The Humanistic  Buddhist Responses to Modern Crises

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Our future with over 30 thought leaders from around the world in three days.

Engage in:

Open discussions on humanistic values with like-minded individuals.

Enjoy:

A free event that stimulates our minds.

 

Unlike traditional academic conferences, the intention of the symposium is to encourage interdisciplinary dialogues, stimulate creativity, and show how humanistic values can be applied within the context of issues that have arisen in contemporary society.

The Covid-19 Pandemic has presented the world with challenges that have spread across all sectors of life, including our economy, physical and mental health, environment, and social life. Despite this being a major crisis and disruption to our daily lives, Nan Tien Institute has viewed the pandemic as a means to assist its community through a humanistic approach.

Leading international Buddhist Studies scholar Emeritus Professor Lewis Lancaster and Australia’s top social researcher Hugh Mackay are the Symposium’s keynote speakers. The topic of their dialogue is “Never Waste a Crisis: a human response to disruption”. Following them, are 24 esteemed panellists spread across 6 panels. The topics of the panels are titled:
o Creating an Inclusive Society
o Working Towards a More Humanistic Society of the Future: Challenges for the Self within Complex Systems
o Learning from Australian Responses to Modern Crises
o Revaluing Buddhist Adaptations in the Modern World
o Examining Humanistic Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
o Putting Compassion into Action

Pre-recorded presentations are showcased before the start of each panel. This is followed by long moderated dialogue, which encourages free-flow conversation between the panellists and the audience. Panel 6 is an entirely live panel, consisting of NTI scholars and alumni, broadcasted at Nan Tien Institute.

The Symposium will be held on Zoom, and registration is free.

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