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Retreat Registration: Thich Nhat Hanh Vancouver 2011
Buddhism around the World Buddhism in Canada Retreats Teachers Vancouver Visiting Teachers
The website for Thich Nhat Hahn’s historic visit to Vancouver this coming summer now includes an active link to register for the six-day retreat he will be leading there between August 8-13. To register for the retreat, click on the RETREAT button in the top menu bar of the site (http://www.tnhvancouver2011.org/retreat). Alternatively, follow this direct... Read more »
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Self-Immolation in Buddhist Tradition
Buddhist Psychology Death Publishing in a digital world
CNN recently ran a story on their website entitled… An Act of faith, desperation or protest: Self-Immolations through time, featuring the famous picture of Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death while meditating in Vietnam in 1963. Here is the link to that story: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/19/self.immolation.history/ The article makes reference to a book by James A. Benn... Read more »
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Why Tenzin reigns in Parkdale – Open File Toronto
Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community
Here’s a neat story about baby naming – and the runaway popularity of Tenzin as THE name of choice in Toronto’s Parkdale district (home to the largest concentration of Tibetan Canadians)… http://toronto.openfile.ca/toronto/file/2011/01/why-tenzin-reigns-parkdale
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Thich Nhat Hanh in Vancouver Sun article
Events Teachers Vancouver Visiting Teachers
The Vancouver Sun ran a nice piece yesterday about Thich Nhat Hanh’s upcoming summer visit, dubbing him the world’s “second most-famous Buddhist.” The article explains how he earned that title and provides some interesting context. Read it HERE.
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Thich Nhat Hanh Vancouver website now up
Buddhism in Canada Events Mahayana Retreats Vancouver Visiting Teachers Zen
The website for Thich Nhat Hanh’s August 2011 retreat and public talk in Vancouver is now up and running, although registration has not started yet. For more information about the events (and to register when that portion of the website goes live), please visit: http://www.tnhvancouver2011.org/
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