Sumeru News — Buddhism in Canada

Shark fin is back on the menu in Toronto because an Ontario judge has struck down the city’s bylaw banning it. Here’s the story from the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1296372–toronto-councillors-outraged-after-shark-fin-ban-struck-down

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I recently discovered Amita’s website: http://www.buddhisttherapist.com She is based in British Columbia and a registered clinical counsellor. Here’s what she says on her “About me” page… I am a Buddhist integrative psychotherapist. I offer: telephone and online counselling and psychotherapy online and residential courses corporate services Most of my clients are based in Canada, the US... Read more »

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PRESS RELEASE (Nov. 21, 2012) Buddhist Council of Canada, Board Member at the Sakyadhita ‘Daughters of the Buddha’ (Canada) Conference. This is to share the news that Thich Nu Tinh Quang made a presentation, “Balancing East And West As a Canadian Vietnamese Buddhist Nun”, at the First Sakhyadhita Conference in Calgary. “On Saturday September 15, 2012,... Read more »

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From The Globe & Mail comes this article on meditation’s new acceptance in the workplace: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/human-resources/meditation-finds-an-ommm-in-the-office/article5684202/

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If you are reading this, chances are pretty good you could not possibly imagine what it is like to be a criminal. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in prison, their entire identity reduced to the worst mistake they ever made. But what happens to those people when they wish to change, to grow, and to... Read more »

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