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December 11th marks International Mountain Day. This year’s theme: Glaciers matter for water, food and livelihoods in mountains and beyond. This brings attention to the vital role of glaciers in sustaining agriculture, water security and biodiversity. And nowhere on earth is this more critical than in Tibet, home to tens of thousands of glaciers that drip-feed freshwater into rivers that sustain over 1.5 billion people downstream. December 10th marks the anniversary of HH Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize Award. As we celebrate the Year of Compassion that heralds HH Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, this is  auspicious timing to announce the...

We are delighted to have launched two new books about Buddhist chaplaincy (aka psychospiritual care) recently at a conference hosted by Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto for the Buddhist Spiritual Care Educators in North America (BSCENA) -- "Transforming Wounds into Wisdom: Interreligious Perspectives on Moral Injury Through a Buddhist Lens.” The two books are: Kalyanamitra, volume II: Pragmatic Skills for Buddhist Spiritual Care, by Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford with contributions from Victor Gabriel, Nathan Jishin Michon, Henry C.H. Shiu, & Linda Hochstetler. The Buddhist Campus Chaplaincy Sourcebook, edited by Ji Hyang Padma and Jonathan Makransky, with contributions from Harrison Blum,...

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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...