Teachers and Visiting Lecturers - Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Bhikshuni Wendy Finster

lectures held at

Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute
Melbourne, Australia

Contacts @ Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute
Office
673 Lygon Street (Between Pigdon and Park Streets),
Carlton North, Victoria, 3054.
Phone: 61-3-9387 0422
Fax: 9380 8296
email: e_vam@smartchat.net.au
Website: http://www.evaminstitute.org.au

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Contacts @ Maitripa Contemplative Centre
Suellen Fuller
528 Myers Creek Road,
Healesville Victoria, 37777.
Phone: 61-3-5962 6167

Biodata:

Bhikshuni Wendy Finster has been ordained for 26 years in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition studying and practising monastically for many years in Nepal. At the request of her Teachers she has established and taught in meditation and retreat centres in various Asian and Western countries. Wendy is a clinical psychologist with over twenty years clinical experience working in government specialist programs and in mental health outpaitient clinics. Wendy currently lives in Australia, conducting medical research in the use of meditation as a treatment modality for chronic pain and illness and has a part-time clinical practice.

'BUDDHIST ALCHEMY?'
Wisdom and Compassion - Buddhism and Psychotherapy Conference 2001
1 tape

A brief exploration of the Buddhist thought transformation (lo.jong) tradition of mental development and its use in personal practice, a tool enabling us to deal sanely with whatever daily life reality eventuates for us. The Buddhist theory of mind and thought will be presented, along with experiential connections between thought and feeling, and of commonly-occuring distortions based upon a constructed fictitious ego reality. What are the parallels or clinical uses in therapy with patients?

'OUR PERSONAL SENSE OF SELF - WHAT IS IT? '
Wisdom and Compassion - Buddhism and Psychotherapy Conference 2001
No tapes yet available

This workshop will facilitate inquiry into the way we understand and relate to our sense of self. How do we experience our own life or individuality, and how does that influence our daily life functioning? To what extent is our sense of self based in reality, in artificiality and deception, or even based on others' opinion? How aware are we that choice potential moment-to-moment can impact on our sense of self or personhood?

Some Buddhist philosophy and psychology fundamentals will be presented, along with some reference to Buddhist and western psychological strategies for enhancing self-respect and valuing our unique sense of self. The material presented will be used in meditation periods thoughout the day.

'MEDITATION: MEDICINE FOR THE MIND'
Wisdom and Compassion - Buddhism and Psychotherapy Conference 2001
No tapes yet available

Why meditate? This meditation workshop will teach (or help renew acquaintance with) the fundamentals of Buddhist practice with a particular emphasis on discovering the nature of our own mind. Different types of Buddhist meditative techniques will be practiced throughout the day, along with some discussion of basic Buddhist principles. We can each benefit from gaining competence in dealing with our own mental and physical reality, and in continuing to deepen this capability until we can truly claim that we have become our own skilled psychologist.

"I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING ..."
Wisdom and Compassion - Buddhism and Psychotherapy Conference 2001
1 tape

What do we think we are doing in our work as clinical psychologists? What is psychology and its purpose? What is religion and its purpose? What common ground could there be? How could my experience as a Buddhist practitioner influence my practical and therapeutic work with patients?

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Last Updated: 10 April 2003