A Buddhist View for Building Resilience in a Changing World

Presenter: Rod Lee

Facilitator: Tina Ng

Wed 28 September | 7-8.30pm

Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: By donation

The term resilience means the ability to bounce back or re-form. In relation to our lives, it is our ability to bounce back from adversity. Difficult times and setbacks are often hard to avoid, how we recover and how fast we recover is important to our emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. The Buddha taught many skillful methods to deal with adversity, to transform difficult circumstances into the path to enlightenment. In Buddhism developing spiritual realisations is based on overcoming both internal and external adversity this not only benefits ourselves but also develops our wisdom to help others to overcome their difficulties.

In this talk we will be examining Buddhist methods and points of view to improve our resilience in order to to lead happier, healthier and more productive lives.

About the Presenter: Rod Lee is a director and teacher at the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Sydney. He became a student of the Venerable Acharya Thubten Loden in 1978 and has been teaching Buddhist meditation and philosophy since 1990. He has been an executive administrator for a medical rehabilitation centre and has designed and delivered programs in meditation, stress management, and resilience for over 35 years for both corporate and private clients. He is an instructor of Tai Chi and Chi Gong with 45 years’ experience. Rod has been a meditation teacher for Nature Care College of Natural Therapies, and he wrote and narrated the Qantas Airways’ and Malaysian Airlines’ in-flight meditation audio programs.

Hybrid Event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session with the speaker, with the discussions facilitated by Tina Ng in person at the Metta Centre (Bankstown). You are welcome to join the 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