Paul Haller lecture: THE WISDOM OF BEING MMC Kibla, Tuesday, 22nd of May 2007 at 8.15 pm
Is it possible to live calm and happy in modern world? How can we achieve personal life goals and at the same time remain honest, happy and satisfied human beings? Where can we find the causes for our feelings of failure or unhappiness?
PAUL HALLER
Ryushin Paul Haller Roshi is the current Abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center and monastery, the biggest zen center and monastery outside Asia. The founder of the center was Japanese zen teacher Shunruyu Suzuki, author of the world famous book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (also translated into Slovenian language), a zen bible for Western and Asian people.
Paul was born in 1947 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. From the early childhood he experienced violence between the protestants and the catholics. In the 70’s he became interested in buddhism. For the last twenty years he integratesBuddhist practice with hospice, jail and peace work. He expresses inner balance and modesty.
The lecture will be translated simultaneously.
ZEN
Zen is not a religious or ideological practice. It is faced towards everyday life, completely practical and comprehensible. It leads towards greater inner tranquility and the balance of the mind. |
