The Buddhist view of interdependence in the contemporary world 2021

From 19 to 28 March a series of meetings between masters of Buddhist philosophy and Western experts, promoted together with the Centre for Buddhist Studies of the L’Orientale University of Naples, to talk about the principle of interdependence

What does interdependence mean? In what way are we all interconnected? Is it possible to live separated from the rest and do without others? Or, as the pandemic has taught us, can even a tiny organism like the COVID-19 virus stop the world, its economy, families, people?

The principle of interdependence will be at the centre of a dialogue between great masters of Buddhist philosophy and Western experts from different disciplines, who will take turns in special webinar meetings organised by ASIA and by the Centre for Buddhist Studies of the University of Naples L’Orientale.

An opportunity to explore the concept of interdependence in depth from a scientific, ethical and philosophical, environmental, educational and economic angle, a value that is increasingly widespread and debated, also in the light of the recent events that have turned our lives upside down, in every corner of the earth.

From 19 to 28 March five appointments, 1h and 30 each, during which the issue will be tackled from multiple perspectives, revealing the interconnections that govern the universe, the mind, the body, nature and society.

The series is part of the global citizenship education project Distinti ma non Distanti promoted by ASIA and co-financed by the AICS - Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. An initiative that aims to promote some universal values such as empathy, interdependence and nonviolence to foster equality and interaction between different peoples, in an ever closer intertwining of local, national and global, on which, as individuals and as a community, we can act consciously, each one with their own specificities.

Admission is free.

For information and registration click here.

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