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Toronto Zen Centre reading fundraiser
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Sumeru author Richard Bryan McDaniel was recently at the Toronto Zen Center for a reading and book signing as a fundraiser for renovations to their Buddha Hall. He read from Cypress Trees in the Garden: The Second Generation of Zen Teaching in America (which includes a chapter on Taigen Henderson of the Toronto Zen Centre).... Read more »
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The Third Step East reviewed
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Richard Bryan McDaniel will be reading from his latest book, Cypress Trees in the Garden: The Second Generation of Zen Teaching in America, at the Toronto Zen Centre on Tuesday evening, May 24th. His earlier book, The Third Step East: Zen Masters of America, was recently reviewed in Plum Mountain News. Here’s the review… Third... Read more »
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Vesak 1981
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As we celebrate Vesak this year with a splendid coming-together in Mississauga’s Celebration Square, and with messages from the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of the United States, and such, it’s important to remember how far we’ve come. Here’s a picture, kindly sent to me by Suwanda Sugunasiri, of Toronto’s (and Canada’s) first joint... Read more »
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Mississauga Vesak events
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Mississauga Vesak events tomorrow: Saturday, May 28, 2016 Joint Vesak Celebration by temples and Buddhists from across GTA at Celebration Square in Mississauga, 2:00 pm Parade, 3:00 pm Program. For further information, please visit http://www.vesakcelebration.com Sunday, May 29, 2016, 1:30 to 3:00 pm “Buddhism in Canada – Where are we?” A talk by Dr. Victor Sōgen Hori, Associate... Read more »
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PEI monks welcome outside world this weekend
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Here’s an article from the CBC, “PEI monks welcome outside world this weekend,” referring to the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute monastery in Little Sands, PEI. This is an aerial shot of the monastery that accompanies the article. To read more about the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute in the Sumeru archives, use the search engine on... Read more »
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