Da Huayen Monastery
4th floor, Chung Cheng Road
Chungho Taipei 23586 Taiwan
Phone: +886 (2) 3234-5945
Fax: +886 (2) 3234-6951
南無大方廣佛華嚴經華嚴海會佛菩薩
Huayen on Indra's Net
Truth with no definition
Abide in truth as it abides in you
May All Beings Abide In Holistic Harmony And Love, Cultivate Altruism, Benevolence, Compassion, And Keep Inner Peace
Balance of Humanity and Ecosystem
The World Buddhist Sangha Youth Seventh General Conference successfully closed on September 6. Members, dignitaries, and faithfuls from the Theravada, Vajrayana, Chinese, and Northern (Korean, Japanese) traditions attended the conference in Taipei. The Conference integrated with the First Huayen Global Forum. The main theme was the Mission of the Buddhist Sangha in the New Era: “Global Movement in Buddhism—Concern of Balance of Humanity and Ecosystem”. Highlights included lectures, workshops and entertainment. The next General Conference will be hosted in Sri Lanka in 2011. High Sangha of Sri Lanka is going to offer the Holy Relics of Buddha to the host of the Eighth General Conference.
This was the theme of the 3-day First Huayen Global Forum held in Taipei. Organized by Da Huayen Monastery Taiwan under the guidance of Ven. Haiyun Jimeng, the annual forum offers a platform for concerned intelligentia to meet and discuss plans ensure the long-term survival of humanity and the Earth. Our Only Choice, a book by Ven. Haiyun, with English translation by Ven. Sakya Longyen, was published and distributed to attendees. The Second Huayen Global Forum will be in Sri Lanka. Stay posted for the latest news.
Buddhist Yogi or Yogi Buddhist
If you can’t be a Buddhist Yogi, be a Yogi Buddhist. Neither Buddhism nor Yoga is a religion. You can keep your own religion and still practice Buddhism and Yoga. What was Buddha doing before he realized perfect enlightenment? Divine Yoga. Not the commercial types you can buy nowadays. Divine (sanatana) Yoga and Buddhism are means to moksha. Both are physical, mental and spiritual processes of purification of the Self (not oneself). Confucius says, “Before one knows life, how can one know death?” However, Buddha and Indian sages taught us how to deal squarely with the question of death. To Confucius, they would say, “Before one knows death, how can one know life?”
