Program

Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF version
Session 1:
9.15am Arrival
9.30am Meditation
9.45am Seminar 1 - Sex & The Buddha
10.45am Explore Expo
11.45am Finish
Session 2:
10.30am Arrival
10.45am Meditation
11.00am Seminar 2 - The Suffering Earth
12.00pm Explore Expo
1.00pm Finish
Session 3:
11.45am Arrival
12.00pm Meditation
12.15pm Seminar 3 - To Be Or Not To Be
1.15pm Explore Expo
2.15pm Finish

Seminar 1 ‘Sex and the Buddha’

What was the Buddha’s approach to the domain of human sexual relationships? What is the basis of Buddhist sexual ethics? How much gender equality is found in the Buddhist world today?

Seminar 2 ‘The Suffering Earth’

How is the Buddha’s teaching relevant to pressing issues such as climate change? If so, what are Buddhist doing and why?
Can Buddhism save the world?

Seminar 3 ‘To Be or not To Be?’

When is something alive? Do Buddhist teachings help us make more skillful choices about such ethical minefields as stem cell research and the termination of pregnancies?