Sumeru News — Buddhism

Choosing Buddhism book review

• Books • Buddhism • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Practice! • Teacher Stories • Teachers

Choosing Buddhism: The Life Stories of Eight Canadians By Mauro Peressini March 2016, ISBN 978-0-7766-2331-3 Mercury Series, Cultural Studies Paper 86 472 pages, 125 images, 17 x 24 cm $54.95 pbk https://press.uottawa.ca/choosing-buddhism-2946.html From the publisher: Choosing Buddhism explores the experience of Canadians who chose to convert to Buddhism and to embrace its teachings and practices in... Read more »

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Canadian Buddhist author breaks internet

• Alberta • Books • Buddhism • Buddhism in Canada • Events • Sumeru Books • Women

Well, OK, not exactly. But Canadian Buddhist teacher Bonnie Ryan-Fisher, of Whitecourt, AB, did recently make the local papers after a book launch she hosted for the anthology, Lotus Petals in the Snow: Voices of Canadian Buddhist Women, published by Sumeru late in 2015. Here, for your reading pleasure are the articles…

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Conference on Applied Buddhism

• Buddhism • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Conferences • Engaged Buddhism • Events • Toronto

October 14, 15 & 16, 2016 Conference on Applied Buddhism: Past and Present Presented by: Applied Buddhist Studies Initiative Emmanuel College, University of Toronto (St. George Campus) Keynote Address by Dr. John Makransky http://wisdomtoronto.com Call for papers Proposals (300 words) to be submitted by March 15, 2016 http://wisdomtoronto.com/call-for-papers

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Sumeru catalogue 2016

• Art • Books • Buddhism • History • Practice! • Psychology • Publishing • Publishing in a digital world • Sumeru • Sumeru Books • Theravada • Vajrayana • Zen

We are pleased to release our catalogue of books from The Sumeru Press for 2016. You can download the catalogue here: Sumeru catalogue 2016  

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UToronto seeks Practical Theology professor

• Buddhism • Buddhism in Canada • Buddhist community • Buddhist Studies • Chaplaincy • Education • Toronto

The following new position in Practical Theology at Emmanuel College has also been announced. As you may know, a Master of Pastoral Studies program in Psychotherapy is expected to be launched in the near future. As this program is open to students of all spiritual backgrounds, I would encourage prospective candidates who are Buddhist to... Read more »

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