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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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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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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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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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Coming very soon from The Sumeru Press… RIMEY LAMA CHOPA, composed by Kyapje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910 -1991) was the archetype of a spiritual teacher, someone whose inner journey led him to an extraordinary depth of knowledge and enabled him to be, for whoever met him, a fountain of loving kindness, wisdom... Read more »

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