TechnoBuddha Conference 2016:
Mindfulness
Keynote speaker: Rev. Henry Adams
March 25 -27, 2016
Jodo Shinshu Center - 2140 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA
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contact
For more information, email: chairs@technobuddhaconference.org
When
Friday March 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM PST (optional)
Saturday, March 26, 2016 all day
Sunday March 27, 2016 ends at 12:00 PM PST
Where
Jodo Shinshu Center
2140 Durant Avenue (btwn Shattuck and Fulton)
Berkeley, CA 94704
For transportation and alternative lodging information, please email:
chairs@technobuddhaconference.org
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Keynote Speaker
Rev. Henry Toryo Adams began serving as Resident Minister of the San Mateo Buddhist Temple on October 1, 2013. Rev. Adams grew up in Buffalo, Minnesota. He discovered his interest in Buddhism during a one-year high school exchange program in Chennai, India in 1995-1996. As an undergraduate student at St. Olaf College, he began his study of Buddhist scriptures and first considered pursuing the path to the ministry. After receiving an M.A. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Michigan in 2003, he moved to Miyazaki, Japan where he worked for the Miyazaki Prefectural Government from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, Rev. Adams moved to Kyoto, Japan to pursue his ministerial studies at the Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin Buddhist Seminary. Upon graduating from the seminary in March 2010, he began serving as a Minister in the Buddhist Churches of America on April 1, 2010. Prior to coming to San Mateo, he served the Oxnard Buddhist Temple, the Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara, the San Luis Obispo Buddhist Temple and the Guadalupe Buddhist Church. His hobbies include swimming, cycling, hiking, and visiting zoos and parks with his wife and two sons.
Techno Buddha Workshops 2016
Enneagram - This workshop will provide a general assessment on which of the nine personality types you are, and bring to your awareness how to be present, or mindful, once you understand the attributes and characteristics of your number. - Reverand Roger Morimoto
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism 101 - We will cover the basic teachings of Amida Buddha and offer a chance to have some of your general questions answered in this workshop. Whether it’s to refresh your memory or learn new things, join us as we cover the need-to-knows about Buddhism - Sensei Robert Goubenco & Landon Yamaoka
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism 201 – We will cover profound themes in this session so that you can become a more mindful Buddhist. In this safe discussion space, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on how Buddhism affects our lives. - Rev. Yoshinari Henmi & Sensei Tadao Koyama
Mixology - In this workshop we'll explore cocktails from both sides and how mindfulness plays into them. You'll also learn how to make a couple different cocktails (hands on, of course) and why you should use proper ingredients and technique. Kampai! - Steve Tamekuni
Photo collections - Through photography, this workshop will help us become more aware of our perspective and how it can be vastly different from the people around us. We will only be using cells phones for this workshop, so no fancy cameras necessary. - Lisa Horikawa
Yoga - This workshop will focus on breath and movement exercises that you can do on your own to increase your self-awareness in you day-to-day life. We'll explore some basic yoga asanas and pranayama techniques that you can use regularly to improve your physical and mental well-being - Sabrina Wong
Mindfulness, or the Japanese word nen is represented below by Japanese kanji in two characters. Sitting like a roof peak or a mountain is the top character which means presence, now, today, this present era, this moment. Beneath the peak is shin which is translated to heart and/or mind. The combination of these characters suggests this possible interpretation:heart and mind brought together into this very moment; full awareness with heart.
Take a moment, this very moment, to consider how you feel, how does your heart feel? Does your heart feel full of love and kindness? Or does it feel weighed down with sadness? Take a deep breath and sit with that feeling for a few moments. Perhaps you choose to call on the Nembutsu. Moments like these can be our first step in our journey towards mindfulness.
Please join fellow TechnoBuddha Conference attendees ages 21-39 as we welcome Reverend Henry Adams to guide us in exploring more deeply the meaning of mindfulness in the Jodo Shinshu tradition.
Firstly, this symbol is presented like a physical representation of the present moment.
Vertical forms (appearing like water two drops on top and bottom) represent time – past and future. Horizontal forms represent space – 360 degrees. And the one is always in the center – being here and now – perfect equanimity.
Secondly, you can see a symbol of a water drop. This is one of the most often used metaphors to represent the idea of mindfulness. Only this water drop symbol is presented in a kind of mirrored way. But do not think about it, because as mentioned above, this is time – past and future, both are illusions, stay centered in the present.
This image and description come from the open source website Radicalcourse.com
Please Join fellow TechnoBuddha Conference attendees ages 21-39 as we welcome Reverend Henry Adams to guide us in exploring more deeply the meaning of mindfulness in the Jodo Shinshu tradition.