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D. Mitra Bhikkhu on temporary ordinations in Toronto
Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Practice! Theravada Toronto
We just discovered this article by D. Mitra Bhikkhu in the 2011 edition of the Journal of Global Buddhism — Temporary Ordination for Character Transformation: A Diasporic Practice with Transnational Connections. It’s about short-term precepts in the Theravada tradition and draws heavily from material from the West End Buddhist Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Here’s the... Read more »
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How western Buddhism has changed in 50 years
Buddhism Buddhism around the World Buddhist community Practice!
This excellent article recently appeared in the Face to faith section of The Guardian, one of the top international newspapers in the United Kingdom. It’s well worth a read… http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2012/mar/16/western-buddhism-10-things-learned?INTCMP=SRCH The article was written by Vishvapani Blomfield, whose blog, Wise Attention, is always interesting.
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2012 Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada Essay Prize
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist Psychology Education Practice! Psychology Publishing
The Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada (BEFC) announces a student essay competition demonstrating the association between Buddhism/Buddhist psychology and western psychology, science or society. Submissions should focus on the specific and creative ways that the western academic and clinical disciplines, (e.g. psychology, sociology, religious studies, philosophy, medicine, psychotherapy, cognitive sciences) have encountered Buddhism and Buddhist... Read more »
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Sumeru Post #501
Blogs Buddhism Buddhist community Practice! Publishing in a digital world Sumeru Books
We are please to announce we have reached our 501st post on Sumeru and have been posting since February 2009. We currently receive more than 18,000 visitors a year to Sumeru and its companion site, the Sumeru directory.
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Qigong/Traditional Chinese Medicine World Congress, Toronto 5.25-28.2012
China Events Healing Health Practice! Toronto
The 14th World Congress on Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine will take place in Toronto this May. Here’s a link to the website: http://www.modernhealer.ca/14wcq/wcq.php?l=home Further details to follow.
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