Artist Talk with Leekyung Kang: Entombed in Static

Leekyung Kang, an inaugural artist-in-residence at the Queens College School of Arts (Fall 2024), will present on her recent work is inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature, creating a series of paintings, print, and installation that interrogate the formal aspects of what is architecturally defined as a form of chamber.

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Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists

Be the Refuge is both critique and celebration, calling out the erasure of Asian American Buddhists while uplifting the complexity and nuance of their authentic stories and vital, thriving communities. Drawn from in-depth interviews with a pan-ethnic, pan-Buddhist group, Be the Refuge is the first book to center young Asian American Buddhists’ own voices.

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Buddhism in Practice

In today’s modern society, with all the advancement in technology, research etc, the practices of Buddhism still has an important role to keep us grounded in humanity and ethics. So how can we marry the lofty goal of Buddhahood with the reality of day to day life and interactions with the people and world around us?

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Buddhist Talk on Meditation, Diligence & Wisdom

This talk offers a brief exploration of key aspects of Buddhist meditation practice, focusing on the role of right recollection, proper mindfulness, and the integration of contemplative tools to support disciplined awareness and insight cultivation.

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Mindfulness Meditation and Autonomy: A Buddhist Theory of Free Will

I argued in my dissertation that the ‘hard’ metaphysical problem of free will may be explained in simple, metaphysically ‘easy’ causal/functional terms as a product of the mechanics of metacognitive mental causation: There seems to be a causal connection between the extent to which the mind can “go meta-“, or loop back in reflectively on … Read more