Listening to the Heart
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+11:00Location
Western Sydney University Parramatta City Campus | Parramatta, NS
About this Event
Listening to the Heart
Teachers: Bhikshu Jin Chuan & Bhikshu Jin Wei (In Person, Visiting from California, USA)
Wed 29 Oct | 7.00-8.30pm AEDT
Location: In person at Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus (Entry at 1 Parramatta Square), Level 5 Room 1.5.82;
or Online (Zoom link below)
Cost: Free
How deeply do we listen to others, ourselves, and the world around us? Do we ever feel unheard, misunderstood, or disconnected? Although our modern technology allows us to reach into outer-space, somehow we have neglected the ancient technology that allows us to connect to our inner-space.
Over the millennia, spiritual teachers have pointed to listening as a gateway to our awakened potential. There are many dimensions: somatic listening--observing what is arising in the body and staying grounded in conversations with others; empathic listening--accepting our emotions and feelings as they are and extending this open-heartedness to others; panoramic listening--tuning into the interconnected field of our environment; and sacred listening--respecting and serving the highest potential in ourselves and others.
Join us for a unique evening ""Listening to the Heart Retreat"", where we will explore the practice of deep listening together with special guests Jin Chuan and Jin-Wei, two young Buddhist monks, who are coming all the way from Berkeley, California!
About the teachers: Bhikshu Jin Chuan was born in New Jersey and grew up in the Silicon Valley. In high school, he began exploring Christianity and Buddhism, and discovered his “calling” to be a monk–to the surprise of his family (and himself). While studying physics and religious studies at Stanford, he joined Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth and frequented Berkeley Buddhist Monastery. In 2005, he became a resident at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. He became a novice in 2011 and a bhikshu in 2013. In 2016, he received an M.A. in Buddhist Classics at DRBU where he now serves as an assistant professor and chaplain. Since 2021, Jin Chuan has served on the Buddhist Global Relief Board and recently the BGR Sangha Council.
Bhikshu Jin Wei was born in Poland and began his meditation practice in 1999. After living a fun but unfulfilling bohemian lifestyle, he encountered a Polish translation of the Sixth Patriarch Sūtra that inspired him to dedicate himself to Dharma practice and service. He volunteered in various hospitals and helped organize DRBA Delegations to Europe. In 2013, he came to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas as a Sangha and Laity Training Program student. In 2015, he took novice ordination, and in 2017, full ordination. In 2020, he graduated from the DRBU M.A. in Buddhist Classics. Jin Wei Shi serves on the Buddhist Global Relief Sangha Council.
Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905
If you are feeling unwell, please consider staying at home and joining online instead.
Where is it happening?
Western Sydney University Parramatta City Campus, 161-169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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