National Buddhist Leader and Nun to Speak at C.W. Post

February 4, 2003 — "Stress, Fear and Faith - Growing Spiritually in Uncertain Times," a public talk by Buddhist nun Gen-la Dekyong, will be held on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in Hillwood Commons on the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), in Brookville. The public is invited and admission is free.

Gen-la Dekyong is the National Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition, a Buddhist group with over 30 centers in major cities in the U.S. and 500 Centers around the world. Originally from Ireland, she is regarded as the highest-ranking Buddhist woman in the U.S., and is resident teacher at Shakyamuni Buddhist Center in Alburquerque, New Mexico. Her speaking has been described as both "powerful" and "humorous." Gen-la is a close personal disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a renowned meditation master and author of 20 books bringing Tibetan Buddhist wisdom to the west.

This event is sponsored by Dipamkara Meditation Center in Huntington, a rapidly growing congregation of western Buddhists studying the Mahayana teachings of Buddha. The Center has its main meditation hall at 274A New York Avenue in Huntington, and also offers branch meditation classes at eight other locations on Long Island. The resident teacher at Dipamkara is Gen Kelsang Togden, an ordained Buddhist monk originally from Brazil, who is known for his direct and humorous teaching style.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the C.W. Post Department of Psychology.

For information call the Dipamkara Meditation Center at (631) 425-9743.