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Exploring the Five Traditional Buddhist Precepts and Guided Meditation Practices
Buddhism in Canada Events Practice! Retreats Vancouver
Exploring the Five Traditional Buddhist Precepts and Guided Meditation Practices Saturday January 26th – 9.30 am to 5 pm The Canadian Memorial Centre For Peace 1825 West 16th Ave, Vancouver The Recovery Monday Team/Vancouver Buddhist Centre presents: a day of looking at the how the Five Buddhist Precepts can help to train our Mind. Reflections... Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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
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