As our social lives become more atomised and polarised, can we instead live more relationally?
To learn how, join Venerable Dr Juewei on a seven-week journey through ‘The Flower Adornment Sutra: Practices and Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’. This Mahayana classic describes a practitioner’s guide to live the Bodhisattva ideals through relating to others with transcendent compassion and wisdom. It provides ten ‘Great Vows’ that include paying homage and offering praise, through rejoicing in others’ good, to being of service to all beings as “a bright light for those in the dark night.”
In the final week, participants will be invited to write their own set of ten vows, shaped by what has surfaced for them during the series.
These teachings are part of Buddhism.net Vibe with Venerables Series.
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SESSION DATES (2027)
Four Sessions Before Daylight Saving Time 2027
🇺🇸 USA:
Feb 12, Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 12
3pm Pacific
6pm Eastern
🌏 Global:
Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27, Mar 13
7am Singapore
10am Sydney
Three Sessions After Daylight Saving Time 2027
🇺🇸 USA:
Mar 19, Mar 26, Apr 2
4pm Pacific
7pm Eastern
🌏 Global:
Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3
7am Singapore
10am Sydney
Venerable Dr Juewei
Venerable Dr Juewei is the Director of Nan Tien Institute’s Humanistic Buddhism Centre and Head of Program for the Institute’s Applied Buddhist Studies and Humanistic Buddhism programs. Venerable Dr 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.
Venerable Juewei’s recent publications include ‘A Reflection on the Humanism in The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch’ in Studies on Humanistic Buddhism, vol. 5, and ‘Flows of Innovation in Fo Guang Shan Oceania: transregional dynamics behind the Buddha’s Birthday Festival’ in Journal of Global Buddhism, vol. 23, no. 2. She is co-editor, with Professor Suzanne Franzway and Professor Stephen Hill, of Cultivating compassion: going beyond crises (Peter Lang, 2023). She is also on the editorial board of the Studies on Humanistic Buddhism journal.
Juewei’s research interests include Humanistic Buddhism, Buddhist acculturation, and Buddhist issues in modern society, including Buddhist Economics, Buddhist Ethics, Buddhism and Artificial Intelligence, and Buddhist responses to contemporary crises and social challenges. Besides research, Venerable Dr Juewei also teaches subjects such as Buddhism and Modern Society, Buddhist Ethics and subjects related to Chinese Buddhism.
Through the Humanistic Buddhism Centre, Venerable Dr Juewei leads a number of research projects, including the grant funded Buddhism in Australia project, the Buddhism in the Sea of Islands project, and the Humanistic Buddhism Special Interest Group. She also leads a number of engagement projects, including Communities of Practice (Sunday Check-in Sessions), and, since 2017, the collection and publication of real-life humanistic applications of Buddhist teachings in the Turning Points series.
In addition, Venerable Dr Juewei is an active member of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order. She has held many international positions within the order’s University Consortium and Temples, including University of the West and Hsi Lai Temple in California, USA, and Australia’s Nan Tien Temple.
Bio source: https://www.nantien.edu.au/about-us/faculty-and-staff/venerable-dr-juewei/
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