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Registration for the six-day retreat August 8-13, 2011 is now more than half full, since registration began several weeks ago. To register for the retreat, click on the RETREAT button in the top menu bar of the event site (http://www.tnhvancouver2011.org/retreat). Alternatively, follow this direct link: https://www.pvretreats.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:awakening-the-heart-retreat-at-ubc-vancouver-canada-aug-8-13-2011&catid=34 The venue for the public talk has not yet been... Read more »

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You’ll roll on the floor like the laughing Buddha after reading this collection from Bhikku Sujato… http://santifm.org/santipada/2010/the-light-side-of-enlightenment/

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Rev. Tse Wong recently participated in this event at the Kabir Centre. Here’s a link to more details: http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=4177

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Well-known Canadian Buddhist author, community organizer and educator Suwanda Sugunasiri has just published his first novel: Untouchable Woman’s Odyssey. The story is set in a mythical setting but within the wider geographic context of South Asia. It begins to unfold when an expatriate returns after a long overseas stay and meets an old friend.  The... Read more »

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Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day was celebrated around the world on February 6, 2010. Here is how the Daily News, Sri Lanka’s national newspaper, described the event held in Ottawa: The Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa together with the Sri Lankan expatriate community commemorated the 63rd Anniversary of the National Day in Ottawa, Canada... Read more »

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