Sumeru News — Death

Doreen Hamilton, Sensei, RIP

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Sorry I missed this last year – Doreen was a dear friend to Toronto’s Buddhist community for many years… HAMILTON, Helen Doreen (nee Henderson) – Passed away on January 3, 2011 at the age of 72. Doreen had the courage to follow her own unique path and will be greatly missed by friends, colleagues and... Read more »

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Larry Reside

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Larry Norman Reside Obituary On Saturday, June 9th, with Maureen at his side, Larry peacefully ended his 7 year struggle with cancer. Ever grateful for and devoted to his wife Maureen; proud step Dad to Pemi (Emily) and Tovy (Sarah-Jane); thrilled to be Grampa to Jorah and Max. Larry is also deeply loved and appreciated... Read more »

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Medicine Buddha Initiation, Toronto, 6.7.12

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Thursday, June 7th, 2012 “Medicine Buddha Initiation” with: Acharya Zasep Jamseng Rinpoche Medicine Buddha embodies the healing qualities of all the Buddhas, whose realizations overcome the ‘diseases’ of physical sickness, delusion, and other obstructions. Receiving this initiation allows individuals to engage in Medicine Buddha practice, and thus to cultivate Medicine Buddha’s special qualities in their own... Read more »

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Peter Renner, heartmind, end-of-life care, Fernwood Zendo, Victoria

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This is good… http://heartmind.ca/

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Raymond Taavel, in memoriam

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We were deeply saddened to hear of the senseless murder of Raymond Taavel, long-time circulation manager at the Shambhala Sun, in Halifax recently. Most of the news articles we’ve seen focus on the murderer and larger issues such as  being LGBT in Canada, treatment of psychiatric patients, etc. We’re still looking for articles that pay... Read more »

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