By Yönten, on June 16th, 2013 Buddhist Council of Canada presents
Windows to Buddhism in the Academy
ROBARTS LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
(130 St. George Street @ Harbord | First Floor)
July – August 2013
(Opening Event, Wednesday, July 3, 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Details later.)
In pursuance of three Objectives of the Council:
1. To promote the social harmony, economic prosperity, political stability and cultural vibrancy of Canada.
2. To promote the personal and social well-being & happiness of all Canadians.
3. To contribute towards a multicultural Canada through the application of Buddhist Principles.
(Excerpted from www.buddhistcouncil.ca)
For more information, please visit our website, www.buddhistcouncil.ca,
CONTACT: Prof. Suwanda H J Sugunasiri: prez@buddhistcouncil.ca;
or Bryan Levman: secy@buddhistcouncil.ca.
PDF POSTER HERE
May all beings be well and happy!
By Yönten, on June 15th, 2013 Here is a petition to the Chinese government, from change.org
https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-destroying-the-jokhang-temple-the-barkor-neighborhood-of-lhasa?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_true
Please sign and share.
By Yönten, on June 14th, 2013 Innen Ray Parchelo’s book, Walk Like a Mountain: The Handbook of Buddhist Walking Practice, was recently reviewed by Lynette Genju Monteiro at 108zenbooks. Here’s the link.
Ray is director of Red Maple Sangha and Tendai Canada. The book is published by Sumeru.
By Yönten, on June 12th, 2013 Innen Ray Parchelo’s book, Walk Like a Mountain: The Handbook of Buddhist Walking Practice, was recently reviewed by Tanya McGinnity at Full Contact Enlightenment. Here’s the link.
Ray is director of Red Maple Sangha and Tendai Canada. The book is published by Sumeru.
By Yönten, on June 12th, 2013
A Better Way to Die: Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care is an article in the current Atlantic Monthly magazine, from the perspective of Buddhist chaplain Seigan Glassing. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/a-better-way-to-die/276724/
By Yönten, on June 10th, 2013 Dear friends of the Tibetan Cultural Society of Vancouver Island:
We hope you will join us for TibetFest, this summer’s celebration of Tibetan Culture. This free public event will feature Tibetan Food, Drink, Song, Dance, Handicrafts, Costumes, Massage, Meditation and much more!
When: 6 July 2013, . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 9th, 2013 The Pure Land 2013 Vancouver conference is now over, and most of the papers which were presented are now available online here: http://pureland2013.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/full-papers/
Here is a list of the presenters and their topics:
Ama, Michihiro — Buddhist Confession in Modern Japan Andrews, Susie — Replacing Sukhāvatī: The Centrality . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 7th, 2013 Sadahan Canada has posted 446 photos on his Picasa site from the joint GTHA Vesak Mississauga (Buddha’s Birthday event) held June 1st at Mississauga’s Celebration Square. The event was sponsored by 30 local Buddhist temples and attended by more than 3000 participants.
Here’s the link . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 6th, 2013 Contemplative Psychotherapy Immersion with Dr. Miles Neale
Exploring Contemplative Psychotherapy Friday, June 21, 7-9 pm, $20 (no fee if registered for weekend)
In this evening’s talk Miles will share insights from his personal journey over the last 17 years studying Buddhism and psychology. He will . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 4th, 2013 Zasep Tulku Rinpoche will be in Toronto between June 8-18, 2013, teaching at Gaden Choling. He was recently featured on the Buddha Weekly website: http://www.buddhaweekly.com/thirteenth-zasep-tulku-archarya-zasep-tulku-rinpoche-an-internationally-respected-teacher-in-toronto-june-8-18/
Here is his schedule in Toronto:
White Mahakala Initiation (Zasep Tulku Rinpoche) June 8, 2013 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at Gaden . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 4th, 2013 The weather cooperated and more than 3000 people attended the Buddha’s Birthday event hosted by Phap Van, Fo Guang Shan and West End Buddhist Temple and 27 other temples from the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area in Celebration Square, Mississauga, on June 1st, 2013.
Here’s a . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 3rd, 2013 Check out our global Buddhist eco-initiative on Facebook at: Plot to Save the Earth! Join us.
By Yönten, on June 3rd, 2013 Sumeru is pleased to announce we will be publishing a new, revised edition of this essential Buddhist classic, Buddhist Astrology: chart interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective, due out in September, 2013.
Become your own astrological guru with the first book to apply Buddhist practice to Western . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on June 1st, 2013 The Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Internship Program was launched in 2007 by the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet then headed by the Hon. Senator Consiglio Di Nino. The first internship, six weeks long, saw 4 young Tibetan-Canadian students hired and placed in the offices of . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 31st, 2013 This is a friendly reminder that tickets for Thich Nhat Hanh’s public talk in Toronto go on sale tomorrow, June 1.
Online tickets will go on sale at 10 am at ticketmaster.ca.
You can also buy tickets in person at: Snow Lion – The Meditation . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 31st, 2013 Fear and Fearlessness
with Dungse Jampal Norbu Mangalam Dharma Center of Montreal Montreal Quebec Canada Wednesday, June 26, 2013 to Thursday, June 27, 2013
“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”
We may have heard this phrase often, but what exactly is fear? Is . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on May 28th, 2013 Shodo Spring’s Compassionate Earth Walk begins in Alberta on July 4th, and will follow the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline route south into the USA. Her initiative was recently profiled in The Huffington Post, with the title – An Inconvenient Walk: A Grandmother’s Invitation.
By Yönten, on May 28th, 2013 Gary Ho is chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based Canadian chapter of the global Tzu Chi Buddhist Relief Foundation, founded by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in 1966.
In a recent edition of The Province, he was profiled in an excellent piece explaining a bit about . . . Read More.
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