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This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment

Buddhism of the Future Dalai Lama Eco Action Economics Engaged Buddhism Environmental Issues Ethics Human Rights Photography Sumeru Books Tibet

Coming soon! 11 x 8.5, 120 pages, full colour throughout. An ethical approach to dealing with the urgent issues of climate change and taking care of our delicate ecosystems. This Fragile Planet features 80 inspiring quotations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on environment, matched with 120 eye-catching photos and visuals from a dozen professional photographers — all carefully curated and edited by Tibet expert Michael Buckley. The book lays out the vision of His Holiness concerning secular ethics and environmental protection, great respect for all living beings, the importance of interdependence, and the concept of universal responsibility for protecting...

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Happy Buddhist Christmakkah

Buddhist Psychology Buddhist Studies Burma Children China Culture Dalai Lama Dance Death Engaged Buddhism Film Food Health Human Rights India Japan Karmapa Mahayana MBSR Meditation Mindfulness Movies Music Nepal North American Buddhism Photography Pilgrimage Politics Practice! Psychology Science Secular Buddhism Social Action Teachers Temples Theravada Thich Nhat Hanh Tibet Vajrayana Walking Zen

Happy Buddhist Christmakkah! Sumeru's gift to you is that we are now North America's largest independent Buddhist movie store, in addition to our book publishing activities, just in time for the holidays. Yes, you can find some of these films elsewhere, mostly at much higher prices from scalpers, but you will not find such a large curated collection anywhere else. I will also freely admit that Amazon will occasionally post ridiculously low prices for these films either as loss leaders to capture market share, or from third-party sellers who may or may not deliver as promised. With Sumeru, you can...

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Joseph Rock’s China photos @ Bulger Gallery, Toronto 6.16 – 7.21.12

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JOSEPH F. ROCK China, Vintage Photographs from National Geographic Image Collection June 16 – July 21, 2012 This is the gallery’s second exhibition featuring the National Geographic Image Collection. Our previous exhibition included photographs from around the world made by a variety of photographers, whereas this exhibition concentrates on a single maker, Dr. Joseph F.... Read more »

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Ryan Gauvin’s Tibet photos

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Ryan Gauvin is a Vancouver-based photographer with a BA in Geography from Simon Fraser University, and an MFA in Documentary Media from Ryerson University. His recent collection, A Hard Path – Tibetan occupation and exile, is now viewable on his website. Ryan has partnered with the International Campaign for Tibet, and was recognized for his... Read more »

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