Sumeru News — Chaplaincy
Buddhist Care working group formed in Toronto
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Very recently, a Buddhist Care working group consisting of medical doctors, social workers, Buddhist monastics, palliative care volunteers, educators and community leaders and advocates has been formed in Toronto to support the creation of a referral list/network of Buddhist Care volunteers to help others-in-need within the formal health system in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes,... Read more »
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The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Community Care Scholarships 2015
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The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Community Care Scholarships 2015 We are offering a number of scholarships of $500 per course to students of Emmanuel College of the University of Toronto who are registered in Buddhist Mindfulness and Mental Health Program. In the semester starting January 2015, two courses are offered in this program, and therefore the... Read more »
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U of T Buddhist Chaplaincy Masters & Mindfulness Diploma update
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I had the opportunity today to meet with Jenn Neufeld, the Admissions Counsellor for Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto, to find out more information about the Masters-level Diploma in Buddhist Mindfulness and Mental Health, starting in January 2015, and the possible Masters in Pastoral Studies/Buddhist Chaplaincy degree program. The university is still gauging... Read more »
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U of T diploma program: Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health
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Via the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada… A Buddhist diploma program in Buddhist Mindfulness & Mental Health http://www.emmanuel.utoronto.ca/Prospective/Academic_Programs/Diploma_in_Buddhist_Mindfulness_and_Mental_Health.htm has been launched by Emmanuel. It is accepting students now, can apply on-line. Please kindly help to publicize it. There will be two courses offered in Jan. 2015. We really want to see sufficient students to make... Read more »
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Buddhist Chaplaincy Masters Program at U of T?
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I recently received an invitation from Bhante Saranapala to attend the second round-table discussion about the feasibility of starting a Masters degree in Pastoral Studies focusing on Buddhism at the University of Toronto’s Emmanuel College divinity school. The invitation was sent to approximately 115 Buddhist leaders in Toronto and a few from other parts of... Read more »
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