Sumeru News — Toronto

Upcoming Numata Events reminder

Education Events Hamilton Toronto

Two UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES Events: MATTHEW KAPSTEIN (University of Chicago / Université La Sorbonne) LECTURE Buddhist Idealists and Their Jain Critics: On Our Knowledge of External Objects? THURSDAY, January 24, 2012, 3-5 pm, UofT, JHB 317 Thinkers of the Yogacara school of Buddhism, in particular Vasubandhu,... Read more »

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Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 Canadian events

Buddhism in Canada Education Events Practice! Teachers Toronto Visiting Teachers Zen

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh will be on tour in North America in the summer/fall of 2013. He will have two Canadian events. Happy Teachers will Change the World is a 5-day mindfulness retreat for educators, August 11-16, 2013. Registration is expected to open between mid January and early February. Get notified about registration from the Ontario... Read more »

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A Buddhist New Year’s Eve

Buddhism in Canada Events Meditation Practice! Toronto Zen

One of the most profound New Year’s passages I can remember was practicing zazen in a downtown urban centre, when at the stroke of midnight the city around us became alive with shouts, banging pots, horns and such. The divergent motivations of the dharmic and worldly paths were never more apparent! So if you are... Read more »

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Shark fin soup back on menu in Toronto

Animals Buddhism in Canada Toronto

Shark fin is back on the menu in Toronto because an Ontario judge has struck down the city’s bylaw banning it. Here’s the story from the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1296372–toronto-councillors-outraged-after-shark-fin-ban-struck-down

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Zen Hakomi and Applied Mindfulness in Psychotherapy Workshop in Toronto

Buddhist Psychology Education Events Psychology Toronto

Flint Sparks, an ordained Zen priest and licensed psychologist from Texas, will be in Toronto February 16-17, 2013, to present a workshop in association with Hakomi Ontario, entitled: Developing a Concentrated Mind and a Warm Heart for the Relief of Suffering: Zen, Hakomi and Applied Mindfulness in Psychotherapy Location: 390 Dupont St., Suite 201 Hours:... Read more »

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