Buddhist Global Relief with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan

Buddhist Global Relief with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan

Offered by White Hall Meditation

June 9, 7-8:30pm on Zoom.

Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87822239112?pwd=c3pxNGt2Z2pvbDNlQWZRaGhyYWxCZz09

Dear Friends,

I am very excited to announce that at our White Hall Mediation Zoom session on Wednesday, June 9, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Kim Behan, Executive Director, will be giving us a program on Buddhist Global Relief.  As noted on the website, "Guided by Buddhist teachings, we strive to relieve chronic hunger and malnutrition worldwide."

Our session will begin at 7 PM EDT and end at 8:30.  The Zoom logon information is below.  I hope that you can join us.

Bhikkhu Bodhi will lead us in meditation and then he and Kim will discuss their work.

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk originally from New York City. He holds a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College (1966), and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University (1972). He received novice ordination in Sri Lanka in 1972 and full ordination in 1973. He was formerly the editor and president of the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He returned to the U.S. in 2002 and now resides at Chuang Yen Monastery. He is president of the Buddhist Association of the United States (2013–present). He is a prolific translator from the Pali Canon, the most ancient collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Kim is a founding member of Buddhist Global Relief and served as executive director from 2009 to 2016, returning to that position in 2019. In the interim she served as director of programs for BGR (2016–2019). Kim holds a B.S. in management from Rutgers University and an M.S. in software engineering from the University of Colorado. Before she came to BGR, she worked as a project manager and software developer for Bell Laboratories, AT&T, and Avaya. She took early retirement in 2009 to study the Buddha’s teachings in earnestness and to devote her full effort to helping the poor of the world under the spiritual guidance of Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. She is also the co-founder of a nonprofit providing medical assistance to impoverished communities in Vietnam.

Zoom Meeting Information

Topic: Buddhist Global Relief with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan

Time: Jun 9, 2021 7 PM  Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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