2006 Congress ~ Fo Guang Shan Taiwan
From March 26th—30th 2006, some 400 of our members from around the world gathered at the monastery headquarters of our Buddhist member group in southern Taiwan:
Fo Guang Shan ( 佛光山 ) near Kaohsiung…
Congress Reports
President’s report on Congress 2006
IARF-Kongressbericht Taiwan 2006
Young Adults at IARF Congress 2006
Addresses:
Religion & Peace by Master Hsing-Yun
Elizabeth Harris talk – Religion & Peacemaking
Rev R Boeke, spiritual journey
Young Adults’ talks:
Articulating spirituality – Linda’s journey
Dotan Arad, Nangroi Suting, Salah Aladdien, Yvonne Pangsiw
Slideshow of 2006 Congress
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Celebrating Together
by Doris Hunter
At 5:30am one morning last week at the monastery I joined the monks and nuns for morning meditation. Going into the great hall I looked up at the three gigantic golden Buddhas looming over me. I stood in the line with other visitors and I heard over 500 voices chanting the sutra, words that I have just shared with you. The devotion and serenity of those voices overwhelmed me. Here were the words coming from one of the Buddhist scriptures celebrating the Mahayana tradition. Its emphasis is on the compassion of the Buddha and the way for spiritual happiness for both laity and monks. This was the setting for the 32nd Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom. More…