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Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 2014 schedule of retreats & workshops

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The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just announced their very full schedule of upcoming retreats and workshops for 2014. You can get all the details HERE: http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/retreats-workshops/

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The mystery of Hilda Jayewardenaramaya solved

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A number of years ago when I was helping George Klima update his Buddhism in Canada directory (before the Sumeru directory existed), there was a Sri Lankan temple in Ottawa called the Hilda Jayewardenaramaya. It seemed like an odd name for a Buddhist temple, but I assumed a “hilda” was some kind of place name... Read more »

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Manjushri initiation, Ottawa, Sept 12, 2013

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Manjushri Initiation Chittamani Mahayana Buddhist Meditation Centre Thursday September 12th, 7:30pm Astanga Yoga Ottawa, 200-1/2 Bank St, Ottawa Cost: $20 studio fee plus an offering to the teacher Manjushri is the Vajrayana Buddhist practice that is the doorway to wisdom.  Manjushri holds to his heart a scriptural text symbolic of seeing all things as they,... Read more »

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Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Internship Program

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The Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Internship Program was launched in 2007 by the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet then headed by the Hon. Senator Consiglio Di Nino. The first internship, six weeks long, saw 4 young Tibetan-Canadian students hired and placed in the offices of various parliamentarians. It was a great first trial run and... Read more »

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Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic celebrates 10th year with launch of paper.li Mindfulness integrator

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The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just celebrated their 10th year of operation! Congratulations to Lynette Genju Monteiro and Frank Musten for their long-term work in the field of MBSR. As part of their current initiatives, the OMc has launched a Mindfulness integrator on paper.li, bringing together current research and articles on the subject in a... Read more »

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