Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada
Regina Leader-Post reprints bad Vancouver Sun article on Canadian Buddhism
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Media Practice! Regina
Regina Leader-Post reprints bad Vancouver Sun article on Canadian Buddhism: http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Buddhism+house+divided/7755402/story.html I hope people are writing letters to the editors of these newspapers to tell them their articles are inaccurate and offensive! Perhaps the publishers of these papers should also seriously consider sending their staffers to the Pure Land Buddhism conference being held at the end of... Read more »
The post Regina Leader-Post reprints bad Vancouver Sun article on Canadian Buddhism appeared first on .
A Buddhist New Year’s Eve
Buddhism in Canada Events Meditation Practice! Toronto Zen
One of the most profound New Year’s passages I can remember was practicing zazen in a downtown urban centre, when at the stroke of midnight the city around us became alive with shouts, banging pots, horns and such. The divergent motivations of the dharmic and worldly paths were never more apparent! So if you are... Read more »
The post A Buddhist New Year’s Eve appeared first on .
Calgary Myanmar Buddhist Temple new home
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Burma Calgary Temple Stories Theravada
Myanmar Buddhist Temple (Calgary) has recently purchased the property at 2804, 14 Avenue, SE, Calgary T2A 0J7 and is at its new location. In other recent news from the temple… Dear Myanmar Canadian Friends, We are delighted to invite you to join in the New Year 2013 Community Alms Offering (Supaung Swan) to Sayadaw Dr. Cintita. And... Read more »
The post Calgary Myanmar Buddhist Temple new home appeared first on .
Angry Asian Buddhist takes the Vancouver Sun to task
Blogs Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Media Practice! Vancouver
Arun, the Angry Asian Buddhist takes the Vancouver Sun to task for their ridiculous recent article about Buddhist practice in Canada. I knew I didn’t like the article, and he articulates its many flaws with his usual flair. http://www.angryasianbuddhist.com/2012/12/stereotypes-of-asian-buddhists-in-canada.html
The post Angry Asian Buddhist takes the Vancouver Sun to task appeared first on .
Vancouver Sun fans the “Two Buddhisms” fire
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Media Practice! Vancouver
A recent article in the Vancouver Sun fans the “Two Buddhisms” fire by presenting Western practitioners versus “ethnic Buddhists” in a struggle to see whose got the authentic dharma. For a society where journalism is often about finding and exploiting divisive topics, this does not surprise me. You be the judge… http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Buddhism+rises+North+America+solitudes+emerging/7733373/story.html
The post Vancouver Sun fans the “Two Buddhisms” fire appeared first on .