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I’m Your Man book review from a Buddhist perspective

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I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons McClelland & Stewart, 2012 ISBN-13: 9780771080401 Paperback edition coming in August 2013 Everybody loves Leonard, and rightly so. He is one of Canada’s great treasures, known worldwide through his songs, poetry and novels. He is a master of the nexus between mystery and dis-enchantment. Sylvie... Read more »

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Wesak Day proclaimed by Mayor of Toronto

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  PRESS RELEASE / www.buddhistcouncil.ca  ‘Wesak Day’ – May 24, 2013 – Proclaimed by the Mayor of Toronto  We are pleased to announce that His Worship Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, has declared May 24th, 2013 as ‘Wesak Day’.  May Full Moon is celebrated around the world, and this is the first time that Wesak has been formally... Read more »

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English Dharma lecture in Toronto with Ven. Master Hueiguang

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You are invited to a Buddhist Dharma lecture in Toronto by Venerable Hueiguang, the Abbot of IBS http://www.ibs.tw/. Free admission. All welcome. Feel free to circulate the attached flyer to your friends. RSVP please to helenchy@gmail.com, The Truth of Life April 26, 2013 / 7:30pm-9:30pm Sidney Smith Hall, Room 2110, University of Toronto 100 St. George Street, Toronto,... Read more »

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Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada video: From Arunachal Pradesh to Canada

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Short video posted by the Project Tibet Society as part of the Tibetan Canadian Resettlement Project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVXbVyktG4w&feature=youtu.be

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BC novelist & zen priest Ruth Ozeki interview

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Chris Beal, at Buddhist Fiction Blog, has recently posted an interview with Ruth Ozeki about her new novel: A Tale for the Time Being. Read it AT THIS LINK.

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