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American Buddhist Perspective gives “An American Buddhist Life” 5 stars

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Justin Whitaker, of the blog American Buddhist Perspective recently reviewed Charles Prebish’s new book, “An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer” which was published by Sumeru last month. Here’s a brief quote… “Subtitled ‘Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer,’ Charles Prebish’s latest book is a tour de force of American Buddhist studies. While... Read more »

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Survey of Canadian Buddhist Organizations

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Over the coming year, Sumeru will be undertaking a survey of Canadian Buddhist organizations, in association with the University of Toronto, with the supervision of Professor Frances Garrett, associate chair of the Centre for the Study of Religion. Our goal is to create a printed version of the www.canadianbuddhism.info directory , with detailed information about... Read more »

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Meditation for Enduring Happiness

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This new book is by Michael McCartney, who lives near Picton, Ontario. He has meditated daily for forty years, having trained in Kriya Yoga, Raja Yoga, Vajrayana Buddhism and Christian meditation. Michael is a scientist with masters degrees in health care and environmental studies as well as training in psychology. He approaches meditation as a scientist,... Read more »

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SIT Illustrated – laughing at meditation

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Here’s a humorous (and totally right on) look at the lighter side of meditation, from a small publishing company in BC called Sunship. It is 128 pages, 8″ x 8″. The price from Sunship is $15.95. When they are not laughing themselves silly, they also tackle real world issues through their sister site, The Global... Read more »

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Buddhist Fiction Blog goes live

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http://buddhistfictionblog.wordpress.com/ is a new blog recently launched by Kimberly Beek, a PhD candidate student at McMaster University in Hamilton. Aside from providing a place for readers to discuss their favourite books online, Kimberly is also engaged in research. Here’s an excerpt from her blog about that… “The proliferation of Buddhist ideas has found a way... Read more »

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