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Eshu Martin’s Osho Ceremony – edited version now available
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Back in October, we posted a note about this but only a rough cut video was available. Now the 46-minute edited version of the ceremony is out and we have updated our previous post. You can watch here: http://www.sumeru-books.com/2013/10/eshu-martins-osho-ceremony-victoria-2013/
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An interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki
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Via Sakyadhita and Jeff Wilson… The Great Compassion: An Interview with Reverend Patricia Kanaya Usuki by Jeff Wilson Rev. Patricia Kanaya Usuki (photo: Koury Angelo) Patricia Kanaya Usuki was born in Toronto, Canada, to an Anglican father and a Buddhist mother. Her parents brought her up in the United Church of Canada, one of the... Read more »
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Eshu Martin’s Osho Ceremony, Victoria, 2013
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Eshu Martin, abbot at Zenwest in Victoria, BC, participated in an Osho ceremony on September 28, 2013, which was filmed (two cameras, pro sound). The ceremony was presided over by Rev. Genjo Marinello, Abbot, Seattle Zen Temple (Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji). As described by Genjo Osho, “Osho is the Japanese Zen word... Read more »
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Lama Samten’s Sand Mandala in Kenora, ON
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Lama Losang Samten, of the Tibetan Buddhist Centre of Philadelphia, has been travelling in Canada during the month of September. Sadly, we missed posting about his earlier events, which included: September 3–5 / Wheel of Life Mandala. Prince Albert Arts Centre, Prince Albert, SK, Canada. For more information contact Dave at: wiedd@sasktel.net. September 6–8 / Retreat in Saskatchewan. Friday evening... Read more »
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Jayantā Shirley Johannesen interviews Ayya Medhanandi, founder of Sati Saraniya Hermitage in Canada
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AYYA MEDHANANDI: We are truly on the cusp of a wonderful new era. I see the changes as historical for both Theravada Buddhist monasticism and the outreach of the Buddha’s teachings in western society. The Buddha said that when a person native to the country in which the Dhamma teachings are introduced becomes a monastic, then... Read more »
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