New Canadian Buddhist organizations in Manitoba and Ontario

By Yönten, on May 24th, 2013%

Just added to the Sumeru directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations:

Parideha Forest Monastery in Ste. Anne RM, Manitoba

Bangladesh Buddhist Association of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario

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Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu in Manitoba, on the web and on YouTube

By Yönten, on May 22nd, 2013%

I recently discovered Venerable Yuttadhammo (formerly Noah Greenspoon), a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

His blog is: Truth Is Within / Just another Buddhist monk’s weblog

I’ll be adding him to the . . . Read More.

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Buddhist Right Speech, from the IEET

By Yönten, on June 17th, 2012%

Here’s a thought-provoking piece about parallels in Right Speech in Buddhism and Christianity and how they can best be applied in today’s culture, from Manitoba-based Alex McGilvery for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET)…

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/McGilvery201206171

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The Cyborg Buddha Project

By Yönten, on January 24th, 2012%

From the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), comes this article on Religion and Transhumanism, written by Alex McGilvery, a United Church minister in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Normally, that would not be something we cover at Sumeru, but he makes extensive reference to Buddhism, . . . Read More.

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