Venerable Phuwadol Piyasilo Bhikku of the Yen Boon Forest Monastery from Thailand is a mass communication graduate from Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University and has worked as a journalist for awhile. He is now a Forest Buddhist Monk in the north of Thailand. In a keynote address to a seminar on 'Mindful Communication for ASEAN Integration' at Chulalongkorn University in December 2015, he reflects upon Buddhist mindfulness philosophy and the craft of journalism.
Venerable Piyasilo: Mindful Journalism - A Buddhist Approach
Lotus Talks: Buddhist Approach to Development Communication
Dr Kalinga Seneviratne, Founder of Lotus Communication Network talks at the launch of the 'Lotus Talks' project in May 2016 in Singapore on the topic of mindful communications and Buddhist perspectives in developing a new paradigm for Development Communications
Launch of ‘Lotus Talks’ - A Buddhist Initiative To Apply Buddha Dhamma To Improve Modern Society
Lotus Communication Network in association with Singapore Buddhist Library and Sri Bodhiraja Society are pleased to announce the launch of a new project “LOTUS TALKS”.
The first “Lotus Talks” is a panel discussion on the theme of Socially Engaged Buddhism for the 21st Century
Lotus Talks: Showing Compassion to Precarious Workers – Buddhist Perspective
Jayasri Piyalal, Director, Finance Section, UNI Global Asia-Pacific argues that the practice of Buddhist compassion and wisdom would help to create a better world of decent work and decent rewards. He is talking here at the launch of 'Lotus Talks' in Singapore on 15 May 2015.
Panel Discussion: Reviving Cambodian Buddhism After Pol Pot “Genocide”
Cambodia, has a long history of Buddhism and is the custodian of a rich Buddhist heritage. Yet, all this was almost destroyed by the “genocidal” Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot from 1975-1979. When the regime was overthrown by the invading Vietnamese forces, there were hardly any Buddhist monks left in the country. But, since then, Cambodians have restored their Buddhist monasteries and much of their traditions. In this panel discussion, some of the actors in this great revival of Buddhism talks about those dark days and how Buddhism was revived in the country and the challenges they face now.
Taking part in the discussion are: Ven Oeun Sam Art, Vice Dean, Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Ven Kou Sopheap, Lecturer at Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Pou Sovachana, Lecturer Ethic and Political Science, Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Prof Roath Kim Soeum, Retired Politial Scientist and Ven. Nhab Tat, Personal Aid Protocol of Sangharaja of Cambodia.
This is a “Lotus Talks” production of the Lotus Communication Network.
Lotus Talks: Become A Vegetarian and Save the World
Young Buddhist Environmental and Animal Rights advocate Ng Xin Zhao from Singapore argues passionately to adopt vegetarian eating practices to help save the world from increased greenhouse gas emissions.
Lotus Talks Interview - Dr Ravindra Panth, Vice Chancellor, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
The name Nalanda conjures up a picture of ancient Mahavihara, which was a great seat of Buddhist education for nearly 700 years between the 5th to 12th centuries AD. The contribution of the Nalanda Mahavihara in the development of Buddhist education is widely recognized. Many great Acaryas of Nalanda had helped in dissemination of knowledge and Buddhist culture throughout the world. In 1951, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India had initiated the idea and declared that the ancient seat of Buddhist learning at Nalanda would be revived and thus Nava Nalanda Mahavihara. was established in November 1951. In this interview, Dr Ravindra Pandt, Vice Chancellor of Navana Nalanda Mahavihara talks to Kalinga Seneviratne about the importance of this great ancient seat of learning.