The Sumeru Press was recently profiled on the Buddhistdoor website, thanks to an interview with Justin Whitaker. Here’s a link to the article… https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/sumeru-books-canadas-buddhist-hub
Sumeru author Innen Ray Parchelo speaks with Ted Meissner of the Secular Buddhist podcast… Chances are if you are on a silent meditation retreat, the primary focus is sitting practice. Not just on retreats, either; sitting has a dominant focus in contemplative practice, interspersed with periods of short walking which seem geared to loosen up... Read more »
The XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies will be held in Toronto, August 20-25, 2017. Here is the agenda. Scroll down for the specific topics of panels, papers, and presentations… Congress Schedule *All event venues are at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus Saturday, August 19, 2017 15:00 – 18:00 Pre-registration (Bahen... Read more »
Ted Meissner, of The Secular Buddhism Podcast, recently interviewed Dr. Michael Glantz (Consortium for Capacity Building, UColorado-Boulder) and me about an eco-Buddhist Facebook group we started some time ago, called Plot to Save the Earth. The group was started with Dhiraj Pradhananga, from Small Earth Nepal. A global Buddhist Eco-Initiative. If you have relevant articles... Read more »
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa will give a free public talk Mindfulness and Environmental Responsibility at Convocation Hall, U of T, on the afternoon of May 31, 2017 Here is the link for further information: http://buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/events/karmapa-public-talk/
