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Funding for Zenwest’s Kokizan-ji Hermitage Project hits 25%
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Retreats Victoria Zen
Zenwest (aka the Victoria Zen Centre) recently launched a campaign to build three small buildings for short-term retreats. So far, their funding drive has reached 25% of target. Here is a link to some architectural prototypes for the structures, and details of the campaign: http://zenwest.ca/latest-news/100-hermitage
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Nalanda University
Buddhism Buddhism around the World Buddhist Studies Education India
This letter about India’s proposed revival of Nalanda University crossed my desk recently… Suppressing the Buddhist identity from the proposed Nalanda University – Unchallenged by the Buddhist world This entire project led by Dr. Amrtya Sen must be made the basis of a wide ranging discussion in the Buddhist world in respect to the direction,... Read more »
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London Zen Centre Ontario upcoming events
Buddhism in Canada London Ontario Retreats Zen
Here’s a listing for upcoming events at the London Zen Centre, Ontario, for autumn 2013. Course – Introduction to Zen, meditation and koans September 25-November 13. For more information or to register click the link above. This eight week class covers everything you need to develop a meditation practice in your life and also points to... Read more »
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Guerrilla meditation in Winnipeg with Ven. Yuttadhammo
Buddhism in Canada Meditation Practice! Theravada Winnipeg
Not exactly “Meditation in the Park” or “Change Your Mind Day”, guerrilla meditation is a medmob (meditation flashmob). This one is being pioneered by Canadian bhikkhu Yuttadhammo in Winnipeg. Here are the details (and a medmob link)… http://yuttadhammo.sirimangalo.org/2013/08/guerrilla-meditation.html
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Grieving Mindfully, free thanadoula education event at ITM Toronto, Aug 9, 2013
Buddhism in Canada Death Education Events Mindfulness Toronto
‘The experience of grief challenges our deepest sense of who we are. It is in connecting mindfully, even to painful experiences like grief, that the potential for transforming and enriching our lives exists”. Join us at ITM (Institute of Traditional Medicine) on Friday August 9, 7pm, for an enlightening discussion with Sameet Kumar, PhD, author... Read more »
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