I. The 2023 BLIA General Conference was held at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung from October 9th, bringing together over 2,500 BLIA members from nearly 100 chapters worldwide.
II. Major resolutions from the conference include extending the current BLIA Board of Directors' term to 2027, continuing promotion of Venerable Master Hsing Yun's works, appointing translators, conducting Dharma services, promoting environmental preservation and talent cultivation, and hosting contests to propagate the teachings for realizing enlightenment.
The memorandum requests implementation of the resolutions and assistance in promoting the Five Harmonies of individual, interpersonal, family, social, and world harmony.
I. The 2023 BLIA General Conference was held at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung from October 9th, bringing together over 2,500 BLIA members from nearly 100 chapters worldwide.
II. Major resolutions from the conference include extending the current BLIA Board of Directors' term to 2027, continuing promotion of Venerable Master Hsing Yun's works, appointing translators, conducting Dharma services, promoting environmental preservation and talent cultivation, and hosting contests to propagate the teachings for realizing enlightenment.
The memorandum requests implementation of the resolutions and assistance in promoting the Five Harmonies of individual, interpersonal, family, social, and world harmony.
I. The 2023 BLIA General Conference was held at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung from October 9th, bringing together over 2,500 BLIA members from nearly 100 chapters worldwide.
II. Major resolutions from the conference include extending the current BLIA Board of Directors' term to 2027, continuing promotion of Venerable Master Hsing Yun's works, appointing translators, conducting Dharma services, promoting environmental preservation and talent cultivation, and hosting contests to propagate the teachings for realizing enlightenment.
The memorandum requests implementation of the resolutions and assistance in promoting the Five Harmonies of individual, interpersonal, family, social, and world harmony.
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BLIA World Headquarters (Memo)
To: World Headquarters Directors, Committee Directors (Vice), Lay Dharma
Teachers/Lecturers, Chapter Elder Advisors, Presidents, and Monastic Advisors Date: October 18, 2023 Objective: Major resolutions of the 2023 BLIA General Conference, please implement accordingly. Description: I. The 2023 BLIA General Conference has been conducted at Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung and closed on October 9; over 2,500 BLIA members worldwide from close to a hundred chapters on the five continents attended the meeting, truly a reoccurrence of the Spiritual Peak Assembly. II. The Conference has reached the following major resolutions: The Seventh Board of Directors is to extend its term of service to 2027 for re-election, to respond to the Conference theme, “Coexistence and Coprosperity;” to continue promoting “The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun;” to appoint Buddha’s Light Translators, to conduct the Chan and Pure Land Dharma Service; to maintain environmental and spiritual preservation; to foster various Dharma propagation talents; to conduct the “Three Acts of Goodness Microfilm Contest” and “BLIA Cup Songwriting Contest;” and to respond to the 2024 BLIA 6th Meeting of the Seventh Board of Directors, all of which serve to propagate the teachings worldwide for realizing Bodhi and attaining Buddhahood. Method: Please see attached the “Major Resolutions of the 2023 BLIA General Conference” and assist in their promotion and development for actualizing the Five Harmonies of individual harmony achieved through joy, interpersonal harmony achieved through respect, family harmony achieved through deference, social harmony achieved through cooperation, and world harmony achieved through peace.
May benevolence and harmony bring peaceful wellbeing; let abundance and joy yield auspiciousness in our lives!
Yours in the Dharma,
BLIA World Headquarters President Most Venerable Hsin Bau