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“Practicing Peace” retreat for Pema Chodron’s 77th birthday, July 14, 2013

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Via Sakyadhita Canada and the Pema Chodron Foundation… Please join us in celebrating Pema’s 77th birthday by taking part in our second annual birthday retreat. On this day, Pema invites you to meditate for a few hours or for the entire day, alone or with friends. Pema’s deepest hope is that this will help us plant the... Read more »

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Sumeru receives Access Copyright Foundation professional development grant

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We are pleased to announce we have received a grant from the Access Copyright Foundation for professional development in the area of international subsidiary literary rights management. This will help us to better serve our authors in negotiating foreign publishing deals for their work. Thank you ACF!

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Does a dog have Buddha Nature?

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When it is a fashion statement for sale in a home accessory store, the answer is not so clear! Hope you find this photo aMUsing.

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Canadian media response to Bodhgaya bombings

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No stories on the Bodhgaya bombings in the National Post,  Vancouver Sun, Winnipeg Free Press, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette. Only wire feeds on the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, CBC  and CTV sites, and those are one or two stories at most. At first I was shocked. So I checked and found no articles at... Read more »

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Toronto Buddhist Church welcomes new minister, Rev. Christina Yanko

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Toronto’s Jodo Shinshu temple, the Toronto Buddhist Church, has a new minister, Reverend Christina Yanko. Here’s her personal message to parishioners. Welcome!

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