I hope it goes well. Iâll let my unRegistered friends know, some parts might be available at some later date.
Livestreaming from 8am and 8pm Sydney time. Some technical hitches, but itâs great to be watchingâŚ
First session went well despite some teething troubles, see you in the evening.
Is this thread suitable for discussion of the conference content, or will there be another thread?
It seems to going very well; seems there was much beautiful organizational work. Itâs supposed to be impossible to organize this well this fast.
IKR! Having worked with deepika for many years, I have come to expect it. But that doesnât make it any less amazing.
And yes, feel free to discuss the talks here.
Iâm enjoying watching the conference (as it gets posted) very much; which, considering the topic, might sound weird. But itâs just so good to hear intelligent, compasionate people discuss this covid Time so thoughtfully. To hear and share responses grounded in Dhamma.
If I had been in the B1 panel chat, Iâd perhaps have asked if panelists had comments about the challenges facing âprivileged Buddhismâ (mentioned by Bhante Sujato), reexamination of our ease with our societiesâ economic blueprints and definitions of success (as discussed by Bhante Dhammananda), âprosperity Buddhismâ, and how we as Buddhists think and talk about material affluence and kamma.
(Thatâs just what I last watched; a bit of conference overload to process before (if) I comment on presentations or as yet unseen videos.)
Itâs been great. Some minor technical issues at the beginning of the first session, but itâs wonderful to see all these different ideas and viewpoints.
I guess those of us who are registered should make a note to ask about âprivileged Buddhismâ after Bhante @sujatoâs next presentationâŚ
There were a lot of questions coming in, and so I donât think it was possible to present all of them. And, as Bhante seemed to pick up, Ayya Yeshe seemed to have some questions of her own in mind. Not that that is a bad thing - a chair should bring some focus to a discussion - but it there were quite a few unanswered questions, so it would have been helpful to just let it run for another half hour.
Please donât feel obliged; only take it up if you want to!
Seeing the posted youtube version, those unvoiced questions are unseen. Itâd be wonderful if the Venerables got to see them, though; who knows what talks or writings they might inspire?
Zoom does record the chats, if youâre recording the video, so in principle they could be forwarded to the speakers. Youâre right, that would be something Iâd like if I was a presenter.
I might have mispoken, thereâs some chat once I click to expand the banner below the video. I donât know if thatâs the Zoom chat tho.
I think thatâs YouTube comments, added later.
Our team is getting better at this, great work by @dhammanet tech guru the seamless launch of the AM session this morning, rich, soothing dhamma as always. Many merits to @Brahmali (Ajahn Brahmali Perth WA) @Tataloka (Ayya Tataloka California USA) @Premaratna(Bhante Permaratana, Pittusburg USA).
Thanks to the team for the amazing work, Deepika!
We write to you with heartfelt gratitude and pleasure to rejoice in the merits we generated together.
Sharing dhamma and connecting with our fellow beings without boundaries in this time of isolation was a priceless experience.
Needless to say, without your encouragement and support this conference could not have been such a successful gathering.
We had over 700 live participants in total and many more will continue to find value by accessing the conference via youtube in the future.
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Congratulations for such a great event (series of events)
If, in the future you had a longer lead time to work with, it might be a nice idea to call for presentations that fit within different (pre-determined) themes, and then each session can be organised by a theme. This may enable some themes to be explored in more detail, and leave the overview to the keynote address. Eg Covid and; personal/lived experiences, sutta perspectives, practical suggestions for specific dhamma training opportunities, social implications, specific responses/changes required by Buddhist organisations/monastics, previous experiences, historic parallels etc
Thanks once more to you, all the people working behind the scenes, the moderators and the presenters - a great achievement
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
It was a brilliant Dhamma Program, indeed!
Just seeing & listening to the Most Ven Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Maha Thero by itself was sufficient blessings!
All the sessions had their own unique brilliance! In short, it was a Gem! There may be some minor edges that may need to be cut & polished but, it is still a Gem that radiated its brilliance!
Much merit to Ven Bhante Sujato, Deepika, Damith & everyone else who have worked tirelessly to bring it to fruition!
Metta to All!
Upasako
Thank you for those suggestions, we will definitely take into consideration and implement in the future.
Has anyone, maybe @musiko made downloadable (small) audio of this event?
Our internet isnât fast or reliable and I try to only get online once a week.
So wonderful to see Bhante G! Well done to everyone who put this event together.