Thank you.

INTEGRATING ASIAN HEALING TRADITIONS INTO MENTAL HEALTH CARE June 1st & 2nd, 2012 OISE (250 Bloor Street West)

A PDF of the conference poster . . . Read More.]]> The Centre for Diversity in Counselling & Psychotherapy, in Toronto, will be presenting
The 7th Critical Multicultural Counselling & Psychotherapy Conference:

INTEGRATING ASIAN HEALING TRADITIONS INTO MENTAL HEALTH CARE
June 1st & 2nd, 2012
OISE (250 Bloor Street West)

A PDF of the conference poster is available here: CDCP_2012_Conference_Integrating_Asian_Healing_Traditions

Complete details about the event are available here: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cdcp/conference2012.html

The conference timetable is available here: Integrating_Asian_Healing_Traditions_Into_Mental_Health_Care_Conference_Program_2012

There will be a number of Buddhist keynotes and workshops during the conference, including…

• Buddhist Psychology and Mindfulness and its Application to Psychotherapy Dr. Ana Bodnar, Clinical Psychologist, Professor at OISE, University of Toronto, Meditation and Yoga Teacher
• Healers and Counsellors On the Roof of the World Dr. Uwe P. Gielen Ph.D, Saint Francis College
• Mindfulness and Meditation, Integrating what? New Lamps for Old: Or why there’re no more heroes (and heroines) anymore! Dr. Waseem Alladin, PsyD, Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of Leicester, UK/Head of Psychology, Autism Care, UK. Editor in Chief, Counselling Psychology Quarterly
• Mindfulness & Buddhist Principles in Counselling & Psychotherapy Marco Mascarin, MA, DSD, PhD (candidate). Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

It should also be noted that . . . Read More.]]> Here is a press release from the Buddhist Council of Canada, recapping the proceedings at their joint Wesak ceremony held on the May Full Moon, May 5th, at Queens Park in Toronto: wesak 2012 Press Release may 05 2012

It should also be noted that another joint Unity Vesak ceremony, organized by a different group, is being held in Toronto on Saturday, June 9th, at Mel Lastman Square in North York. The poster for that event can be viewed in a previous Sumeru post.

When: Monday, May 28, 2012 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: SFU-Woodward’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

In this one-of-kind conversation Thurman and Chan will share stories about meeting and spending time with the Dalai Lama. They will explore . . . Read More.]]> Reflections on half a century with the Dalai Lama
with Robert Thurman and Victor Chan

When: Monday, May 28, 2012
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where: SFU-Woodward’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

In this one-of-kind conversation Thurman and Chan will share stories about meeting and spending time with the Dalai Lama. They will explore the multiple dimensions of the Dalai Lama’s worldview: his core spiritual beliefs and his distinctive take on education and science.

Robert Thurman, a past chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia, is one of the world’s most influential spokesmen of Buddhism, Tibet and the Dalai Lama today. Thurman met the Dalai Lama in 1962 and he was the first American to be ordained as a Buddhist monk by him.

Victor Chan first met the Dalai Lama at his home in 1972, 10 years after Thurman’s life-changing encounter. He co-authored The Wisdom of Forgiveness with the Dalai Lama and founded the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver in 2005.

Tickets: $40 – Adults
$30 – Students/ Seniors + Applicable Fee
VancouverTix.com / 604-629-8849

Sponsored by The Vancouver Sun, and Ethical Bean Coffee.

EVENING TALK – Saturday, May 12th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Room A122a (main lobby), Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver

MEDITATION RETREAT – Sunday, May 13th, 9:00 a.m. . . . Read More.]]> The Feeling of Freedom
with Venerable Ajahn Sona of the Birken Forest Monastery (‘Sitavana’).
Poster available here:

EVENING TALK – Saturday, May 12th, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Room A122a (main lobby), Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver

MEDITATION RETREAT – Sunday, May 13th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, UBC Asian Centre – 1871 West Mall, Vancouver
(http://www.asia.ubc.ca/department/directions.html)

Note: We invite you to bring your own lunch. Chairs will be provided at the venue. If you prefer to sit on the floor, please kindly bring your own sitting gear (meditation mat and cushion/bench).

No pre-registration is required for these events. Donations are welcome.

Ajahn Sona has been my teacher for 11 years. I think he is the highest Buddhist authority in Canada and he has a great sense of humour too! Please do make an effort to come during this weekend. – Brian Ruhe (Organizer)

Visions of Enlightenment will show examples of Buddhist art from the main Buddhist traditions: the Theravada, . . . Read More.]]> An Exhibition of Buddhist Art at MOA and lecture series, May 10 – Sep 30. 6393 NW Marine Drive.
Opening Night is May 10 at 7 PM. Everyone welcome.

Visions of Enlightenment will show examples of Buddhist art from the main Buddhist traditions: the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. In Vancouver, the latter traditions are well represented in the established Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan communities. The Theravada school represents the traditions of the Burmese, Thai and other Southeast Asian communities. A range of media will be represented, including sculptures (made of stone, metal or lacquered wood) paintings, ceramics, manuscripts, and textiles.

Lecture: Visions of Enlightenment, May 13 at 1 PM. Margo Palmer, a Director of the Canadian Society for Asian Arts (CSAA), and curatorial advisor, will present a talk about the exhibition and Buddhist art. (Free with regular admission)

June 15th 7:00pm Innis Town Hall Cinema Gesar Mukpo will be present for discussion/questions

Tulku is a documentary film about young people caught between the modern culture they . . . Read More.]]> TULKU
An extraordinary documentary film by Gesar Mukpo,
filmmaker and son of the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

June 15th 7:00pm
Innis Town Hall Cinema
Gesar Mukpo will be present for discussion/questions

Tulku is a documentary film about young people caught between the modern culture they were born into and the ancient Tibetan Buddhist culture from which they were reborn. They are Western tulkus; all of them recognized when they were children as reincarnations of great Tibetan Buddhist masters. Filmmaker Gesar Mukpo is one of them. In this film, he sets out to meet others like him; young people struggling between modern and ancient, East and West.

Tickets available through: http://tulku.eventbrite.com