Photos from Zimmermann’s Lectures
Professor Michael Zimmerman gave two lectures at UBC: April 26, 2010 – “Is Violence Avoidable? On War and Peace in Indian Buddhism.” Original post for the event HERE April 27, 2010 – “Engaged Buddhism: Social Entanglement with Spiritual Gain?” Original post for the event HERE
Report: John McRae Rethinks the Early History of Chan Buddhism
Professor John McRae, a well-known scholar of Chinese Chan Buddhism, presented a lecture on early Chan history entitled, “Rethinking Bodhidharma and the Beginnings of Chinese Chan/Zen Buddhism,” at the Asian Centre on February 4, 2010. The lecture drew around 50 students and faculty. Professor McRae kept all on their toes, combining careful text analysis with […]
Public Lectures: Michael Zimmermann on Indian Buddhist Views of State Violence and the Possibility of Social Engagement
Professor Michael Zimmermann will be giving two lectures (April 26 and 27, 2010). “Is Violence Avoidable? On War and Peace in Indian Buddhism.” “Engaged Buddhism: Social Entanglement with Spiritual Gain?”
Video: Sogyal Rinpoche at the Chan Centre
Sogyal Rinpoche spoke at UBC’s Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on December 15, 2009, a cool and crisp Vancouver evening. In the first clip, Sogyal compares Christianity and Buddhism via the topic of “prayer,” and similarities in both the nature of God and the nature of ultimate reality and the Buddha nature within ourselves. […]
Photos from Sogyal Rinpoche’s Lectures
Sogyal Rinpoche gave two lectures at UBC December 15, 2009 – “Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World” December 16, 2009 – “The Heart Essence of Tibetan Buddhism” The original post for both events can be found HERE
Report: Sogyal Rinpoche on the Nature of Mind
It was our great pleasure to host Sogyal Rinpoche at UBC, where he gave two lectures, “Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World” and “The Heart Essence of Tibetan Buddhism.” He delighted his audience by introducing Tibetan Buddhist understandings of mind and meditative practice, commenting on how these impact contemporary society and relate to […]
Video: Interview with Sogyal Rinpoche
He delighted his audiences by introducing Tibetan Buddhist understandings of mind and meditative practice, commenting on how these impact contemporary society and relate to neuroscientific notions of mind. The lectures drew between 900 and 1,000 people to the Chan and Asian Centres.
Photos from Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s Lectures
Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu Lectured at the Institute of Asian Research September 15, 2009 – “The Buddha’s Questions” Original post for the event HERE
Public Lectures: Sogyal Rinpoche on Understanding the Nature of Mind in Tibetan Buddhism
Sogyal Rinpoche will be giving two lectures at UBC (December 15 and 16, 2009): “Finding Peace and Stability in a Troubled World.” “The Heart Essence of Tibetan Buddhism.”
Public Lectures: Thanissaro Bhikkhu on the Buddha’s Use and Understanding of Questions
Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu will be lecturing at UBC’s Asian Centre (September 15, 2009). “The Buddha’s Questions” Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff)