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Volunteering @ Thich Nhat Hanh Vancouver 2011
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Registration for volunteers at the retreat led by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh and associated lecture in August, 2011, in Vancouver, will be managed by two of his Vancouver sangha members, Justin Loveless and Jeanie Seward Magee. To register as a volunteer, please contact: Jessica Main Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Chair, Buddhism and Contemporary... Read more »
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Winnipeg exhibit stirs controversy in Buddhist circles
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A recent exhibit of plasticized bodies in Winnpeg has raised concerns among human rights activists who fear the source of the corpses may be prisoners of conscience from China. Here is a link to a recent opinion piece in the Winnipeg Free Press about it… http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/living-must-respect-dignity-of-the-dead-113126844.html
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Journey into Buddhism – Winnipeg/Vancouver
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Here’s an update from Sensei Fredrich Ulrich of the Manitoba Buddhist Temple, concerning airings of the Journey into Buddhism TV series on Joy TV in Winnipeg and Vancouver… They are a series of 18 programs about Buddhism. Presently they are shown at 5pm Saturdays on JoyTV, Winnipeg time. They are also being shown in Vancouver... Read more »
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Spectacular Compassion lecture @ U of T
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Spectacular Compassion: ‘Natural’ Disaster and National Mourning in China’s Tibet Charlene Makley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Reed College, will be a Numata Program visiting speaker on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the University of Toronto, Jackman Humanities Building 317 (4-6pm). She will deliver a lecture entitled “Spectacular Compassion: ‘Natural’ Disaster and National Mourning in... Read more »
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Thich Nhat Hanh Vancouver 2011 – Update
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The Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and monastics of Plum Village, Deer Park Monastery, Blue Cliff Monastery, and Magnolia Village will hold a residential meditation retreat and a public lecture in Vancouver, August of 2011, sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society: Retreat: “Awakening the Heart” Dates: August 8-13,... Read more »
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