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Past events led by Khenmo Yan are listed here
Presentation: Enhancing Physical and Mental Well-being in the Age of AI
学术报告:AI时代下的身心健康与幸福感提升之道
Date: September 2026
Location: Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
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Khenmo Yuan Yan delivered a presentation on physical and mental well-being in the age of AI. Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and contemporary challenges, the talk discussed how AI can be used as a supportive tool rather than a source of dependence, while emphasizing awareness, self-reflection, and responsible use of technology. It also introduced practical approaches such as meditation, contemplative practice, and mindful daily routines to cultivate greater inner stability, well-being, and happiness.
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2026年9月,圆焰堪姆在日本东京和大阪开展以 “AI时代压力下的身心健康与幸福感提升” 为主题的分享。报告结合佛教智慧与人工智能时代的现实挑战,探讨如何将AI作为辅助工具而非依赖对象,并强调在使用科技过程中保持觉察、反思与自主性。同时,分享通过静坐、冥想、读经及日常觉知等实践,培养内在稳定、提升身心健康与幸福感的方法。
新书上架:圆焰堪姆九部著作亮相百胜楼大众书局
New Book Release: Nine Titles by Khenmo Yuan Yan Now Available at POPULAR Bookstore
Date: July 2026
Location: POPULAR Bookstore, Bras Basah Complex, Singapore
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Nine books by Khenmo Yuan Yan are now available at POPULAR Bookstore in Singapore’s Bras Basah Complex. Covering Buddhist teachings, meditation practice, and commentaries on Buddhist classics, the collection offers accessible ways for readers to explore inner peace, wisdom, and contemplative practice in everyday life.
活动介绍:
2026年7月,圆焰堪姆九部著作在新加坡百胜楼大众书局集中上架。系列涵盖佛法开示、禅修实践及佛教经典讲解等内容,以平实易懂的方式,引导读者在日常生活中认识内心、培养智慧,并探索更加安定自在的生活方式。
Conference: Encounters and Creativity: Terminology, Philosophy and Discourses in Chinese Buddhism and Their Modern Transformations
学术大会研讨:
遇见与创造:中国佛教的术语、哲学与话语及其现代转化
Date: 15-17 June 2026
Location: Heyne Haus, University of Göttingen, Germany
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This conference explores how Chinese Buddhism has transformed its concepts, language, and philosophical discourses through encounters with new ideas and changing historical contexts.
Master Yan’s talk, “From ‘Lying Flat’ to Renunciation,” examines how “Buddhist-style” and “lying flat” are often misunderstood as passivity, and reconsiders Buddhism as a path of truth, responsibility, and awakening.
本次学术会议探讨中国佛教如何在与不同思想和历史语境的相遇中,转化其概念、语言与哲学话语。
指月老师的报告《从“躺平”到出离心》将讨论“佛系”、“躺平”等概念如何被误解为消极态度,并从佛教研究、佛法延续、社会背景以及生活修行四个方面,重新说明佛教作为通向真理、责任与觉悟之路的意义。
Workshop: Language is no barrier
语言,从不是障碍
Date: 11 June 2026, Thursday
Location: Kotoutumiskeskus Monika, Finland
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YAN Wellbeing Session is a workshop arranged in collaboration with Kotoutumiskeskus Monika and Monika-Naiset, organizations supporting women with migrant backgrounds through integration, guidance, community, and everyday wellbeing.
Led by Master Yan, the session introduces practical and accessible tools for self-compassion, mental wellbeing, and managing migration-related stress across language barriers.
YAN身心健康工作坊由Kotoutumiskeskus Monika 与 Monika-Naiset合作举办。该机构致力于支持具有移民背景的女性,在融入社会、日常指导、社区支持和身心健康方面提供帮助。
本次工作坊由指月老师,将介绍一些实用、易于练习的方法,帮助参与者培养自我关怀、支持心理健康,并应对与移民经历相关的压力。指月老师将跨越语言障碍,结合东西方身心健康理念,注重可用于日常生活的简单练习,帮助提升移民女性群体的内在平衡与韧性。
Lecture: Cultivating the Mind in Turbulent Times: How to Develop Inner Stability Amid Uncertainty
Date: 3 June 2026, Wednesday
Location: Kedah Buddhist Association, Malaysia
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In today’s ever-changing world, people’s minds are unsettled, and many are burdened by economic pressure, family troubles, and inner unease. This is especially true in modern society: although material life has become increasingly abundant, spiritual life has grown ever more impoverished. Anxiety, confusion, and suffering continue to deepen, which is truly a cause for compassion.
This lecture will explore how we can cultivate the power of inner peace amid turbulence.
Ease into Zen: Lecture and Book Signing by Venerable Yuan Yan
Date: 31 May 2026, Sunday
Location: Union Book Co. 231 Bain Street Bras Basah Complex #03-01, Singapore 180231
Registration: https://cutt.ly/yuanyan
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Ease into Zen, the first title in the Stainless Sea series, introduces readers step by step to the world of Zen in a light and easy-to-understand way. It shows that Zen need not remain a distant concept of spiritual practice, but can be a form of life wisdom that helps us settle our daily lives and reflect inwardly.
On the day of the event, Venerable Yuan Yan will share her insights in a lecture, interact closely with readers, and hold a book signing session. Several titles from the Stainless Sea series will also be displayed on site, including Lectures on the Vimalakirti Sutra and An Explanation of the Platform Sutra.
Whether you are new to Zen practice or interested in Buddhism and spiritual cultivation, you are warmly welcome to join us. Let us slow down together amid the fragrance of books on a quiet afternoon, and listen to the voice within.