Venerable Heng Sure will be back in Sydney again, after coming from the World Parliament of Religions in Melbourne. If you havent heard, the World Parliament is starting Thursday 3rd Dec till Wednesday 10th Dec, with guests from the HH Dalai Lama and Ven. Thích Nhất Hanh. If you plan on coming, let us know so you can also meet up with other Mitrians going down.
 
Anyway, we are lucky enough to have Ven. Heng Sure speak for us about Chanting. Huh, chanting? What has it got to do with meditation, Buddhism, or even enlightenment. Maybe it was something my Buddhist grandmother did but I didn't remember seeing any of the cool kids at school doing it, so maybe its not for me. Venerable Heng Sure explains all this, dispels the myths and puts it all into a Western Context. This event will be a fundraiser for the up and coming Conference in May next year. Although all our events are free, there's a suggested donation of $15 to help us get even more cooler teachers next year.
 
Making Chanting Cool
 
“Chanting the Buddha's Name in English: Emerging Expressions of Western Buddhist Culture"
 
Date: Sunday 13th December 2009
Location: Buddhist Council of NSW, Level 1, 441 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest
Time: 4-6pm
Suggested donation: $15
 
Dharma Master Heng Sure was ordained as a Buddhist monk at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) in Talmage, California, in 1976. After receiving full ordination he commenced a "three steps, one bow" pilgrimage from South Pasadena to Ukiah, a distance of more than eight hundred miles, over two years and nine months. Rev. Heng Sure currently serves as Director of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery and has attained his PhD from the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), Berkeley, California. Rev. Heng Sure is active in interfaith dialogue and is a Director of the United Religions Initiative.
 
 
 
Rev Heng sure will also be having another talk at the BCNSW on the Saturday 12th, you can find all the details here
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