Aug 9, 2026
When the Teacher Falls Silent: Vimalakirti’s Silence and the Pedagogical Conditions of Insight
Speaker: Hsun-Mei Chen
Online talk · 9:00–10:30 AM (Taipei) · followed by a Contemplative Salon, 11:00–12:00
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Online lectures, salons, and related events hosted by the Institute, newest first, with posters. Recordings are linked where available.
11 events
Jul 26, 2026
American Koan: How Zen Buddhist Literature Thrives in the United States
Speaker: Ben Van Overmeire — Duke Kunshan University
IMHE online talk · 9:00–10:30 AM (Taipei)
Jul 12, 2026
Translation as a Transformative Event of Consciousness: Yogācāra, Animal Ethics, and Koan Practice
Speaker: Prof. Chia-ju Chang — Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Online lecture · 9:00–10:30 AM · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Yanguan Rhinoceros Koan Workshop
Jun 28, 2026
Emptying the Gradebook: Skillful Means and the Art of Assessment
Speaker: Ben Van Overmeire — Duke Kunshan University
IMHE online talk · 9:00–10:30 AM (Taipei)
Jun 28, 2026
IMHE Salon | CARE Practice in Movement Art: The Case of Hong Kong Green Leaf Theatre
Speaker: Tang Ho Tin, Darius — Hong Kong Baptist University
Online salon · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
May 31, 2026
Contemplative Studies and Life Education: How Schools Are Turning to Meditation
Speaker: Jeffrey Nicolaisen
Online lecture
May 3, 2026
The Mindfulness Movement: How Meditation Became a Global Psychological Technology
Speaker: Wen Zongkun — Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts; respondent: Deng Weiren
Vimalakirti lecture · 9:00–11:00 AM · Vimalakirti Coffee Time 11:00–11:30 (sharing: 劉康兒, Institute student)
Apr 9, 2026
Beyond Emptiness
Speaker: Prof. Kurt Spellmeyer — Rutgers University, USA
Online talk · 8:30–10:00 AM (Taipei)
Apr 5, 2026
Colonial Modernity and the Translation of Buddhism
Speaker: Prof. Deng Weiren — Chair, Department of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts
Online talk · 8:00–10:00 AM (8:00–8:30 group practice) · Host: Chia-ju Chang
Mar 22, 2026
Meditation Life Education? Exploring the Possibilities of Contemporary Life Education through the C.A.R.E. Meditation Path
Speaker: Prof. Chia-ju Chang — Brooklyn College, CUNY; Director, Meditation Studies Program
Online lecture · 8:00–10:00 AM (8:00–8:30 group practice) · Host: Prof. 張瓊惠 · Co-organized by the Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (Buddhist Studies), Brooklyn College (Global Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and the Vimalakirti Institute
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