Ajahn Brahm: Buddhism in the 21st Century Challenges and Chances

10 October 2014

The lecture will be held on Sunday 26 October 2014, 14–16h, Universität Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Eastwing, Room 221. The lecture will be held in English. The entrance is free.

In Cooperation with Buddhistischen Gesellschaft Hamburg e.V.

As many Europeans and Asians transfer their faith from religion to science and find their fulfillment in pleasure rather than in selfless service, can Buddhism rise to provide a spirituality that uplifts both the intellect and the emotions? In this presentation, Ajahn Brahm will point to the battle in consciousness studies between dogmatic science and the meditative traditions. He will also comment on how the secular world stole mindfulness from Buddhism and how Buddhism can reclaim one of its icons. Lastly, he will use the struggle for gender equality in the Sangha as a plea for a Buddhist leadership that is both traditional and responsive to widely held current views on ethical behaviour. 

You can watch a video recording of the lecture at lecture2go