The Da-Huayen Monastery will host the WBSY 7th General Conference (7th GC) in 2010 in Taipei Taiwan. The 7th GC will include four days of conference at the Chientan Youth Activity Center in Taipei, Taiwan between Friday September 3, 2010 and Monday September 6, 2010. Buddhist Sangha
youth and lay Buddhist youth worldwide will come together to share knowledge and experiences on practicing
the dharma through conferencing and other interactions. Accompany tour members not attending the 4-day conferences will
be visiting historical monasteries and other places of interest around Kaohsiong. A "youth"
by definition is anyone between the age of 18 and 48, but if you are outside this age range and
consider yourself youthful,WBSY welcomes you; for together, we are one!
THE ROLE OF WBSY CANADA IN THE 7TH GC
WBSY Canada is the regional co-ordinating organisation in Canada for the 7th GC.
WBSY
Canada will accept applications from interested Sangha youth members and lay Buddhists to participate in the
7th GC.
WBSY Canada will ensure that any participant in the 7th GC complete the online
application form below.
WBSY Canada will keep the applicants informed of the details
of the 7th GC as they unfold.
WBSY Canada will use the applicants' personal info solely
for keeping records and to facilitate your application and attendance at the 7th GC.
WBSY
Canada will process the applications and send the relevant info to Da-Huayen Monastery (DHYM) for registration.
WBSY Canada will make necessary arrangements to ensure the planning of the 7th GC is completed in
time.
The official WBSY Taipei 2010 site was launched on April 25. Anyone after this
date who wishes to take part in the 7th WBSY Conference is advised to register directly through http://www.wbsytaipei.org/.
NEW DATES AND VENUE OF CONFERENCE
Please note that the new dates for the conference are between Friday September 3 and Monday September
6, 2010 and the venue has moved to the Chientan Overseas Youth Activity Center in Taipei, Taiwan
CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS
Some of you may be interested in presenting a paper on a theme relevant to the conference’s theme. If
you plan to do this, the 2010 WBSY General Conference Executive Committee would like to extend their hearty welcome and highest
appreciation to you.
Since the main theme, subtheme, agenda of the Conference, and the form of the conference paper,
etc will not be determined by the Executive Committee until the end of December, you will be notified as soon as the relevant
details are in place.
Any applicant planning to present his/her paper shall submit his/her bio-data, curriculum
vitae, and a 500-word abstract in electronic form via no later than 20 February 2010 to the Papers
Examining Committee for approval. If approved, the applicant shall be notified and shall submit the full text (c. 15,000-20,000
words) by the end of 31 May 2010.
Chientan Overseas Youth Activity Center 886 (02)2885-2151-9
BANGLADESH, INDIA, MYANMAR, NEPAL, S. KOREA, SRI LANKA, SULTANATE OF OMAN, THAILAND, AND U.S.A. HAVE SIGNED UP. Which country do YOU represent and When will you sign up?
THEME OF THE 7TH GC
The theme of the 7th GC is "The Mission of the Sangha Youth in the New
Era -- Long-Term Conservation of Human and Natural Ecosystems"
During the Neolithic Period about 10,000 years ago,
humans started to use not only stone tools, but also began pasturing and farming as new forms of economic activities. Other
than artificial seeding, nurturing, and storing the plants, they tamed wild animals to farm and breed. That was the beginning
of the first industrial revolution in human history. Compare to food source that used to be under the influence of natural
climatic conditions, humans’ life functions started to have great changes when they could have control over their economic
system. In other words, humans became active producers of their foods, not just relying upon mother earth passively. It means
that human beings had broken the restrictions of nature to a certain level.
From another perspective, since the
food resources had become stable and sufficient, the living habit had changed from migration to permanent settlement. In the
spare time, people spent their efforts on exploring and improving new techniques such as ceramics and weaving. Such improvements
in human life and the constant development of cultural industries gradually evolved into the world’s great ancient cultures.
Up to the present, great economic over-development has brought human beings abundance of food and material resources; however,
the concept of savings and the encouragement of economic growth had led to a “global confusion in value systems,”
“corruption of the human mind,” “decline of ethical values,” and “power corruption.”
With such issues in mind, as members of the Buddhist Sangha in the new era:
How
should we deal with issues related to conserve long-term global human and natural ecosystems?
What
kind of mission and responsibilities we need to consider in this fast changing society?
What
should we reconsider when investigating Buddhist practice in this new era?
How should we revive
our true nature from the sickened mind?
How should we heal our wounded heart and manage our
anger through practice?
These questions are the topics for the new era’s Sangha youth
to reconsider.
TOGETHER WE ARE ONE
5th General Conference of World Buddhist Sangha
Youth
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
4-5th December, 2008
Hosted by Bhagavan Gu Fan Mi Chinese
Han Transmission Tantrayana Buddhism - Holy Tantra Jin-Gang-Dhyana Buddhism
World Buddhist Sangha Youth Song 【Together We Are One
】
Here we are, sharing our lives We made it through the good and bad
times And still we stand with hope in our hearts No matter what, we will play our part And now we've come so
far, one chance to touch a star Go higher and higher
Find your guiding inspiration, In a place where
dreams are made With a lifetime's preparation, it's no time to be afraid Put our differences behind us, while
we shine like the sun See what we've all become, together we are one
Deep inside your heart and soul You've worked so hard, to reach your goal With every step, with every breath You gave it all, till there was
nothing left Seek out the strength to win, no thoughts of giving in Go higher and higher
Find your
guiding inspiration In a place where dreams are made With a lifetime's preparation It's no time to be afraid
Put our differences behind us While we shine like the sun See what we've all become Together we are
one.
THE 7TH GENERAL CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION
NEW OFFICIAL WBSY TAIPEI 2010 SITE LAUNCHED
