Sumeru News
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Sorry for the inconvenience. Our web host switched servers but neglected to give us the IP address for the new DNS. We'll have to take it up with our domain's A record to get it resolved. Should be back up in a day or two!
2024
Wow, I can't believe it has been six months since my last blog post. 2023 is done and dusted, with more than $6000 going to Buddhist centres or charities, including the Mississippi-Madawaska Land Trust and the Ottawa Food Bank, in addition to author royalties. Titles on tap for 2024 include: Kalyanamitra, volume II, dealing with praxis for Buddhist chaplains in a variety of settings, by Monica Sanford Buddhist Chaplaincy for Colleges and Universities, edited by JiHyang Padma, Sumi Loundon Kim, and John Makransky Un sentier interieur, a pocket introduction to Buddhism for inmates in the Québec prison system, by Acharya...
Here's what I've been working on
Here’s what’s been going on in my little corner of the Kalachakra mandala… Monica Sanford (Harvard Divinity School) has just sent me the final manuscript for the first seven chapters of volume II of Kalyanamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care (on praxis in any spiritual care context, with finalized contributions from other authors for subsequent chapters to follow later this month). Now I’m editing. Jy Hyang Padma (Tufts University) is in the initial stages of putting together a book on Buddhist spiritual care written specifically for chaplains in post-secondary educational institutions. She is currently developing a detailed table of...
Two new Sumeru books
Eco Action Engaged Buddhism Environmental Issues History Humanistic Buddhism Japan Jodo Shinshu LGBTQ Nichiren Pure Land Refugees Soka Gakkai Sumeru Books Tendai Zen
LIVING NEMBUTSU: Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society -- Jeff Wilson https://sumeru-books.com/products/living-nembutsu and ENGAGED BUDDHISM IN JAPAN: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Exemplars -- Jonathan S. Watts Volume 1 An Engaged Buddhist History of Japan from Its Origins to the Dawn of the 21st Century https://sumeru-books.com/products/engaged-buddhism-in-japan-volume-1
Year end donations
Phew! Year-end is done. I'm happy to report that this year Sumeru authors and I were able to donate more than $3830 dollars to charities, including the Vancouver Food Bank, CARES animal shelter, the Gaden Phodrang Foundation, Karuna Canada, Buddhist Global Relief, Red Cross Ukrainian Relief, and a variety of temples and Zen centers. Bowing.