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<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo invites you to a seminar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Happiness: A seminar with Dr. Saamdu Chetri.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best known for his work in Bhutan’s <a href="https://medium.com/replenish-earth/gross-national-happiness-with-saamdu-chetri-268a81f0fb1">
Gross National Happiness</a> index, <a href="http://saamduchetri.com/">Dr. Saamdu Chetri</a>, a Buddhist monk and internationally renowned scholar of mindfulness and happiness, will conduct a seminar with the faculty and students of the Religious Studies department
and the Religion and Culture Department at Wilfrid Laurier University. This event is open to all, including undergraduates, MA and PhD students, and all faculty. You may also invite members of the university from outside Religious Studies/Religion and Culture.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Originally form Bhutan (his official bio is <a href="http://www.saamduchetri.com/about.html">
here</a>, but his extraordinary life story is better told in this BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33617673">
article</a>u), Dr. Chetri is currently a visiting professor at the <a href="http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/RX">
Rekhi Center of Excellence for Science of Happiness at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Chetri is visiting the University of Waterloo courtesy of the Faculty of Environment. We wish to thank the sponsors in the faculty for making Dr. Chetri available to us.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">David Seljak<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Professor and Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Department of Religious Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Faculty of Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand
Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within
our <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives">
<i><span style="color:blue">Indigenous Initiatives Office</span></i></a>.</span><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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