Sumeru News — Teacher Stories

The National Film Board of Canada recently released an autobiographical movie by Gesar Mukpo. In this documentary, young Canadian Gesar Mukpo struggles with life as a tulku — the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master. Details at… http://films.nfb.ca/tulku/

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The Canadian Tibetan Cultural Centre in Toronto is hosting several screenings of this wonderful movie, narrated by Harrison Ford: November 6 + 7, 2010 @ 7:00 pm The producer, Khashyar Darvich, is looking for opportunities to screen it in other cities as well, after it returns form a world tour. More info: http://dalailamafilm.com/events/canadian-screenings-and-events

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A thought-provoking piece on how women’s lineage documents came to be used in American Soto Zen initiation ceremonies, with some help from Roshi Peter Leavitt on Salt Spring Island. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-fischer/for-full-inclusion-for-wo_b_772357.html

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US celebrity Buddhist Steven Seagal delivered a talk entitled “Life and the Dharma” at Kathok Gonpa, in Qualicum Beach, recently. Here’s a news article from the advance publicity… http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Steven+Seagal+give+talk+Buddhism+Vancouver+Island/3582669/story.html Not sure why they are calling Kathok Gonpa the only temple on Vancouver Island, since there are more than 10 other Buddhist centres on the island,... Read more »

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Here’s an article from the National Post about preparations for the visit of HH the Dalai Lama to Toronto in October, 2010. http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/27/monks-volunteers-helping-dalai-lama-roll-into-town/

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