HiStory, HerStory, Our Story
by Venerable Ayya Tathaloka
History is made up of stories of individuals, communities and events that shape the future and bind all of humanity together. Each person has a story: whether it’s his story, her story, or a shared common story, those stories pass on messages and lessons of the past to the next generation. Each person’s experiences are different and the lens in which we view our past and present is colored by our own predispositions. Stories of the Buddha and his disciples now make up the teachings that we learn from today. So what story are we creating today?
This Talk will be featured on Day 1 of the Mitra Conference.
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Embodying Life: A ‘Window’ into Deeper Intimacy with Self and Others
by Ven. Bom Hyon Sunim
I wonder if there’s not a tendency these days to bypass critical thinking and default to conventionalism and popular cultural norms. A ‘spin-off’ of this can find us in unhealthy dependence on populist ‘gurus and teachers’ as a source of all wisdom, power and authority, and infantilise us in a state of spiritual, emotional and developmental immaturity. The Buddha’s exhortation is to remain free of fixed views; it points beyond any and all human ideas and traditions, calling us into the chaos of the naked spiritual life. In the past, seekers would retire to the forest or deep mountains to seek “the truth of all things”. Where can we find such a wilderness today that is not colonised by human ambition and greed, nor mapped by human logic?
This is a Breakout Session Workshop.
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