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DESCRIPTION:MELA Interfaith Association in conjunction with Monash Universi
 ty (National Centre for South Asian Studies)&nbsp\;invite you to:\nTantric
  aspects of the world’s spiritualities&nbsp\;| Tantra Conference\nDate: Sa
 turday 10 and Sunday 11 December 2016&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\; Time: 9am to 5pmLocation:&nbsp\;Monash University\, Caulfield Campus
 \,&nbsp\;H Building\, Ground Floor\,&nbsp\;900 Dandenong Rd\, Caulfield Ea
 st VIC 3145\nSpeakers:\n\nFabrice Blee\, Associate Professor from the Facu
 lty of Theology\, University of St Paul\, Ottawa\nDr David Templeman\, Mon
 ash University\, Monash Asia Institute\, Adjunct. Research Fellow\, in Tib
 etan Buddhism\, Tibetan Studies\, and Bön religion\nDr Kenneth Avery is a 
 graduate of both Sydney and Melbourne Universities and is a published auth
 or in the field of Islamic studies\, specifically dealing with Sufism.\nDr
 . Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat OAM holds doctorate degrees in Organic Chemistr
 y (Monash University and in Indology (La Trobe University).\nNick de Groot
  Director of the Janssen Spirituality Centre which promotes interfaith and
  inter-cultural dialogue.\nRabbi Michel Laloum is Cantor at the Temple Bet
 h Israel\, the principal Progressive Synagogue in Melbourne.\nRev. Dr. Joh
 n Dupuche a Priest\, is Honorary Fellow at the Australian Catholic Univers
 ity and senior lecturer at MCD University of Divinity\, and chair of the C
 atholic Interfaith Committee of the Archdiocese.\nConference Moderator: Ma
 rika Vicziany is a professor of Asian Political Economy at Political and S
 ocial Inquiry (PSI)\, Monash University.\n\nTantra is considered to be a p
 owerful means for acquiring highest bliss through the union of&nbsp\;oppos
 ites - male and female\, life and death\, heaven and earth\, licit and ill
 icit. Although the term&nbsp\;‘tantra’ derives from Hinduism and Buddhism\
 , it can be seen as a golden thread running through&nbsp\;the many spiritu
 alities of our world. This Conference will explore how these tantric aspec
 ts overlap\,&nbsp\;challenge and illuminate each other.\nFor the program\,
  please click here.\nCost:&nbsp\;Registration fees: Employed $180\, Unempl
 oyed $150 | Fee includes light lunches (Saturday &amp\;&nbsp\;Sunday) &amp
 \; morning and afternoon refreshments.Please apply early as space is limit
 ed.\nRegistration:&nbsp\;Dr John Dupuche |&nbsp\;jeandupuche@gmail.com&nbs
 p\;| 0417 560 087\nClosing date for applications: 10 November 2016.\nAccom
 modation&nbsp\;is available at the&nbsp\;Janssen Spirituality Centre | $55
  per night including breakfast. Accommodation bookings: Rev. Nick de Groot
  |&nbsp\;ndegrootsvd@gmail.com https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-event
 s/event/973-tantra-conference-2016-mela-interfaith-association
DTSTART:20161210T090000Z
DTEND:20161211T170000Z
LOCATION:Monash University\, Caulfield\, H Building\, Ground Floor (900 Dan
 denong Rd\, Caulfield East VIC 3145\, Australia)
SUMMARY:Tantra Conference 2016: MELA Interfaith Association
URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/973-tantra-conferenc
 e-2016-mela-interfaith-association
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