The Stories That Shape Us: Echoes from the 6th Patriarch

Teacher: Ven. Sis. Hue Can (Online, joining from WA)

Wed 24 Sept | 7.00-8.30pm AEST

Location: In person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus (Entry at 1 Parramatta Square), Level 7 Room 1.7.78 (see concierge on ground floor for lift access to level 7); or Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: Free

We all carry stories—about who we are, where we've been, and what our lives mean. In this engaging and reflective talk, Venerable Hue Can invites us to look closely at the narratives we carry: stories of identity, success, failure, and meaning. Drawing from Buddhist wisdom and her own journey as a monastic, Venerable will open a space for inquiry into how these life stories arise and what they reflect. How can awareness of these stories lead to deeper understanding and presence?

About the teacher: Venerable Hue Can

Before her ordination, Emily Thai obtained a degree in library studies in Western Australia. She then ran a library education service for migrant students and was also a children's librarian. Later she became co-ordinator of the Ethnic Child Care Resource Unit Inc., running many workshops relating to early childhood education.

After returning to Vietnam in 1997, Sister practised with the Buddhist master, the Most Venerable Thich Than Tu who gave her the name of Hue Can, meaning "Root of Wisdom". Since then Sister has practice Thien Vietnam. She is the Abbess of Thien Tu Tue Can (also known as Sunyata Community and Meditation Centre) nunnery which is the only one that practices Vietnamese meditation in Western Australia, and welcomes people of all nationalities to meditation, weekend retreats and Dharma talks. She has given Dharma talks in Singapore, Malaysia, America, Korea and India.

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.