The Tiger and the Monk

By Yönten, on August 12th, 2010%

Equator HD is offering a free preview of several programs on Rogers Cable right now, in the On Demand section. One of the shows is an interesting look at Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple, where the monks and caregivers co-exist peacefully with 10 tigers and thousands of . . . Read More.

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Joe Yee Vegetarian Cuisine

By Yönten, on March 17th, 2010%

It’s always delightful when a new Chinese Buddhist vegetarian restaurant opens. The lastest in my neighbourhood is Joe Yee Vegetarian Cuisine at 9688 Leslie Street, Units 17-18, in Richmond Hill. It’s between 16th Avenue and Major Mackenzie, in the small mall on the corner . . . Read More.

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Condolences

By Yönten, on November 15th, 2009%

It is with great sadness that we report the imminent death of 500,000+ animals in the Gadhi Mai Mela sacrifice in Nepal later this month. This “festival” which takes place every five years, is the largest animal sacrifice on the planet. Requests by Palden . . . Read More.

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First Frost

By Yönten, on November 14th, 2009%

Canadian geese
Among the water lilies
Only just for now

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Richmond Hill 2009

A . . . Read More.

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HH Karmapa on Environmental Action

By Yönten, on April 25th, 2009%

HH the Karmapa has released “108 Things You Can Do to Help the Environment” – a PDF document produced at the First Conference on Environmental Protection for Kagyu Monasteries and Centres, which was held in Sarnath, India, in April 2009. It is inspiring, easy . . . Read More.

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The black crows, part 2

By Yönten, on March 10th, 2009%

When Panchen Otrul Rinpoche returned to Toronto from Lindsay, he bestowed the Yamantaka initiation. Since the hall at Tengye Ling was too small for the event, a room was rented on the top floor of the Library Sciences tower in Robarts Library on the U of . . . Read More.

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The black crows

By Yönten, on March 10th, 2009%

In 1992, Panchen Otrul Rinpoche visited Toronto. He gave a number of teachings and initiations at Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple and was then heading off to Lindsay to visit a number of Tibetan families who lived there. I volunteered to drive him and . . . Read More.

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The Black Dog

By Yönten, on March 7th, 2009%

In 1972, Piyadassi Mahathera visited the Zen Meditation Centre of Montreal, to give a series of two afternoon lectures on a summer week-end.

The centre was housed in a former estate home on Mountain Street above Pine Avenue. Public lectures were . . . Read More.

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