Serving a central role in promoting Buddhist cultures

A prestigious university in Buddhist Academy, Dongguk University, held the 2nd Seoul International Meditation Festival ‘2021 Meditation, New connection’ under the value of Globalization of Meditation, Popularization of Meditation, and Industrialization of Meditation. This is the largest event that has ever been seen in Korea so far, and a total 11 detailed programs have been prepared in 4 parts of academics, experiences, cultures, and archives to establish an international meditation platform. People who are interested in meditation can easily and safely experience and learn meditation at any time, anywhere.

New, various, and proper meditation programs for modern lives

The conference which was also held with an international academic conference and poster presentations that spread not only the existing academic research but also state-of-the-art meditation, medicine, science, and psychology-related studies domestically and abroad.
These will strengthen the Korean meditation culture platform and implemented as a forward base for missionary work. In particular, the event gives a chance for international poster presentations, which allow anyone including researchers, businessmen, students. It has resulted in a great help in the study.

These will strengthen the Korean meditation culture platform and implemented as a forward base for missionary work. In particular, the event gives a chance for international poster presentations, which allow anyone including researchers, businessmen, students. It has resulted in a great help in the study.

Traditional and Applied Meditation drew people’s attention by preparing various applied meditations customized to the ordinary peoples’ level, along with Soo-bul monk’s lectures on simplified lines, the greatest physicists Capatos and Soo-bul’s talks, Wipasana and Seo-gwang’s meditation on mercy in everyday life.
In particular, ‘Happiness Delivery Meditation’ is evaluated as a very marvelous project at the Seoul International Meditation Festival.
‘Happiness Delivery Meditation’ is a program that teaches meditation by visiting neighbors who suffer from mental and physical pain because of anxiety and depression caused by COVID-19.
We plan to put consistent efforts to alleviate the pain of many people in the future by developing customized meditation programs for individuals such as medical personnel, office workers, multicultural families.
There are also 10 meditation guide books prepared for those who don’t get a chance to learn meditation at all.

<AKO meditation AR>is the first meditation app developed by Dongguk University using augmented reality(AR) technology.
If you download and make an account for “AKO (Baby Elephant)” which is an AR app.
With the development of Korea’s first <AKO meditation AR> app, Dongguk University has emerged as the center of AR meditation.

Meditation and Arts

There are plenty of art and attractions at this event. At the opening event on April 23, an amazing performance was held that grafts holograms and meditation.
A variety of meditation concerts by Won Buddhism teacher, Lee Eung-joon, who prepared for a meeting between Carencia’s meditation music, meeting meditation beyond religion, and a music collection “Hwi” that combines Korean traditional music and meditation were successfully held.

‘The Meditation Art Contest’ was held for the first time this year to popularize and expand art meditation. Anyone who likes meditation can apply for it, which has received great responses.
Around 400 high quality works were exhibited in Korea, and many artists from 13 countries, including the United Sates, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Austria, South Africa, China, Japan, Malaysia, and India exhibited their works, enriching the 3D website with a feast of art.

Overcome suffering and pain, Find the true happiness

The Seoul International Meditation Festival ‘2021 Meditation, New Connection’ is prepared to heal pain by touching people’s minds with meditation in the world of COVID-19.
Now is the time when we absolutely need to figure out how to reduce and solve the problems we face with meditation. .
The great meditation which brings the mind together to reduce the pain of reality and objectively look inside to find the true self and lead to liberation, has already been useful in managing the mental health and stress of modern people and its value in the future is endless.
Dongguk University will continue to carry out the mission to guide people to the path of happiness by sharing lectures and various programs accumulated by the greatest scholars with everyone at this event.