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Saturday, October 30, 2010 | 12:00-5:00 PM
New York Buddhist Church
332 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10025
Engaged Buddhism in the Age of Obama
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Mark T. Unno
Associate Professor of East Asian Religions
University of Oregon, Eugene
Rev. Kodo Umezu
Director of the Center for Buddhist Education
Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, CA
A panel discussion and audience
participation will be moderated by
Dr. Gordon Bermant, Lecturer
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
For more information, please contact Dr. Gordon Bermant at
gbermant@sas.upenn.edu.
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"Western societies are undergoing great stress at the present time because of misguided wars, ecological and economic
imbalance... Global warming issues have indicated the limitations of the Western outlook on life with its incessant effort to
exploit nature rather than to harmonize with it and take seriously human interdependence within nature." Dr. Alfred Bloom
The fabric of human existence in our society can benefit greatly by understanding the teachings of the Buddha Dharma. More
than 2500 years ago, the Buddha identified the source of human suffering and the path to its elimination. Great teachers have
interpreted the Buddha's lessons many times throughout the centuries to bring their relevance to specific cultures and historical
circumstances. We are now at a cross roads: we can awaken to the truth of universal interdependence, or we can ignore the
truth and pay a frightful price. The choice is ours to make.
This Buddhist Symposium will explore our society from a Buddhist perspective, exploring this rich religious philosophy for
lessons applicable to our current dilemmas. Of particular interest will be the lessons of gratitude, humility, and interdependence
emphasized within the Shin Buddhist tradition.
Click here to download the flyer.
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