Sumeru News — Halifax

Koun Franz interview

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Koun Franz is resident teacher at the recently established Zen Nova Scotia in Halifax. This interview comes from Sweeping Zen, and was conducted before that (in 2012, I think). Koun Franz interview on Sweeping Zen here. Koun Franz’ own blog: Nyoho Zen here.

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Mindful Magazine launched in Halifax by Shambhala

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Mindful magazine is a new periodical about all things related to mindfulness, with topic areas including: In Body & Mind In Love & Relationships At Home At Work In Your Life Mindfulness Practice The Mindful Society The Science Partners News Resources Mindful Voices The second issue is on news stands now. Mindful.org is part of the... Read more »

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction vs Buddhism in Macleans magazine

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Canada’s weekly news magazine, Macleans, has just published an article exploring the tension between mindfulness based stress reduction vs Buddhism, under the title “Mindfulness goes corporate – and purists aren’t pleased.” In the article, author Anne Kingston discusses the secular Buddhism notion from the perspective of its everyday proponents, from hospitals and corporate America to the... Read more »

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Shambhala Sun seeks Associate Art Director

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JOB POSTING  Shambhala Sun Foundation  Associate Art Director We are seeking a colleague to join our editorial team to design elegant and effective layouts for the Shambhala Sun magazine, perform production- management duties, and undertake other design tasks to support the work of the Shambhala Sun Foundation. The Shambhala Sun Foundation, an independent non-profit located... Read more »

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Buddhadharma Quarterly seeks new editor

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The Shambhala Sun Foundation seeks a trained editor to fill the role of managing/assistant editor of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly. Right livelihood: Buddhadharma is hiring We are looking for an editorial professional who is highly organized and detail oriented, energetic, and willing to take on a wide variety of tasks; who has knowledge of our audience and of... Read more »

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