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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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Tung Lin Kok Yuen Buddhist charity write-up in the NY Times

Buddhism Buddhism in Canada Charity Media Vancouver

Robert Y.C. Ho, a scion of a historic Hong Kong family, is the chairman of the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, which supports study in the fields of Buddhism, Chinese art and culture. The Tung Lin Kok Yuen charity, set up by his grandmother in Hong Kong in 1935, is currently based in Vancouver.... Read more »

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Buddhism and Social Justice – call for papers

Buddhism Buddhism around the World Education Environmental Issues Events Peace work Politics Practice!

Via Reverend Danny Fisher… This via Buddhist Studies at Leiden University… A NWO-funded Research Project Call for Papers A Conference on Buddhism and Social Justice 23-25 April 2014, Leiden University Moving away from a common perception of Buddhism as intrinsically a tradition of peace and justice, our project—based at Leiden University—seeks to explore the various ways... Read more »

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