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Toronto Tibetans in the Cosmopolis

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Colin Boyd Shafer is the Toronto photographer behind the “Cosmopolis Project.” Here’s how he describes it on his website, cosmopolistoronto.com: Welcome to Cosmopolis Toronto Cosmopolis Toronto should speak to modern day Toronto (including the Greater Toronto Area) – a city that some argue is the most cosmopolitan in the world. For this project, I set out on a yearlong... Read more »

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Tzu Chi Foundation Canada opens new headquarters in Richmond, BC

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Via the Richmond Review… One of Richmond’s largest volunteer foundations just got bigger. Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation volunteers and city officials gathered on Wednesday to declare the opening of the global relief organization’s new and improved establishment. “We get so much from Canada, that’s why we have to contribute our volunteer services and many other... Read more »

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Tibetan Bön Buddhist Weekend Retreat in Calgary

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Geshe YongDong of  Sherab Chamma Ling in Courtenay, BC, will present a weekend retreat in Calgary at the Yoga and Meditation Centre of Calgary, May 23-25. The focus of the retreat is an Introduction to Tibetan Bön Dream Yoga and on Calm Abiding Meditation. For details contact the centre at 403-251-YOGA (9642) or visit www. yogamcc.com... Read more »

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4th Annual North American Nonsectarian Conference of Tibetan Religious Schools seeks Canada representation

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Dear dharma friends, My name is Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and I am the resident teacher of Ligmincha International (www.ligmincha.org). I am writing this email as President of the North American Nonsectarian Group of Tibetan Religious Schools. Attached is an invitation for the resident Tibetan teacher at your center, inviting him or her to join the... Read more »

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Yeshe Lama Retreat @ The Dharma Centre of Canada, August

Buddhism in Canada Ontario Retreats Vajrayana Visiting Teachers

Yeshe Lama Retreat: Rushen and Trekcho with Lama Lena Aug 22- Sept 1, 2014 at the Dharma Centre of Canada The yogis and yoginis in the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana are amongst the wildest and wooliest of all Buddhist practitioners. Yeshe Lama (Wisdom Teacher) and the practice of “Rushen” which it introduces is one of the most... Read more »

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