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Chasing the Face of Buddha crowdfunding for feature length documentary

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April 9th, 2013 Contact: Rodney Ruel Cell: 778-885-3462 rod_ruel@yahoo.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHASING THE FACE OF BUDDHA Crowdfunding for Feature Length Documentary CHASING THE FACE OF BUDDHA is a feature length documentary that follows acclaimed master sculptor and Buddhist, SUNTI PICHETCHAIYAKUL, as he takes on one of the greatest and most challenging projects of his... Read more »

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Thich Nhat Hanh Educators’ Retreat Update

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Registration for the retreat is now full. However, spaces open up regularly, so if you’d like to attend, we encourage you to sign up for our Waiting List. We will shortly be asking all registrants to complete a survey that will help us to plan airport shuttle service, transportation from St. Catharines bus and train... Read more »

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Eshin Godfrey To Be Installed As Abbot Of Rinzai-Ji; Sasaki To Step Down

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Via Sweeping Zen… According to a new email document added to the Sasaki Archive, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki will be stepping down as Abbot of Rinzai-ji on July 21, 2013. He has designated Eshin John Godfrey of the Zen centre of Vancouver in Canada to step in as Abbot designate. Additionally, Gento Steve Krieger and Ginsei Ginger Calloway have... Read more »

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Between Buddhism and Science TLKY lecture – Toronto, April 12

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The 2012-13 Tung Lin Kok Yuen Perspectives on Buddhist Thought and Culture series presents “Between Buddhism and Science, Between Mind and Body” A lecture by Geoffrey Samuel, the 2012-13 TLKY Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough April 12, 2013 at 5:30pm in the Instructional Centre Building at the University of... Read more »

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Cultivating mindfulness in children – Vancouver, May 9-11

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Heart-Mind 2013: Helping Children Thrive Thursday, May 9, 2013 – Saturday, May 11, 2013 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Heart-Mind 2013 brings together some of the leading minds in child development and contemplative practice – from scientific researchers to practitioners – to address the Dalai Lama’s question, “How can we educate the hearts of children?” Register Now Early bird... Read more »

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