Sumeru News — Victoria

Tibetan Festival Victoria – July 6, 2014

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Tibetan Cultural Society of Vancouver Island (TCSOVI) presents: Tibetan Festival Victoria July 6, 2014 from 10 am – 5 pm Centennial Square, downtown Victoria British Columbia More information: TCSOVI Here is the event Facebook page.

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Tibetan refugees arrive in Victoria, BC

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Via the Times Colonist… The first Tibetan refugees to arrive in Victoria under a federal resettlement program got more than a warm welcome from community members and Santa Claus at Victoria International Airport. They also received a few west coast essentials — tuques and umbrellas. “They didn’t know who this bearded man in red was,... Read more »

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Canada welcomes first group of 17 new Project Tibet Resettlement newcomers

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Via CBC news… The first group of Tibetans to relocate to Canada under a new federal program arrived by plane in Toronto on Friday. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/exiled-tibetans-start-move-to-canada-under-resettlement-plan-1.2445180 Via CTV news… http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1051971 983 more to arrive. More information: www.projecttibetsociety.ca

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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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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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