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Since the 1980s the Baháʼís of Australia have become involved and spoken out on a number of civic issues - from interfaith initiative such as Soul Food [7] to conferences on indigenous issues [8] and national policies of equal rights and pay for work. [9] Baháʼís in Australia include some well known people (see below - National exposure).
Australian studies forms part of the academic field of cultural studies. It involves an examination of what constructs Australia's national identity. This area of scholarship traditionally involves the study of Australian history, society and culture but can be extended to the study of Australian politics and economics.
Landmark Worldwide (known as Landmark Education before 2013), or simply Landmark, is an American employee-owned for-profit company that offers personal-development programs, with their most-known being the Landmark Forum.
The Buddha's threefold training is similar to the threefold grouping of the Noble Eightfold Path articulated by Bhikkhuni Dhammadinna in Culavedalla Sutta ("The Shorter Set of Questions-And-Answers Discourse," MN 44): virtue (sīlakkhandha), concentration (samādhikkhandha), wisdom (paññākkhandha ). [5]
The second, Eight Steps to Happiness [20] is a commentary to the root text, Eight Verses of Training the Mind by Langri Tangpa. In 1994, Shambhala Publications first published Start Where you Are, A Guide to Compassionate Living [21] by Pema Chödrön, which is mostly commentary on the Lojong slogans. This work has been republished many times.
A training package is a set of nationally endorsed training standards, qualifications and guidelines in Australia. A training package is used to recognise and assess the skills and knowledge people need to perform effectively in the workplace .
In 1996, Bill Moyers devoted a 5-part PBS special to Smith's life and work, The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith. Smith produced three series for public television: The Religions of Man, The Search for America, and (with Arthur Compton) Science and Human Responsibility. His films on Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Sufism have all won awards at ...
Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden was the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia. Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Yuroke, Victoria, and has written many books. In 2011, he was named Hume Citizen of the Year. [1] [2] [3]