Suwanda Sugunasiri, Canadian Buddhist scholar and community activist, weighs in on Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, an important aspect of bioethics, with a Buddhist perspective: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=44144
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s weekly science show, Quirks and Quarks, did a segment this week on the positive medical science associated with insight meditation. The coverage consists of an interview with Dr. Judson Brewer, of the Yale Therapeutic Neural Science Centre, speaking about his . . . Read More. This article from the Charlottetown Guardian is about how the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society has taken root in Montague, PEI. The story includes information on the centre’s future plans, reactions from the local community, and a major focus on an organic farming project. . . . Read More. UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Jan W. Walls. “Corporate Craving and Buddhist Compassion: Is There a Middle Ground for Buddhism in Business?” Date: Thursday, 02 February 2012 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM Place: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall . . . Read More. The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School will be holding their 10th annual International Scientific Conference, March 28-April 1, 2012, at the Four Points Conference Center in Norwood, Massachusetts. Among the plenary sessions are: . . . Read More. Robert Ho, founder of the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, has recently made a $10 million donation to the Lions Gate Hospital (following on many other large donations to Canadian and international institutions. Here is the complete . . . Read More. PlusOneMe (+1 me) helps you acknowledge people’s strengths. It’s gold stars for grownups. When you want to acknowledge somebody for a strength they have, you can +1 them for that attribute. To me, that seems like a great Bodhisattva approach: together we make a . . . Read More. Tulku Lobsang, a doctor of Tibetan medicine, invites to join three separate events to learn and practice the Tibetan yogic tradition, including Tsa Lung and Tummo. Tulku Lobsang teaches in Europe and Americas practices from the Tibetan yogic tradition, including Tsa Lung and Tummo. . . . Read More. The Edmonton Dragon Boat Races held their 15th annual even this week-end. Buddhist monks were on hand to bless the boats and paint eyes on them to awaken the dragon spirits – all for a great cause! Here’s the link: http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20110820/SAG0302/308209993/breast-friends-ride-again Suwanda Sugunasiri, well-known Canadian Buddhist community organizer, ethicist and author, recently published an article about end-of-life ethics in the Sunday Island, Sri Lanka. Here’s the link: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=32888 The International Buddhist Progress Society of Edmonton runs a vegetarian restaurant at their temple, located at 1032 103 Street, Edmonton (780-424-9744). You can get a great vegetarian lunch for $5! Here are the Urbanspoon reviews… http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/131/1593818/restaurant/Fo-Guang-Tea-House-IBPS-Temple-Edmonton The Triratna Community of Vancouver is beginning a series of weekly drop-in meditation classes, led by Dr. Valerie Mason-John, for people in recovery. Classes begin October 3rd, 2011. Here’s the link: http://vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/wp/events-2/ Mostly in Chinese As part of Thich Nhat Hanh’s two-week visit to Vancouver later this month, he will discuss environmental issues with Canada’s well-known activist, David Suzuki. The event is by invitation only, but will be taped for YouTube and other sites. Here are more details from . . . Read More. From The Buddhist Channel: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=66,10012,0,0,1,0 An interesting article on the curative powers of meditation from BC Local News, about Denise Johnson, author of “How to Win the Lottery.” http://www.bclocalnews.com/lifestyles/118661694.html Dr. Alan Marlatt was born in 1942 in Vancouver, B.C. He received his bachelor’s of psychology from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1968. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington . . . Read More. The Toronto chapter of the Tzu Chi Buddhist charitable foundation, recently donated $100,000 to Bridgepoint Health in the Riverdale neighbourhood of Toronto. The funds will be used to purchase technically advanced therapeutic mattresses for the hospital’s patients. An article about the donation can be . . . Read More. |
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