i was invited to make three presentations at the Asia Consciousness Festival (ACF) in Hong Kong in November 13-24, 2010. The first, and most "important" of these was at the Re-Ignite Conference on the first two days of the ACF, which was to be the "core" of the conference. The session i was in was entitled "Living a Creative and Meaningful Life in the Modern World".
It was described as "With the clashes of culture and focus on the material, it is easy to get disoriented in life. This session provides participants with inspirational stories by individuals who succeed in commerce and yet live a spiritual life. It isn't an "either or," but a way of living from an inner dimension of life. Each of the speakers will talk about the work that they are doing now (new models for business / engagement) and how they are able to integrate a spiritual life with commercial success, and share the story of their journey to how they got to where they are today.
Other presenters in that session included Mel Gill, Dr. Mel Gill is a psychologist, and one of the leading experts in personal development. He acts as mentor to speakers, trainers and business owners all over the world. An internationally recognized business and training consultant, he is also known as a corporate advisor to CEO’s of Fortune 500 companies. Mel is also the founder of the Master Trainer Institute of New York and the President of the American Association of Master Trainers. A certified and licensed Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Trainer since 1985; he is currently President of the American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Psychology and authored the bestselling book “Uncommon Sense”.
Rafael Bellavita is Co-Founder of Pleiades Capital Management Limited, an investment and private equity company that has interest in various other companies including Asian Palette Holdings Limited., Tatiana Bellavita Designs and Samsara Limited. His previous positions include Chariman and CEO of Abacus Entertainment Holdings Limited, Senior Vice President of Prudential Bache Securities, Vice President and Marketing Officer at Salomon Brothers Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited and a number of management consultancy firms and financial institutions. His career has taken him to London, New York, Italy and Japan.
Gen Kelsang Tonglam is the National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU in Asia and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Hong Kong. He is renowned for his ability to present Buddha’s most profound teachings in simple and practical ways. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif He matches a deep understanding of Buddha’s wisdom with modern ways of thought, injecting a renewed enthusiasm and driving force in our ordinary life.
my presentation is on GoogleDocs @ Awakening Into Happiness Beyond Thought. This presentation has not yet been edited so it is not "clean/tight".
The discussion/Q&A afterwards with all four speakers will be posted soon, which was fairly lengthy but unfortunately with not good audio capture from the audience.
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