This Precious Body & The Conditions for Meditation

Teacher: Venerable Myōgen Bhikkhu (Online, joining from Taiwan)

Wed 14 May | 7.00-8.30pm AESTLocation: In person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus (Entry at 1 Parramatta Square), Level 4 Room 1.4.33; or
Online (Zoom link below)
Cost: Free

This session will draw from Zhiyi’s Essentials of Meditation. What are the essential preconditions for mental stability? This interactive session will engage participants through Q and A, followed by a contemplative meditation instruction on the special circumstances we have as human beings that can be used to motivate our practice.

About the teacher: Venerable MyōgenBhikkhu 妙眼釋 (they/them) is a monastic trained in both the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya lineage as a bhikshu (Sanskrit) / bhikkhu (Pali) (Taiwan, 2024) and in the Tendai tradition as a priest (USA, 2013). Myōgen completed Tendai esoteric training and exam in Chiba, Japan. Myōgen became Buddhist in their early teens through encountering the story of Shakyamuni Buddha and an early interest in questions on suffering, sickness, and death threaded by family history, personal illness, a queer identity, and an early empathy for animal life. Through volunteering with diverse groups and traditions, visiting different communities and teachers, they developed a pan-Buddhist perspective. Practicing the Lotus Sutra, brought a deep faith in the One Vehicle (Ekayana) perspective and the integration of methods as taught by their teachers who emphasized direct and personal experiences.

Myōgen is currently living in Taiwan with Unlimited Lights Academy (ULA) helping to coordinate ENG-CH programming and promote cross cultural exchanges and Buddhist retreats. www.wct.org.tw
They hold a Master of Divinity (SKSM, Berkeley, USA) focused on multi-religious & counter-oppressive theology for just communities. Additionally Myōgen holds a Master & Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACTCM, San Francisco, USA) previously working in TCM oncology support. Future plans include an international vihara in Taiwan for multi-cultural and collective practice. www.facebook.com/tendaidojoHybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905