Thich Nhat Hanh, Vancouver, 2011

By Yönten, on September 3rd, 2010%

Thich Nhat Hanh, world-honoured Vietnamese Zen Master, peace activist, and inspirational teacher, will be in Vancouver in August 2011. Here is the information about his visit, from his hosts – the University of British Columbia…

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The Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and monastics of Plum Village, Deer Park . . . Read More.

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Zen Garden in Lethbridge, AB

By Yönten, on August 10th, 2010%

It seems Lethbridge, long home to Japanese-Canadians, is also home to a little-known gem – the Nikka Yuko Garden.

The garden and its 1967 genesis are described in fond detail in an article in a recent edition of the Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/prairie-zen/article1664531/

The garden’s own official website . . . Read More.

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Summer Solstice 2010

By Yönten, on June 20th, 2010%

Impatient fireflies
Love and quarrel on the porch
Outside the zendo

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Richmond . . . Read More.

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Beginner’s Mind

By Yönten, on March 4th, 2009%

The first time I met Samu Sunim, he was living in a very sparsely furnished walk-up apartment on l’Avenue du Parc near the mountain in Montréal. It was 1969 and I was 18 years old. Eastern religion was sweeping the west. I had . . . Read More.

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