Finding yourself in the middle of nowhere

Speaker: Venerable Pañña (online, joining from Vietnam)

Wednesday 27 August | 7.00-8.30pm AEST

Location: In person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus (Entry at 1 Parramatta Square), Level 4 Room 1.4.33; or

Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: Free

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This talk explores Venerable Pañña’s transformative journey of practicing formal meditation in the isolated forest of Southeast Asia. It contrasts the tranquil, nature-centered lifestyle of rural Southeast Asian communities with the fast-paced, often results-driven mindset of Western societies. Sharing personal experiences, Venerable Pañña illustrates how immersion in nature and dedicated mindfulness practice fostered deep healing, and how with formal meditation, they learned to sit with discomfort, observe thoughts, and transform suffering into wisdom.

About the Presenter: Founder, spiritual director, and teacher, Tri Huie Fasu is a aboriginal-American Buddhist monk with over 20 years of global spiritual experience.

Tri Huie Fasu’s journey began in the inner cities of America and led him through the sands of Arabia, the forests of Africa, and the mountains of Asia. For 18 years, he studied and taught as both a Sunni and Shi’a Muslim student before embracing the Bodhisattva path.

He is the first foreigner—and first aboriginal-American to be ordained at Angkor Wat, the spiritual heart of Khmer Buddhist tradition. This rare honor, captured in photo and video, reflects the depth of trust placed in his heart and practice.

Later, guided by a vision of greater compassion and wisdom, he traveled to Taiwan, where he formally took up the Bodhisattva vows, committing to a life of boundless service and spiritual liberation for all beings.

Having lived and studied across Arabia, Africa, and Asia, he brings together the sacred teachings of the Buddha with the ancestral wisdom of his heritage. The Bodhisattva Society is his vow in motion: to serve, to guide, to liberate.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905

If you are feeling unwell, please consider staying at home and joining online instead.