Sumeru News

A Russian edition of One Belt One Road: China's Long March Toward 2049 is in the works. Meanwhile, here's a review of the English edition from Russia: The One Belt One Road Initiative: China's move to global leadership by Sergey Zhiltsov - Doctor of Political Science, Head of the Department of Political Science and Political Philosophy of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry One Belt One Road: China’s Long March Toward 2049 Michael H. Glantz with Robert J. Ross and Gavin G. Daugherty A Greenbank Book, The Sumeru Press Inc. Canada, 2019 Abstract: the review examines the main provisions...

I recently received this information from Chris Ng, director of the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada, about an upcoming panel discussion on Buddhist Hospice and Palliative Care (at Hart House, University of Toronto, January 11, 2020) and two in-depth courses, Introduction to Buddhist Counselling and Buddhist Contemplative Care at End of Life. May I invite you to an afternoon of panel presentations and discussion on Buddhist Hospice and Palliative Care at Hart House, U of T (Jan 11, 2020, 1 - 5 pm) 1st panel: Historical Development of Hospice & Palliative Care and the Role of Volunteers Panelists:  Linda Hochstetler, MSW, RSW, Social Worker...

The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is sponsoring a four-week webinar series entitled Mindfully Facing Climate Change, starting in January 2020. Bhikkhu Analayo is the lead presenter. Here is the link to read more about the event (which is funded by dana): https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/resources/bhikkhu-analayo-mfcc/ At the bottom of the page, there is a further link to download a free PDF e-book of the same name, published by the Barre Center.

I'll be giving a presentation at a conference in Toronto in February 2020. The title of the conference is New Paths in the Teaching of Buddhist Studies. It's being sponsored by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto. My talk is entitled: Teaching the Buddhism of the Future, not the Past - 20 Reflections. I'll post the slide deck after the event (which runs Feb 21-23, 2020).

Every Sumeru book is available at The National Library of Canada. Here's the latest batch, dropped off there today.