Buddhist Economics & Mindful System Change
with Susmita Barua (Acharya Navasajiva)
May 19 - 20, 2019
Buddhist Economics & Mindful System Change
Why did the Buddha put Right Livelihood in his Noble Eightfold Path to freedom by ending kamma of suffering? This task falls mostly on the vast majority of lay men and women practitioners. We will explore economic suffering as we have witnessed in our own experience and a roadmap for Buddhist Economics based on dharma, personal vision and intention to shift planetary karma through empathic dialogue circles.
Also discussed will be Susmita exploring Yoniso-manasikara – a factor of Stream Entry. The English translation ‘wise attention’ covers up lot of nuanced meaning of the Pali compounded word yoniso-manasikara with feminine-masculine aspects. We will have a dialogue and a few contemplative exercises on yoniso manasikara that develop our curiosity, learn new ways of seeing things, apply skillful methods to our own mindful path, spiritual journey and engaged dharma practice. Such exploration is meant to transform the journey from mundane human suffering to the universal Noble search for liberation.
Leader
Susmita Barua (Dharmacharya Navasajiva) MS, MA, CPC is a Certified Professional Coach, Mindful Life Coach, Mindfulness Educator and Contemporary Dharma Teacher from Lexington, KY. Susmita is a lifetime member of Sangha of Thousands Buddhas and Dharmankur Bengal Buddhist Association. She was a panelist in ‘Teaching Dhamma in New Lands’ at the IABU conference in Thailand 2012, served as the former President of the Alliance for Bhikkhunis and founding member of Sakyadhita USA, Heartwood Refuge, NC and KY Peace Meditation Center. She taught recently at Mindful Nashville, Louisville and Lexington events and presented workshops at Sakyadhita International Buddhist Women’s Conference 2019…
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