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A Buddhist New Year’s Eve

Buddhism in Canada Events Meditation Practice! Toronto Zen

One of the most profound New Year’s passages I can remember was practicing zazen in a downtown urban centre, when at the stroke of midnight the city around us became alive with shouts, banging pots, horns and such. The divergent motivations of the dharmic and worldly paths were never more apparent! So if you are... Read more »

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Walk Like a Mountain published

Books Buddhism in Canada Meditation Practice! Sumeru Books Walking

Sumeru announces publication of: WALK LIKE A MOUNTAIN The Handbook of Buddhist Walking Practice By Innen Ray Parchelo Paperback, 206 pages, 6” x 9″ ISBN 978-1-896559-17-9 $24.95 US/CAN Available worldwide at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indigo and all fine online booksellers ABOUT THE BOOK Walk Like a Mountain is the definitive guide to walking as... Read more »

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Meditation finds an ommm in the office

Buddhism in Canada Media Meditation

From The Globe & Mail comes this article on meditation’s new acceptance in the workplace: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-managing/human-resources/meditation-finds-an-ommm-in-the-office/article5684202/

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Wayne Codling blogs about Buddhism for Victoria Times Colonist “Spiritually Speaking”

Buddhism in Canada Media Meditation Victoria Zen

Wayne Codling, retired Zen monk living in Victoria, BC, blogs regularly on Buddhism for the “Spiritually Speaking” column in the Victoria Times Colonist. Here is a sampling of his recent posts:  Zen meditation is about authenticity  What is the essential Buddhist question? Suffering. The grievous harm done in war VWCC hosts premier of new documentary ... Read more »

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Happy 78th Birthday, Leonard Cohen

Buddhism in Canada Meditation Montreal Music Zen

Posted on Parabola Magazine’s FB page, picked up by Sweeping Zen, and now reflected here. (But who of them can add the trivial fact, like I can, that I used to play in Murray Park behind Leonard’s boyhood home in Westmount, or that our mothers sometimes had tea together? Ho!) Love Itself by Leonard Cohen... Read more »

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