The Abbot President encouraged the NIG employees to maintain a thankful and peaceful mind by sharing his personal experience of Chan (Zen) practice and its applications in a stressful working environment.

The Abbot President said that Dharma education is the teaching of one to become awakened; separating truth from illusions and vexations. He encouraged the audience to tackle challenges by considering different perspectives of the problem in order to devise a solution – a process that takes learning itself. The Abbot President advocated that those who work at public agencies are in fact given a fine opportunity to practice virtue whilst taking care of public interests.

The visit drew to a close with exchanging of gifts amidst heartwarming applause.


(translated by Jin Yang/edited by DDM Australia Editing Team)