Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada

As part of Thaye’s recent Vancouver Retreat and Public Talk, he held a dialogue with David Suzuki on environmental issues. Here’s a review of that event, and a video clip, from the Vancouver Sun: http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2011/08/20/despair-famous-buddhist-and-famous-environmentalist-offer-antidote.aspx

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The International Buddhist Progress Society of Edmonton runs a vegetarian restaurant at their temple, located at 1032 103 Street, Edmonton (780-424-9744). You can get a great vegetarian lunch for $5! Here are the Urbanspoon reviews… http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/131/1593818/restaurant/Fo-Guang-Tea-House-IBPS-Temple-Edmonton

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The Triratna Community of Vancouver is beginning a series of weekly drop-in meditation classes, led by Dr. Valerie Mason-John, for people in recovery. Classes begin October 3rd, 2011. Here’s the link: http://vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/wp/events-2/

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Pictures of the Wutaishan Buddhist Garden site in Peterborough, now a Photobucket group. Here’s the link: http://gs173.photobucket.com/groups/w62/N9Z582MFSF/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ32

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Here’s the complete list of upcoming West Coast vipassana retreats (in the Goenka tradition) hosted by Dhamma Surabhi through 2011 and 2012. It’s huge! Retreats for teens and children too. http://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsurabhi.shtml

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