Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Religion and the Environment: A Roundtable

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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman will be hosting a roundtable on Religion and the Environment on 14 November 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the ASEAN Hall, Hall of Wisdom, GT-Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. The roundtable, as part of the month-long celebration of the Asian Center’s 60th anniversary, is free and open to the public.

“Religion and the Environment: A Roundtable” aims to promote a deeper understanding of nature and the physical environment from the perspective of various faith or religious traditions such as Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, and Christianity. It examines the views of various religious traditions on environmental concerns, and probes if organizations and faith-based groups have a role to play in the search for solutions to environmental crises.

The roundtable features the following resource persons: Dean Julkipli M. Wadi of the UP Institute of Islamic Studies; Rev. Fr. Dexter Toledo, OFM, the Provincial Secretary of the Franciscans; Mr. Gurdial Singh of the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple; Venerable Miaoxin of the Mabuhay Buddhist temple; and Rey Peñalosa of the Tzu Chi Foundation. 

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, but the organizers would appreciate your filling up this Google Form as an expression of intent to come. View the schedule of events for the 60th anniversary of the UP Asian Center. Photo: Click to view and enlarge.

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