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4 Paths to Peace – Dalai Lama @ Vancouver Peace Summit

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4 Paths to Peace: Inspiration from the Dalai Lama is a documentary film that chronicles His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Vancouver Peace Summit and the personal journeys of four summit attendees who try to learn from the Dalai Lama, Nobel Laureates and other eminent speakers to put words into action in their own... Read more »

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Thich Nhat Hanh Vancouver coverage

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Here’s a nice article from the Vancouver Sun, reviewing Thaye’s public talk and retreat… http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2011/08/10/thich-nhat-hanh-offers-path-to-end-pain-anger.aspx

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Thich Nhat Hanh & David Suzuki, Vancouver 8.15.11

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As part of Thich Nhat Hanh’s two-week visit to Vancouver later this month, he will discuss environmental issues with Canada’s well-known activist, David Suzuki. The event is by invitation only, but will be taped for YouTube and other sites. Here are more details from the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-hoggan/thich-nhat-hanh-and-david_b_918542.html

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Ven. Sik Yin Kit on teaching the dhamma in Canadian prisons

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Here’s a 50-minute video of a talk by the abbess of the Po Lam Nunnery in Chilliwack, speaking about Buddhist chaplaincy in the Canadian prison system. Her talk was given at the University of British Columbia to about 90 people last March. http://ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/1578/ The UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society program also ran a workshop in... Read more »

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Tibet Festival, Vancouver – 8.27.11

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To be held at Van Dusen Garden, 11 am – 7 pm Details here: http://www.facebook.com/TibetFestival

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