Philosophy
Evening
What is the Purpose of Life?
Purpose of Life?
What is the What is the Purpose of Life?
Join Speakers from Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim & Academic
Traditions for a Beautiful Evening of Philosophical Exploration
Saturday 17 November
7pm for a 7.30pm start
Weil Park Community Centre, Woolwich Rd. Woolwich
$20 with Dinner (otherwise by donation)
For more info or to RSVP (please register if you require dinner)
email nilushi.d@gmail.com or call Simon on 0414 377 570
Dinner & Refreshments
Music by Nik Mueller
A Santi Forest Monastery Fundraiser Event
Speakers
Mehmet Ozalp has been intensely involved in social, cultural and religious work since 1991. He is
one of the founding directors and the former President of Affinity Intercultural Foundation. He has
written a number of short courses on Islam and personal leadership. Mehmet was a member of the
Community Harmony Reference Group with the Community Relations Commission in Sydney,
established by the Premier of NSW. He is the author of two books, "101 Questions You Asked About
Islam" and "Islam in the Modern World". See www.affinity.org.au.
Anne Lanyon is the Co-ordinator of the Columban Centre for Peace, Ecology and Justice, one of
three centres of the Columban Mission Institute based in Strathfield, Sydney. She facilitates
workshops and reflection days, resources, schools, parish and community groups. She has co-
ordinated several interfaith initiatives. See www.columban.org.au.
Donna Jacobs Sife teaches on Jewish story and the Bible in the Melton Adult
Education Program, UNSW. She is a published writer and regular columnist in the
Australian Jewish News. Donna has been involved with Judaism as a teacher,
performer, writer and contemporary interpreter with regards to creative, spiritual and
ritualistic expression for 15 years. She has been featured on ABC Radio National
many times, on the Spirit of Things, Encounter, and Radio Eye. Donna is a lecturer at
the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales in Sacred Story.
Bhikkhu Sujato is an Australian monk who received full ordination in Thailand in 1994.
He is the abbot of Santi Forest Monastery near Sydney, Australia and was the secretary
of the Australian Sangha Association. He has studied for several years with the
disciples of the Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, including Ajahn Brahm of
Bohdinyana Monastery in Perth.
Justine McGill is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Sydney, specialising in contemporary
political philosophy. She is currently working on a book about personal responsibility, called Broken
Promises. She is also engaged in a collaborative project with an anthropologist, seeking to
understand violence in indigenous communities in Australia through comparison with violence
occurring in immigrant communities in France. She practices Buddhism, inspired particularly by the
teachings and tradition of Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
About Santi Forest Monastery
SANTI FOREST MONASTERY is a spiritual sanctuary in the rugged bushscape of
Australia's Southern Highlands, about halfway between Sydney and Canberra.
The primary purpose of the monastery is to offer ordination opportunities, and residential and
educational facilities for English-speaking Buddhist monks and nuns who wish to train in the forest
meditation tradition. The forest tradition has been called the 'home culture' of Buddhism, a no-
nonsense way of life that goes straight to the heart of practice.
New Sydney Talks @ Weil Park Community Centre, Woolwich Rd., Woolwich
Friday evenings from 7.30pm-9.30pm.
2007 Dates: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 December 7, 14, 21
Special day-long ‘Spiritual Indulgence’ retreats and scripture study on
most following Saturdays. Check website for details.
General Enquiries: E: santioffice@gmail.com Ph: 4883 6331
www.santiforestmonastery.com