Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada
Shambhala Sun seeks Associate Art Director
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Halifax Media Publishing Publishing in a digital world
JOB POSTING Shambhala Sun Foundation Associate Art Director We are seeking a colleague to join our editorial team to design elegant and effective layouts for the Shambhala Sun magazine, perform production- management duties, and undertake other design tasks to support the work of the Shambhala Sun Foundation. The Shambhala Sun Foundation, an independent non-profit located... Read more »
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Leadership & Mindfulness Day Camps for Teens 2013
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Toronto Youth
Leadership & Mindfulness Day Camps for Teens FOR AGES 13 -17, FULL DAY (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM) 2 WEEKS (JULY 15-19; 22-26, 2013) FEE: $350/2 WEEKS Enjoy a respectful and friendly environment to explore the remarkable teaching of the Buddha (Dharma) taught in a stress-free secular context. Learn mental focus, de-stressing, and how to cultivate mindfulness... Read more »
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Danny Fisher reviews Charles Prebish’s memoir (published by Sumeru)
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Danny Fisher has written a thoughtful review of Charles Prebish’s book – An American Buddhist Life: Memoirs of a Modern Buddhist Pioneer – published by Sumeru in 2011, for the Journal of Global Buddhism. “Honestly (even, at times, surprisingly so) and engagingly written, An American Buddhist Life succeeds brilliantly at pioneering memoir as an absolutely essential area... Read more »
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Canada Tibet Committee closes FB group, launches FB page
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Groups Media Tibet
Here’s the most recent update from the social media presence for the Canada Tibet Committee: ‘Like’ our new FB page in order to stay in touch with other Tibet supporters in Canada. Follow us on http://www.facebook.com/CanadaTibet from now on, as this group will soon be CLOSED.
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Highlights from the Survey of Canadian Buddhist Organizations
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Buddhist Studies Education Publishing Sumeru Books
There are currently 483 Buddhist organizations operating in Canada in 2012. In order to better understand these organizations, a survey was created by John Negru, publisher of Canada’s largest online database of Canadian Buddhist organizations, www.canadianbuddhism.info, in association with the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. The survey contained twenty-six... Read more »
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