1. Educating for a just and sustainable future

2. Acknowledgement of Country I would like to acknowledge that we are on the estates of the Larrakia people and give my respect to those present and to their ancestors. In particular, I want to pay my respects to Elders both past and present from here, across Australia, and internationally, for the wisdom they have shared with me over these past years.

3.  3 Respect to teachers  I also pay respects to teachers, reliable guides, past and present. My life has been enriched by the generosity and wisdom of these wonderful people

4.   In complex, postmodern, postcolonial democratic states how can academics and teachers bring the local and the global together to develop inner wisdom in themselves and their students, enabling a wise life? 4 Wisdom and the Wise Life

5.   ninti  la sagesse  超越智慧  বিজ্ঞতা  weisheit  ภูมิปัญญา วิชชา  мудрость 5 Wisdom in the Modern Era  kebijaksanaan melampaui  تجاوز الحكمة  bon konprann  Visdom  Hekima  sabiduría

6.   For Indigenous and other traditionally-oriented peoples who want to modernize without westernizing, the struggle about what is the value of old wisdom is part of a critical struggle for distinctiveness, and for survival, culturally, ethnically and territorially  Even when in the majority, it has been hard for non- westernized peoples to identify homegrown forms of modern wisdom that provide reliable guidance for the globalized, fast-paced world 6 Old Wisdom and Modern Wisdom

7.  7 Pedagogical Pathway for the Emergence of Wisdom  Wisdom emerges as an outcome of a metaphysical articulation of ideas developed by following a pedagogical pathway, becoming embodied in individuals within the social resonance of specific localities  Important for education, academics and teachers can learn the pedagogical pathway that leads to the emergence of wisdom

8.   Thinking about the Modern University Thinking about the Modern University  Ways of knowing that are used in western economically developed countries, both consciously and unintentionally, are being cultivated in countries that have equally viable, sustainable and appropriate knowledge traditions  These ways of knowing also preserve an understanding of a pathway towards the cultivation of wisdom, arguably something that western cultures are in danger of forgetting 8 What is the Relationship of Wisdom to Postmodern Postcolonial Education ?

9. 9 Ariya A ṭṭ ha ṅ gika Magga

10. panjaathaangtham Buddhist Higher Wisdom panjaathaangloog Worldly Wisdom panjaa Buddhist Mundane Wisdom A Wise Life Enlightenment khwaamruudiikhwa ̀ a Transcendental Knowledge siinsamaadipanjaa Three Domains of Knowledge: Morality, Concentration and Insight Understanding phumpanjaachawbaan Rural Wisdom khwaamruutjaagpaajnoog Outsider Knowledge khwaamruusa ̀ ma ̌ ima ̀ i Modern Knowledge khwaamruuthaangsangkhom Local knowledge: Old Buddhist and Rural Knowledge and new Thai knowledge Pathways to a Wise Life Pathway to Enlightenment Enlightenment and the Wise Life Ma Rhea, Z. 2013. Buddhist Wisdom and Modernisation: Finding the balance in globalized Thailand. Globalizations, 10(4), 635-650.

11.  11 The Pot: Balancing Three Domains of Practice

12.  12 Negotiating Wisdom in a Postcolonial University: Collaborative Learning and Research Partnerships

13.  13 Balancing Understanding for Wisdom 1.Acknowledging Strengths: Starting with the Analytical/Scientific

14.  14 Balancing Understanding for Wisdom: the interplay of justice and sustainability 1.Acknowledging Strengths: Starting with the Analytical/Scientific 2.Exploring Social Values: Cultivating the Religious/Ethical Domain

15.  15 Balancing Understanding for Wisdom 1.Acknowledging Strengths: Starting with the Analytical/Scientific 2.Exploring Social Values: Cultivating the Religious/Ethical Domain 3.Cultivating the Concentration Domain of the Metaphysical

16. Creating Balance: A Practical Example Please listen to the messages of Welcome: How did your ancestors come to be on this land? Can you speak the language of the Larrakia people? What is the difference between a Welcome to Country and an Acknowledgement of Country?

17.  17 Balancing Understanding for Wisdom: the interplay of justice and sustainability

18.  18 A reminder: Pedagogical Pathway for the Emergence of Wisdom  Wisdom emerges as an outcome of a metaphysical articulation of ideas developed by following a pedagogical pathway, becoming embodied in individuals within the social resonance of specific localities  Important for education, academics and teachers can learn the pedagogical pathway that leads to the emergence of wisdom

19.  19 Bringing Wisdom back into the Modern University When a wise one, established well in virtue, Develops consciousness and understanding, One succeeds in disentangling this tangle… (Samyutta Nikaya i, 13)

20.  20 Thank You