programs for civil and human rights advocacy, human development and humanitarian relief. She leads the legal team that is fighting for the right to wear the Sikh articles of faith in Europe, particularly France.
will outline his work plans and experience and share earth-friendly and people-friendly insights based on the fundamental beliels of l-Kuan Tao such as respect for the Sky and the Earth, worship of the Sage, carrying out of filial duties to parents, and refinement of bad habit into goodwill Dr Jeng Fu (Joseph) Chen is the Secretary General and Vice President of World I-kuan Tao Headquarters. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at California State University at Los Angeles and also holds a Doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of the West, California, USA. He has served as commissioner and Chairman of the Cultural Commission of the City of El Monte since 1997. He is the author of the book 1-Kuan Tao'.
108 Bowls: A Mala of Water Ven Bonnie Myotai Treace Room 216 Lecture Water is a shared reality of the human experience. Our existence depends upon it, we are made of it, its crisis is our own, its beauty heals our hearts as perhaps no other natural element can. This talk profiles the movement inspired by the Bodies of Water School (BOWS) of simply 'paying attention to water, in which groups of 108 people agree to place small ceramic cups (each made and fired ritually as an offering by a BOWS artist) filled with water in a windowsill in their home. What began with a few Buddhist practitioners now includes people of many faiths, engaging in a simple gesture that is seemingly private and has already changed the way hundreds of people live. Ven Bonnie Myotai Treace is the founder of Hermitage Heart Zen and the Bodies of Water School of Practice. For many years she was the Vice-Abbess of Zen Mountain Monastery and Abbess of the Zen Center of New York City, having received ordination and transmission in the Soto School of Buddhism. Her work in recent years has been dedicated to the intrareligious and to bringing environmental protection and celebration into contemplative depth.
Closing Remarks on Conflict Resolution Dharma Master Hsin Tao Father Leonel Narvaez Room 219 Panel Discussion When people of conviction, skill and knowledge commit themselves to understanding, nonviolence and peace, aggression can be stemmed and, sometimes, ended. Summing up the insights, inspiration and knowledge gained in the Conflict Resolution Sessions, Dharma Master Hsin Tao, Father Leonel Narvaez and others discuss practical ways to achieve peace building in our time. Dharma Master Hsin Tao was born in Burma in 1948 and came to Taiwan at age thirteen. He became a monk at age 25 and established the Wu-sheng Monastery on Ling-jou mountain in 1983. He founded the Museum of World Religions and is president of the Global Family of Love and Peace. The series of Buddhist -Muslim dialogues he initiated in 20 have been conducted in ten countries, including the UNESCO Paris and UN in New York Father Leonel Narvaez is a Catholic missionary who initially worked with nomadic tribes in Eastern Africa and currently works in the forest of the South Amazon area of Colombia. In 2000, he established the Schools of Forgiveness and Reconciliation. He was a key figure in the Goldin Institute's 2007 global gathering on the topic of reintegration of former child soldiers
Healing the Earth: Buddhist and Hindu Theological Perspectives Rajendra Damodara Yenkannamoole Venerable Miao You Dr Tong Yun Kai Dr TV Muralivallabhan Room 220 Lecture
I-Kuan Tao: Healing the Earth with Care and Concern, Sharing Wisdom in the Search of Inner Peace Jeng Chen Room 217 Lecture It is the ideal of I-Kuan Tao that when all peoples and nations live as one family on the five continents, viewing each other with respect and equality, there will be both in ner peace in individuals and world peace among nations. To make this ideal into a reality. I-Kuan Tao has extended substantial assistance to relieve human suffering caused by natural catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; the tsunami in Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka; the cyclone in Myanmar; and the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China. In his presentation, Dr Chen
In this program, practitioners of both Buddhist and Hindu theological traditions will share their teachings about healing the Earth. The first part of this program will explore how meditation and vegetarianism can heal our relationships with each other and reduce our impact on the environment. The second part of the presentation will posit the idea that we can achieve a sustainable future and lasting world peace by fostering a genuine commitment to treat the human community with understanding, compassion and love.
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