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Thich Nhat Hanh on interspirituality

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This article from the Saturday Vancouver Sun, a bit of a warm-up for Thich Nhat Hanh’s sold-out talk and retreat in Vancouver coming in the summer, proposes North Americans should embrace their spiritual roots while intensifying their commitment to interfaith dialogue. Here’s the link: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Embrace+Jesus+famous+Buddhist+tells+West/5005500/story.html

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2011 North American Kagyu Monlam webcasts

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The 2011 North American Kagyu Monlam began in Richmond, BC, several days ago. Webcasts of this auspicious event can be seen at: http://www.kk-video.com/wp/ The main Kagyu Monlam site can be seen at: http://kagyumonlamnorthamerica.org/

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Meditation for Enduring Happiness

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This new book is by Michael McCartney, who lives near Picton, Ontario. He has meditated daily for forty years, having trained in Kriya Yoga, Raja Yoga, Vajrayana Buddhism and Christian meditation. Michael is a scientist with masters degrees in health care and environmental studies as well as training in psychology. He approaches meditation as a scientist,... Read more »

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SIT Illustrated – laughing at meditation

Books British Columbia Buddhist Psychology

Here’s a humorous (and totally right on) look at the lighter side of meditation, from a small publishing company in BC called Sunship. It is 128 pages, 8″ x 8″. The price from Sunship is $15.95. When they are not laughing themselves silly, they also tackle real world issues through their sister site, The Global... Read more »

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Quebec painter finds happy success in Cambodia

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Stéphane Delaprée is a Canadian artist whose work has become synonymous with modern Cambodian figurative art, and a tremendous boon to Cambodia’s fragile tourist economy. Find out more about him… Here’s a link to his website: http://www.happypainting.net/ Here’s an article about him from the Vancouver Courier: http://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/Painter+wows+Cambodians/4963179/story.html

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