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Engaged Buddhism Environmental Issues Practice! Sumeru Books

In which I'm profiled along with illustrious Zen teachers. https://rbmcdaniel.ca/2021/02/25/john-negru/

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Kalyanamitra, reviewed

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A very nice review of Kalyanamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care recently appeared on the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab's blog: https://chaplaincyinnovation.org/2021/02/book-review-sanford-kalyanamitra-a-model-for-buddhist-spiritual-care

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The Zen Priestess and the Snake in Boulder in November!

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Here's the Boulder Bookstore book launch website: https://www.boulderbookstore.net/event/roshi-ilia-shinko-perez-zen-priestess-and-snake A $5 ticket for this virtual event gets you $5 off the price of the book. And here's their Facebook page for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2516049062025681/ And here's the poster:

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We've moved!

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Our new mailing address is: PO Box 75, Manotick Main Post Office, Manotick, ON, Canada K4M 1A2 Our e-mail and phone remain the same as before. Shutterstock photo by Tom Gowanlock.

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The Zen Priestess and the Snake in Chicago this Sunday!

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This weekend on Sunday September 27, Roshi Shinko will be delivering the dharma talk for the Zen Life and Meditation Center, Chicago.  It will be part of their Sunday Morning Zen. They will be doing a service from 8:30 - 8:55 am (CST) - chanting the Heart Sutra, Identity, and 2 dharanis.  Then they have zazen followed by Roshi’s talk which starts at 9:00 am Colorado time (10:00 in Chicago).  She will base her talk on her book The Zen Priestess and the Snake.  You can join the program at any time before the talk. Here’s the link for Sunday...

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