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MBAR Trainer workshops at ITM
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Just a reminder… This workshop is taking place in Toronto May 1-3. MBAR is a mindfulness-based approach to preventing relapse and promoting recovery from addiction. The course was developed by co-authors of Eight Step Recovery – Dr Paramabandhu Groves and Valerie Mason-John. The course has been shared in community settings for over a decade. The... Read more »
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Charity event for AboutFace
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We have been working for a few years now as volunteers for an organization called AboutFace, a registered Canadian charity that supports people with facial differences (from birth defect, accident or illness). They run a fundraising campaign called 1000 dinners for 100,000 dreams and we are proud to have helped them parter with Symposium Café as... Read more »
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Canadian Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable
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Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada presents, the Fourth and Final Buddhist Chaplaincy Roundtable: Exploring the essential components of a Buddhist rehabilitation program and ways to deliver them to Canadian prisons Come listen to our speakers and join this meaningful conversation… Ven. Roshi Taigen Henderson, Abbot of the Toronto Zen Centre http://torontozen.org/ He is a regular... Read more »
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International Buddhist Day, April 8
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We recently received the following e-mail… Dear Venerable Abbots, Abbesses and Temple Representatives, The Global Buddhist Summit, represented by 41 countries from five continents and held in Japan last December, has recognized April 8 as International Buddhist Day. I have represented Canada to this Summit as an officially appointed Canadian Representative of Buddhism. The summit... Read more »
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Gaden Choling celebrates 30 years
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Congratulations to Zasep Tulku Rinpoche and all his students on the celebration of 30 years of Dharma service at Gaden Choling Mahayana Meditation Centre in Toronto! Here is the link to their website, with calendar of all the special events taking place this week: http://www.gadencholingtoronto.org/
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