By Yönten, on April 23rd, 2013% Dear [Sumeru],
I recently received a letter with one of your Plot to Save the Planet badges from Chuck Prebish, and thought it would be good to make contact with you. I am a scholar of Japanese Buddhism, with particular focus on modernity, ethics, and . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on March 11th, 2013%
There will be a second screening of the Souls of Zen movie at the Japan Foundation in Toronto.
Second screening! Friday, March 22 6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm) Souls of Zen Dir. Tim Graf/PG/60 min/2010 In English and Japanese with English subtitles
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By Yönten, on February 27th, 2013% Continuum is a movie currently fundraising on Kickstarter, focusing on a new way to view our relationship with the planet. Among the many distinguished humans featured in the movie are HH the Karmapa, Roshi Glassman, and many Buddhists in a variety of countries. Justin Whittaker . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on November 27th, 2012% A Meditate for Life Vancouver retreat
Join us for our next Meditate For Life mindfulness meditation retreat, The Place of Unknowing.
Date: Sunday, Dec 2nd Time: 10am to 4pm (registration will open at 9:30).
Place: The Vancouver Friends For Life Society, 1459 Barclay St. Mindfulness, walking, forgiveness, and lovingkindness meditations.
Registration . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 3rd, 2012%
Now! Something healthy to put on your Dharmaburger, available at gazillions of healthy grocery stores.
Made by Rawfoodz in Toronto (www.rawfoodz.ca). Here’s what they say about their ingredients…
Why Organic? Being an organic company is the only option for us. We endorse the fact . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 3rd, 2012% Shodo Spring is a Soto Zen teacher living in Minnesota, who is committed to engaged Buddhist practice. Earlier this summer, she published her Compassionate Earth Manifesto (see Sweeping Zen: http://sweepingzen.com/compassionate-earth-manifesto-shodo-spring). Next summer, she is planning to walk a significant portion of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 27th, 2011% Victoria’s CHEK TV will air the award-winning 2005 documentary, The Fires That Burn, as part of their Docs from the Edge series.
The film documents the life of Sister Elaine MacInnes, age 87, her journey, and her current activities with her Freeing The Human Spirit . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 26th, 2011% Kitchener-based ISARC is spearheading an interfaith initiative to end poverty in Ontario.
To read a story about their latest project in Barrie, Ontario, click HERE.
To find out more about ISARC and their work, click HERE.
To read more about the Buddhist executive director of . . . Read More.
By Yönten, on September 6th, 2011% There have been several news articles in the past few days about controversy surrounding the Second Global Conference on World’s Religions, happening tomorrow in Montréal.
According to an article in the Edmonton Journal (originally appearing in the Montreal Gazette), His Holiness is “being duped into . . . Read More.
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