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Ill wind blowing for Cham Shan Temple $40M Kawartha Lakes Retreat Centres

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The Sun News network is reporting that the Ontario government’s plan to build a wind farm that could adversely affect plans that Cham Shan Temple has been working on for more than 20 years to re-create Chinese Buddhism’s four sacred mountain retreats in Kawartha Lakes… The article begins: PETERBOROUGH, Ont. –  Proposed wind farms in... Read more »

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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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Buddhist Astrology: Chart Interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective

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Buddhist Astrology, Chart Interpretation from a Buddhist Perspective, by Jhampa Shaneman & Jan V. Angel, off to the printer! Look for it soon on Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and other fine bookseller sites. Throughout history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition, relied upon by world leaders, philosophers and spiritual teachers to guide civilizations in... Read more »

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Free Katy Butler teleconference: The path to a better way of death (Nov 13, 2013)

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Via the Metta Institute… When is it time to say to a doctor, “Let my loved one go?” That is the subject of an upcoming Metta Institute teleconference with our friend Katy Butler, Buddhist practitioner, teacher and author of a brilliant new book, “Knocking on Heaven’s Door:The Path to a Better Way of Death” Like millions of... Read more »

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Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic 2014 schedule of retreats & workshops

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The Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic has just announced their very full schedule of upcoming retreats and workshops for 2014. You can get all the details HERE: http://ottawamindfulnessclinic.wordpress.com/retreats-workshops/

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