Living in the 21st Century: Rewriting the Future of Your Life
[Edited extract from public address]The world all-around you may be in crisis, but you don’t have to be. You can learn to bounce back, find deeper meaning in life, and revive your mind and body.
A unique and valuable opportunity for participants 18–30 years of age to experience a Youth Leadership workshop conducted by Senior Nun Chang Ji of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, USA
Venerable Chang Ji is an ordained nun in the Chinese Mahayana tradition of Buddhism since 2004 under Dharma Drum Mountain. In her role as the International Affairs Special Assistant to the late Most Venerable Master Sheng Yen, founder of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, she participated in many international conferences, including the World Economic Forum, World Bank, as well as meetings at the United Nations, etc.
Venerable Chang Ji is committed to teaching the tenets of contemplative action to young adults worldwide and has led many youth leadership workshops and meditation retreats to this effect. She has been a facilitator in programs for young leaders in conflict and post-conflict areas from Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan and Cambodia, and works to spread awareness of Spiritual Environmentalism as taught by her teacher, the late Most Venerable Master Sheng Yen to young people all over the world.
The workshop will cover:
1. Being - Who Am I?
2. Knowing - Inner knowing, social injustice, external knowing, integrating both to find your vision
3. Doing - Where and how change happens
The workshop will be held as part of the Victorian United Nations Day of Vesak 2015.
Registration/Inquiries:
Please email wbu@bdcu.org.au. (Early registration is recommended as workshop places are limited).
Victoria's Buddhist Community Celebrating Together
2015 Organising Committee
Website: www.unvesak.org
Email: unvesakmelb@gmail.com
Tel: (03) 9754 3334
Fax: (03) 9754 3334
2. Knowing - Inner knowing, social injustice, external knowing, integrating both to find your vision
3. Doing - Where and how change happens
The workshop will be held as part of the Victorian United Nations Day of Vesak 2015.
Registration/Inquiries:
Please email wbu@bdcu.org.au. (Early registration is recommended as workshop places are limited).
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VICTORIAN OBSERVANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS DAY OF VESAKVictoria's Buddhist Community Celebrating Together
2015 Organising Committee
Website: www.unvesak.org
Email: unvesakmelb@gmail.com
Tel: (03) 9754 3334
Fax: (03) 9754 3334