Seminar Mindfulness and Happiness

[David Seljak]

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo invites you to a seminar.

Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Happiness: A seminar with Dr. Saamdu Chetri.


Best known for his work in Bhutan's Gross National Happiness<https://medium.com/replenish-earth/gross-national-happiness-with-saamdu-chetri-268a81f0fb1> index, Dr. Saamdu Chetri<http://saamduchetri.com/>, 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.

Originally form Bhutan (his official bio is here<http://www.saamduchetri.com/about.html>, but his extraordinary life story is better told in this BBC article<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33617673>u), Dr. Chetri is currently a visiting professor at the Rekhi Center of Excellence for Science of Happiness at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur<http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/RX>.

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.

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David Seljak
Professor and Chair
Department of Religious Studies
Faculty of Arts
University of Waterloo

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