About this Event
For many world religions, seeking inner peace is an important element of faith. As curiosity about Eastern religions grew in the Western world, meditative practices became widely adopted for personal purification and became integral to one's spiritual quest. Our fragmented world has many pressures we never knew before. The days of starting with a foundation of consensus are long gone. The unwavering stance of our generation has made it increasingly challenging to establish connections and collaborate. Without cooperation, how far can we go?
If we seek to build together, reaching a common ground is important. Religions have different dogmatic teaching, and the manifestation of the divine is understood in many different ways. If we look for commonality between religions, peace is that shared goal.
UKIYN’s series of webinars “Inner Wellbeing” will be featuring meditation practices from a variety of religions, offering the chance to promote religious literacy and deepen our experience by seeing how that inner peace can affect our daily life and choices. We wish that through understanding the how and the why behind the effort to seek inner peace, we can grow to appreciate the positive impact that gained strength can build collectively.
Our first webinar “Mindfulness Across Faiths” will explore the universal concept of mindfulness as practised in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and understand how different faiths approach and incorporate mindfulness into their spiritual traditions.
Discover how this can help build wider peace in the community.
Meet our guest speakers:
Lucy Plummer (Buddhist) – Lucy is a member of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and works with the SGI Office for UN Affairs on youth engagement, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and as Centre Coordinator for the Centre for Applied Buddhism.
Chris Whittington (Christian) – Chris is the founder of The School of Contemplative Life, a charity promoting inner peace and peace in the world through meditation. He leads retreats in the UK and learned meditation at Prinknash Abbey and the Dalai Lama's monastery. Chris emphasises meditation's significance in various spiritual traditions. Watch Chris explain the importance of meditation:
Roshan (Manish Pankhania) – Roshan is a former International Manager of Bhakti Marga, with expertise in Kriya Yoga and experience teaching in multiple countries. He is the founder of Awake Your Potential, offering wellness programs. With a PhD in Wastewater Treatment, he works as a professional trainer in environmental consultancy.
Don't miss this chance to join this much needed exploration of inner-wellbeing session. Reserve your spot now.
?️ Tuesday, 30 April ? 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm BST
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