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Meditate for Life: The Place of Unknowing
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Engaged Buddhism Events Health Retreats Vancouver
A Meditate for Life Vancouver retreat Join us for our next Meditate For Life mindfulness meditation retreat, The Place of Unknowing. Date: Sunday, Dec 2nd Time: 10am to 4pm (registration will open at 9:30). Place: The Vancouver Friends For Life Society, 1459 Barclay St. Mindfulness, walking, forgiveness, and lovingkindness meditations. Registration is $40.00. Registration includes a vegetarian lunch, tea and refreshments. All funds will... Read more »
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Zen Budda – Organic, raw and vegan
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Now! Something healthy to put on your Dharmaburger, available at gazillions of healthy grocery stores. Made by Rawfoodz in Toronto (www.rawfoodz.ca). Here’s what they say about their ingredients… Why Organic? Being an organic company is the only option for us. We endorse the fact that none of our products contain pesticides, preservatives, hormones or antibiotics.... Read more »
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Buddhist Chaplains in Canada
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The Upaya Institute in Santa Fe, NM, offers a Buddhist Chaplaincy program, and several Canadians have graduated from their program. Here is information about two of them, along with their theses: Andrew Blake (2010) photo by Lynette Monteiro Andrew is cofounder and program director at Gitche M’Qua Centre for Healing, located in Toronto, Canada. In... Read more »
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Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium, Garrison Institute, NY 11.8-11.12
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This conference is taking place in the USA, but it looks like it is an excellent learning opportunity for healthcare professionals from Canada! http://zencare.org/symposium2012 Two Canadian speakers will be part of the event: Andrew Blake—Buddhist Chaplain, Meditation and Qigong Teacher, and Psychotherapist—wears many hats serving and offering healing to his community in Toronto, Ontario. In his... Read more »
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Hospital support for Buddhists?
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Yesterday I received a call from a staff person at York Central Hospital, asking me if I could provide support for a Chinese Buddhist patient. Since I can’t, I put them onto Cham Shan Temple on Bayview Avenue. The temple is huge and has a very active congregation. But the call got me thinking. Priests,... Read more »
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