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Humanistic Buddhism:
Applications to Modern Life
and Social Issues
Date: Tuesdays,
September 16, 23, 30;
October 7, 14, 21, 28;
November 4, 11 & 18, 2008
Time: 6PM to 8PM
Place: 25 W. 43rd
Street, Room 1000
between 5th & 6th Avenues,
Manhattan
Fee:
$50
(Non-Member) |
Free (Member/Student)
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to learn how to
become a member.
Light refreshments
served.
Please make checks
payable to: QCAF-AAARI
The Humanistic Buddhist
movement pioneered by
Venerable Master Hsing Yun
of the Fo Guang Shan
Monastery has been one of
the most compelling and
powerful religious movements
of the twentieth century.
In addition to discussing
fundamental concepts of
Buddhism and the history of
the Humanistic Buddhist
movement, this course will
examine both Humanistic
Buddhist philosophy and
praxis, exploring ways in
which Humanistic Buddhist
principles can be applied in
the modern West. Reading
materials will include
actual Buddhist sutras as
well as secondary sources.
Each lecture will start with
20 minutes sitting
meditation and technique
instruction.
Course Outline
9/16
Open House with Introduction
to the Workshop
Meditation Instruction
9/23 Humanistic
Buddhist View on Religion
and Faith
“Three Refuge”
Kamala Sutra
9/30 War and Peace
“Suffering”
Tender Heart
10/7 Mind and Life
“Consciousness”
Yogacara
10/14
Living and Dying
“Karma and Reincarnation”
Yogacarabhumi
10/21
Money and Economy
“Emptiness”
Heart Sutras
10/28
Social Identity
“non-self”
Lotus in a Stream
11/4 Environmental
Issues
“Interdependent Origination”
Authenticity
11/11
Humanity
“Bodhisattva
vows”
11/18
Conclusion (Reception)
Texts
Hsing Yun: Only a Grain, NY:
Weatherhill, 2000.
Hsing Yun, Lotus in a
Stream, NY: Weatherhill,
2000. (contents: Buddhist
Core Teaching)
Yifa, Tender Heart, NY;
Lantern, 2007
Yifa, Authenticity. NY:
Lantern, 2007
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Speaker
Biography
Venerable
Yifa, Ph.D.
is a Taiwanese
Buddhist nun,
scholar, and
writer. Ordained
by the Fo Guang
Shan Buddhist
Order in 1979,
Yifa holds a law
degree from the
Taiwan National
University, a
masters in
comparative
philosophy from
the University
of Hawaii and a
doctorate in
religious
studies from
Yale University.
She served as a
department head
and dean of
University of
the West during
her tenure at
the college.[1]
Yifa has
participated in
many interfaith
dialogues such
as the
Gethsemane
Encounter, and
contributed to
the UNICEF South
Asia's Safe
Motherhood
Project. She is
also the current
director of the
Woodenfish
Program for
college
students.[2]
In 2003, the
United Nations
awarded Yifa its
Outstanding
Women in
Buddhism Award.
In October of
2006, she was
honored at the
9th Annual
Juliet Hollister
Awards Ceremony,
which was held
at the United
Nations
Headquarters.[3]
Yifa was
recognized along
with Wall Street
Journal reporter
Daniel Pearl,
who was honored
posthumously.
Venerable Yifa
has also been
involved in
translating
sutras from
Mandarin to
English. Since
2006, Venerable
Yifa and others
have published
translations of
the Heart Sutra,
Diamond Sutra,
Ksitigarbha
Sutra, and
Amitabha Sutra.
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