Dharma Talk: Mindfulness and Human Health
Lecturer: Prof. Tzung kuen Wen (溫宗堃)
Date: 2012.7.14 (Saturday) 2 – 4 pm
Place: BAUS – Woo Ju Memorial Library, 2020 Route 301, Carmel, NY 10512

This talk will introduce the theory and practice of mindfulness training and reveal its relation to our mental and physical health, discuss how it improve our learning ability and our relationship with ourselves and others.

Prof. Tzung kuen Wen (溫宗堃)

A Buddhist lecturer, author, and translator, whose effort in teaching “Satiology (Mindfulness Science, 正念學)” has received much attention in recent year. He teaches in many prominent Buddhism institutes, including: Fu-yan Buddhist Institute, Dharma Drum Buddhist College (DDBC), Yuan-Kuang Buddhist Institute, etc.. He has given classes on “Āgama”, “Early Buddhism”, “Pali Grammar”, and “Sanskrit Grammar”.

He started to learn Buddhism and meditation since he was a sophomore; he studied his M.A. in Buddhism from Hua-Fan University, with a thesis on Pure Land Buddhism. In 2009, he completed PhD degree on his thesis “A Study of Sukkhavipassaka in Pali Buddhism” from University of Queensland, Australia.

His publication has focused on the subjects of Early Buddhism and mindfulness meditation, including ‘Buddhist Meditation and Mind-Body Medicine: The Healing Power of Mindfulness’ (2006), ‘Walking Meditation in Early Buddhism’ (2009) and ‘A Review of Mindfulness Education in the West’ (2012). Being a yogi of insight meditation himself since 1999, he has translated from English into Chinese several books on insight meditation (vipassana) as taught by the late Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, such as A Discourse of Vipassana, Dhamma Therapy, On the Path To Freedom, Practical/Working Instruction on Vipassana Meditation, and One Life’s Journey.

All is welcome, Please visit www.baus.org to register online.

Please contact (845) 225-1819, ext 103 or library@baus.org for more information.

Program is free without charge.

Donation is deeply appreciated to support the library Buddhist education program to general public.

(Professor Wen will also be giving talks in Chinese at the Temple of Enlightenment in July 15th, 21st, and 22nd.)