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SUMMARY:Dinner with Honors: Shantum Seth
DESCRIPTION:\nShantum Seth is a Dharmacharya (teacher) in the Zen Buddhi
st lineage (of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh). He has been teaching in A
sia and across the world\, and has been leading pilgrimages ‘In the Foot
steps of the Buddha’ and other multi-faith and transformative journeys s
ince 1988.\n\nHe is actively involved in social\, environmental\, and ed
ucational programs including work on bringing mindfulness to schools and
universities\, the police and paramilitary forces\, amongst others. Thi
s is pioneered by the nonprofit trust\, Ahimsa\, of which he is the guid
ing teacher.\n\nHe is a senior adviser to the World Bank and also advise
s the Ministry of Tourism\, Government of India on Pilgrimage Tourism. H
e worked in the corporate sector and later in social advocacy and develo
pment\, fifteen years of which were with the United Nations Development
Program\, managing programs on volunteer promotion and artisan developme
nt across sixteen countries.\n\nHis commitment to a cross-cultural under
standing\, with a mission of ‘Peace in Oneself\, Peace in the World’ has
led him to travel to more than sixty countries and nearly every state o
f India. Having lived in England\, the United States\, and France (in a
monastery) for over fourteen years\, he now lives with his family in Deh
radun\, in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.\n\nFor more details: h
ttps://events.la.psu.edu/event/pfp_dwh-shantum-seth/
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Seth is a Dharmacharya (teacher) in the Zen Buddhist lineage (
of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh). He has been teaching in Asia and acro
ss the world, and has been leading pilgrimages ‘In the Footsteps of the
Buddha’ and other multi-faith and transformative journeys since 1988.
He is actively involved in social, environmental, and educational pr
ograms including work on bringing mindfulness to schools and universitie
s, the police and paramilitary forces, amongst others. This is pioneered
by the nonprofit trust, Ahimsa, of which he is the guiding teacher.
He is a senior adviser to the World Bank and also advises the Ministr
y of Tourism, Government of India on Pilgrimage Tourism. He worked in th
e corporate sector and later in social advocacy and development, fifteen
years of which were with the United Nations Development Program, managi
ng programs on volunteer promotion and artisan development across sixtee
n countries.
His commitment to a cross-cultural understanding, wit
h a mission of ‘Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World’ has led him to tra
vel to more than sixty countries and nearly every state of India. Having
lived in England, the United States, and France (in a monastery) for ov
er fourteen years, he now lives with his family in Dehradun, in the foot
hills of the Indian Himalayas.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu
/event/pfp_dwh-shantum-seth/
LOCATION:Webster’s Bookstore Cafe
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