Curriculum Vitae Personal Data: Name: MARY LAUREEN L. VELASCO Address: Block 19 Lot 42 Phase 1 Lotus St.

Cityhomes Resortville, Dasmarinas, Cavite Tel. nos: (Office) DL: 523-5247, TL: 524-4611 loc 332, 546 (Home) (046) 539-3026 (Mobile) 0927-655-0171 Date of Birth: January 5, 1965 E-mail: japhearttok@yahoo.com or velascom@dlsu.edu.ph Work Experiences: Date May 1990-present Company De La Salle University-Manila Position/Rank Assistant Professor

*Full-time faculty of the Philosophy Department. Teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Person, Philosophy of Religion, Zen Buddhism. Also taught Existentialism to philosophy majors and minors. *Part-time /shared faculty with the International Studies Department (Japan Studies Program). Taught Japanese Philosophy and Religion in both the undergraduate and graduate levels. *Was a part-time /shared faculty with the Communication Arts Department. Taught Introduction to Broadcasting, Introduction to Communications Research, and Ethics in Communication. February to April 1990 Media Visions Productions Production Assistant

Education: Japanese Foundation Fellow/Visiting Scholar Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan The Japan Foundation Faculty Development Grant January 10, 2002- January 9, 2003 (one year) Monbusho Research Student Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan October 1995-March 1997 (18 months) Master of Arts in Philosophy De La Salle University, Manila Graduated (with Distinction) in August 1992 Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts De La Salle University, Manila Graduated in August 1989

Awards/ Distinctions: First Prize, Feature Film Category, 3rd Cultural Center of the Philippines Award for Independent Film and Video Competition (Ikatlong Gawad CCP), November 1989. Graduated with Distinction, Master of Arts in Philosophy, August 1992.

Membership in Professional Organizations: Philippine National Philosophical Research Society (PNPRS) Philippine Association of Japanese Monbusho Scholars (Philajames) Japan Foundation Fellows Association member 1998-2008

member

since 1997

fellow

since 2002

Conferences/Public Lectures: Oneness or Duality: A Crucial View of Nature. A public lecture delivered on March 10, 2011 at the Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle UniversityManila. Sponsored by the Philosophy Department. How Do You Get Out of the Bottle?: Zen Insights on Freedom and Responsibility. (for publication) A public lecture delivered on March 2010 at the Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the Philosophy Department. Awareness, Aloneness, Attachment: Eros in the Light of Zen. (for publication) A lecture delivered on 10 July 2009 at the Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the Philosophy Department. Zen and the Alignment of Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being. (unpublished). A lecture delivered in a charity fund-raising event on 12 February 2009 at the Dutch Ambassadors Residence, Dasmarinas Village, Makati City. Sponsored by SHOM (Spouses of Heads of Mission). Zen Culture: A Paradigm of No-Paradigm. (for publication). A lecture delivered on June 7, 2008 at the New Horizon Hotel. Sponsored by the PNPRS (Philippine National Philosophical Research Society) during its 3rd national conference. Zen and Culture: The Zen Mind vs. The Cultured Mind. (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 30 June 2007 at the William Shaw Little Theater, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the PNPRS (Philippine National Philosophical Research Society). Acquired Self vs. Ones Original Face: Zens Philosophy of Person ( for publication). A lecture delivered on 20 January 2007 at the Yuchengco Seminar Room, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the PNPRS (Philippine National Philosophical Research Society). Japan and Nature (unpublished). A lecture delivered during the Crossing Cultures in Region IV-B on 11 February 2005 at the Marinduque State College, Tanza, Boac, Marinduque. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila. Beyond the Horizon the Rising Sun (unpublished). A lecture delivered during the Crossing Culture Lecture Series on 31 July 204 at the National College of Science & Technology (NCST), Dasmarinas, Cavite. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila, NCST, and the MPSSA (Manila Public Schools Supervisors Association). Beyond Morality: A Zen Perspective (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 26 June 2004 at the Yuchengco Seminar Room, De La Salle University-Manila.

Sponsored by the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society. Enduring Sentiments in Japanese Spirituality. (published). A lecture delivered on 23 July 2004 at the Japan Foundation Manila Office, Pacific Star Bldg., Makati City. Also delivered during the Crossing Cultures Lecture Forum on 28 February 2004 at the University of the Philippines-Los Banos. Also delivered on 29 January 2004 at the University of the Philippines-Mindanao (Davao City). Also delivered on 28 January 2004 at the Lagao National High School, General Santos City. All lectures sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office. Zen Insights on Freedom, Fear, and Social Order. (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 29 November 2003, William Shaw Little Theater, De La Salle UniversityManila. Sponsored by the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society. Gratitude and the Japanese Consciousness. (published). A paper delivered on 28 August 2003 at the Manila Science High School. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office, and the Manila Public Schools Supervisors Association (MPSSA). The Challenge of Nishida. (unpublished). A paper delivered in a graduate class on December 2002 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Zen and Arts. (unpublished). A lecture delivered during the Meet the Artist Series: Zobel and Zen on 10 December 2001 at the Artspace, Glorietta 4, Makati City. Sponsored by Asia Society Philippine Foundation, Inc. Japanese Religion. (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 27 November 2001 at the Matain Elementary School, Subic, Zambales. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office in cooperation with the Department of Education, Region III. Zen and the Challenge of Understanding the Japanese. (unpublished). A lecture delivered in August 2001 at the Aurora Quezon Elementary School. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office, and the Manila High School Supervisors Association (Department of Education). Zens Paradigm of No-Paradigm: Seeing the Suchness of the Japanese. (unpublished). A lecture delivered during the 5th International Conference on Japanese Studies (Theme: Challenges and Opportunities of Japanese Studies in the Next Millenium), at the Social Development Complex, Ateneo de Manila University on March 8-9, 2001. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Tokyo Office. Worthy Students, Unworthy Teachers: Zen Lessons on the Art of Learning. (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 27 January 2001 at the William Shaw Little Theater, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the Philippine National

Philosophical Research Society. Understanding the Japanese Against the Backdrop of Zen Buddhist Philosophy: A Filipino Perspective. (published). A paper delivered on 2 October 1999 at the National University of Singapore (NUS) during the International Conference on Japan-Southeast Asia Relations. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Singapore, and the Japan Studies Department, National University of Singapore. Also delivered in February 2000 at the University of the Philippines-Mindanao (Davao City) during a Conference on Japanese Culture and Management. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office, and PHILAJAMES (Philippine Association of Japanese Monbusho Scholars). Also delivered at the Ateneo de Zamboanga on 9 December 1999 during a Conference on Japanese Culture and Management. Sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office, and PHILAJAMES. Zen Buddhism and Technology in Japan. (unpublished). A lecture delivered on 30 January 2000 at the Waldo Perfecto Seminar Room, De La Salle UniversityManila. Sponsored by the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society. Zen Buddhism and the Japanese Mind. (unpublished). A paper delivered in November 1999 at the Bulacan State University. Also delivered at the Cagayan Capitol College on 31 July 1999, at the University of Baguio on 6 July 1998, and at the Pablo Nicholas Auditorium of De La Salle University-Manila on 29 October 1998. All were sponsored by the Japan Foundation Manila Office, and PHILAJAMES. Zen and the Arts. (unpublished). A paper delivered in July 1998 at the Waldo Perfecto Seminar Room, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the Philippine National Philosophical Research Society. Zen Religion and Philosophy on Freedom. (unpublished). A paper delivered in February 1998 at the Ariston Estrada Seminar Room, De La Salle UniversityManila in celebration of the College of Liberal Arts Week. Zen Buddhism and Christianity. (unpublished). A paper delivered on 22 August 1997 at the San Beda College, Manila. Sponsored by the Philosophy Department, San Beda College. Zen and the Will of the Wind. (published). A paper delivered on 16 August 1997 at the William Shaw Little Theater, De La Salle University-Manila. Sponsored by the Philippine National Research Society. Buddhism and Process Philosophy. (unpublished) A paper delivered in a graduate class

in July 1996 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Heidegger and Whitehead on Temporality. (unpublished). A paper delivered in a graduate class in December 1995 at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. An Existential Approach to the Body-Mind Duality in Love. (published). A paper delivered in March 1994 in celebration of the University Week, at the Pablo Nicolas Auditorium, De La Salle University-Manila. Philosophy, Religion, and Academic Freedom. (published). A paper delivered in March 1992 at the Tereso Lara Seminar Room, De La Salle University-Manila in celebration of the University Week. Philosophy of Art. (published). A paper delivered before the Philosophy Department faculty in July 1990, De La Salle University-Manila.

Publications/Research: How Do You Get Out of the Bottle?: Zen Insights on Freedom and Responsibility. To be published in The Philosophy of Person textbook, academic year 2011-2012. The Persons Monkey Mind and Zen Empty Mind. To be published in The Philosophy of Person textbook, academic year 2011-2012. Awareness, Aloneness, Attachment: Eros in the Light of Zen. To be published in The Philosophy of Person textbook, academic year 2011-2012. To See Ones Face Before Ones Mother Was Born: Zen Philosophy of Person. To be published in The Philosophy of Person textbook, academic year 2011-2012. Dialectics in Philosophy of Religion: What Are the Options? 2008. An article published in The Philosophical Landscapes: A Panoramic Perspective of Philosophy. 5th Edition. Edited by Dr. Rolando Gripaldo. C & E Publishing, Inc.. Enduring Sentiments in Japanese Spirituality. 2005. An article published in The Philosophical Landscapes: A Panoramic Perspective of Philosophy. Edited by Dr. Rolando Gripaldo. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Gratitude and the Japanese Consciousness. 2004. An article published in The JF Manila Journal. The Japan Foundation Manila. A Glimpse of Some Japanese Thoughts and Influences. 2004. An article published in The Philosophical Landscapes: A Panoramic Perspective of Philosophy. Edited

by Dr. Rolando Gripaldo. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Japanese Spirituality: An Outsiders View. 2003. A feature article published in the Fellows Corner of the Japan Foundation Manila Office newsletter, the JFMO News, Volume VII, Issue I, May 2003. Care of the Soul: The Japanese Way. 2003. Published in the JFMO Journal, Volume I. The Japan Foundation Manila Office, Philippines. Zen Buddhism and Quantum Theology on the Problem with Dualism. 2000. Published in Ideya, the College of Liberal Arts Journal, Volume 1 Number 2. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Understanding the Japanese Against the Backdrop of Zen Buddhist Philosophy: A Filipino Perspective. 2000. Published in the Proceedings: International Conference on Japan Southeast Asia Relations. Singapore: National University of Singapore. Zen and the Will of the Wind. 1997. Published in the Sophia International Journal. Manila: De La Salle University Press. For the Love of God: A Book Review on the New Writings by Spiritual and Psychological Leaders. 1996. Published in the Religious Studies Journal, special anniversary issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press. An Existential Approach to the Body-Mind Duality in Love. Published in the Sophia Journal, Volume XXIV, 1994-1995 issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Platos Social Philosophy. Published in the Sophia Journal, 1993-1994 issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Philosophy, Religion, and Academic Freedom. Published in the Sophia Journal, 19921993 issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press. The Existential Fragments in Hermann Hesses Literary Works. (Masteral Dissertation, unpublished). August 1992. Philosophy of Art. Published in the Sophia Journal, 1991 anniversary issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press. Death and Immortality. Published in the Sophia Journal, 1989-1990 issue. Manila: De La Salle University Press.

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