Saturday, September 4th 2021
AEST 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Online Zoom Event
Non-Members $30 / AABCAP Members $25 / Student-Concession $20
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Susan Moylan-Coombs:
Susan Moylan-Coombs, Gurindji Woolwonga woman, living on Gai-mariagal country will speak about the ancient “wisdom” of this land, from the perspective of the oldest living culture on the planet and discuss the ability to incorporate these philosophies in contemporary society. When we understand the “TriSacred”, the balance of the three worlds, we will all be able to live more sustainable lives. We need to create a new story of connection for all Australians to create social change by bringing people and communities together to find the unity in CommUNITY.
Bhante Sujato:
Bhante Sujato will share the wisdom as expounded by the Buddhist sutras and discuss their continued relevance in our modern times. He will refer to our personal and collective responsibility and our practical contributions to issues of climate change and various forms of discriminations.
Venerable Jue Wei:
The global impact of Covid-19 has been profound. This interruption has offered humanity an opportunity to reflect on what we have been invited to learn. Reviewing the wisdom inthe Perfection of Wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) literature and the accomplishments of Venerable Master Hsing Yun in the past few decades, Venerable hopes to demonstrate how Buddhist wisdom may contribute towards dismantling the constructed and improving our understanding of the true nature of our experiences. She will then discuss our intrinsic ability to leverage the power of communities in the face of vulnerabilities.
Please read on for full presenter biographies...
Susan Moylan-Coombs is the founding director of the Gaimaragal Group. A company established to create a new story of connection and wellbeing for all Australians. The aim is to facilitate the voice of Elders in the contemporary social space, empower youth to realise their full potential, and provide two-way cultural translation to bring individuals and communities together. Susan’s ancestry is Woolwonga and Gurindji from the Northern Territory.She has extensive experience working with First Australian communities nationally, with specific expertise in community consultation, empowerment and the facilitation of voice and storytelling. Susan previously held the positions of Executive Producer ABC’s Indigenous Programs Unit and Head of Production, NITV a division of SBS. Today, Susan uses her expertise to work with mainstream organisations and communities in the provision of cultural competency and immersion sessions as well as social planning and community development. Susan is part of the group known as the Stolen Generations and has lived experience of the trauma associated with removal, loss, dispossession and disconnection. Susan is a Cultural Curator and shares her culture to create a better outcomes for future generations.
Bhante Sujato is an Australian Buddhist monk who took full ordination in the forest lineage of Ajahn Chah in the 1990s. Bhante Sujato has taught the Dhamma and meditation to a varied audience in Australia and internationally. He also helped to establish the Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon, where he was the abbot for many years. Bhante Sujato has written several books including “A Swift Pair of Messengers” and “A History of Mindfulness”.
Bhante Sujato has become well known for his articulate support for the fully ordained Bhikkhuni lineage. A special field of interest is the role of women in Buddhism and particularly the revival of the Bhikkhuni order within the Theravada tradition. As well as being a meditator and teacher, Bhante Sujato is a scholar of early Buddhism, with several books and essays of original and often groundbreaking research. He contributes to Buddhism in Australia through a wide variety of forums and organisations, including the Australian Sangha Association, Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils, Australia Partnership of Religious Organisations, Australian Association of Buddhist Councillors and Psychotherapists, Australian Association of Budd
hist Studies, and Australian Religious Response to Climate Change.
Bhante Sujato is a founder of the SuttaCentral project, for which he has translated the entire corpus of early Buddhist discourses from the original Pali. Bhante Sujato currently lives at Lokanta Vihara, the “Monastery at the End of the World”. The vihara is located on the lands of the traditional owners, the Burramattagal people of the Darug nation, in Harris Park, Sydney.
Juewei Shi is Head of Program for Humanistic Buddhism, Director of the Humanistic Buddhism Centre, and Senior Lecturer at Nan Tien Institute in Australia. She teaches subjects related to Humanistic Buddhism (HB), supported by her research and developmen
t that revolves around acculturation and application of Buddhist teachings in the modern world.Juewei holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies, a Master of Arts in Buddhist studies, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering. Juewei began her career as an applied R&D engineer in Artificial Intelligence systems in the 1980s and moved on to management positions in Singapore’s statutory bodies. She made her millennial decision to join the Fo Guang Shan order when she realised that she could be of the best service to humanity through promoting humanistic values in an increasingly-divided world. To increase the accessibility of Juewei’s research and development, she leads global teams of volunteers to develop a NTI Visualiser (visualiser.nantien.edu.au), HB Journal (journal.nantien.edu.au), a research network on Buddhism in the Sea of Islands (https://www.nantien.edu.au/buddhism-in-the-sea-of-islands-webinar-series/), Communities of Practice (communities.nantien.edu.au), Turning Points stories (facebook.com/turningpointsstories), Buddha’s Birthday Education Project (thebbep.org) as well as mobile apps and podcasts (soundcloud.com/nti-hbc).
