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SUMMARY:Nho Anh Tran\, "What is 'Right Action?'"
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE! This event will be held on the sixth floor of the Jackm
 an Humanities Building in JHB 616. \n\nA key component of Buddhist ethics
 \, “right action” describes the Buddhist view of how to live a virtuou
 s life. In this tradition\, respecting all life and prioritizing generous 
 and compassionate action lie at the centre of moral conduct - but they mus
 t be shaped by “wisdom\,” a deep understanding of the nature of suffer
 ing. In today’s polarizing times\, how are Buddhists drawing on moral ph
 ilosophy to make decisions about issues of both personal and global import
 ance?\n\n\n\nNho Anh Tran is a scholar of religion and ethics\, and a nego
 tiation instructor and consultant whose work bridges conflict resolution\,
  moral philosophy\, and leadership across academic\, corporate\, and civic
  contexts. She teaches courses in religion\, Buddhist ethics\, and negotia
 tion at Harvard\, and consults with organizations and leaders on interest-
 based negotiation\, difficult conversations\, and ethical decision-making.
  Her work integrates negotiation theory with moral and political thought\,
  examining how power\, identity\, and institutional structures shape the p
 ossibilities for durable agreement.\n\nTrained in Buddhist ethics and soci
 al conflict\, Nho brings a cross-cultural\, systems-oriented lens to negot
 iation\, informed by years of lived experience across Asia\, Europe\, and 
 North America\, as well as prior training as a Buddhist monastic. She is a
  PhD candidate at Harvard University specializing in religion\, ethics\, a
 nd statecraft. Her scholarship and practice converge around a central ques
 tion: how can negotiation function not merely as a transactional exchange\
 , but as a method for structuring interdependent systems—enabling actors
  to communicate\, coordinate\, and cooperate in ways that generate clarity
 \, legitimacy\, and durable collective outcomes under conditions of asymme
 try and change?\n\nThis lecture is co-sponsored by BPMH\, the Buddhism &am
 p\; Psychology Student Union (BPSU)\, and the Robert H.N. Ho Family Founda
 tion Centre for Buddhist Studies.\n\nLearn more and register here\n\n&nbsp
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LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 616\, 170 Saint George Street\,
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