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Columbia University recently hosted a conference on Buddhist chaplaincy. Here is an article about it from Buddhistdoor:  https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/columbia-university-hosts-buddhist-chaplaincy-conference-in-new-york One presenter was Nathan Jishin Michon, who attended from Japan where he is a Fulbright fellow at Tohoku University and doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union’s Institute for Buddhist studies. Jishin is co-editor of A THOUSAND HANDS:  A Guidebook to Caring for Your Buddhist Community (one of the few books on Buddhist chaplaincy, and published by Sumeru) ... https://sumeru-books.com/collections/engaged-buddhism/products/a-thousand-hands-a-guidebook-to-caring-for-your-buddhist-community Another presenter was Rev. Monica Sanford, assistant director for spirituality and religious life at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rev. Sanford is the author of Kalyāṇamitra:...

ONE BELT ONE ROAD: China's Long March Toward 2049 Russian, Chinese and Vietnamese translations in the works. Author Michael Glantz recently interviewed by OBOReurope. (Link to follow)   OCCUPY THIS BODY: A Buddhist Memoir, by Sharon A. Suh Finished second round of edits, cover design underway. Publication in September, 2019   DARWIN MEETS THE BUDDHA: Discourses on human nature, Buddha nature, and wild nature, by Paul A. Keddy First round of edits underway. Publication late in 2019.   PRAJNAPARAMITA AND FOURFOLD DEPENDENT ORIGINATION, by Master Tam Shek-wing First round of edits done. Publication early in 2020.   KALYANAMITRA: A Buddhist Model for...

I just started reading Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence: The Dalai Lama in Conversation with Leading Thinkers on Climate Change, edited by John Dunne and Daniel Goleman.  https://www.wisdompubs.org/book/ecology-ethics-and-interdependence Review will come along in a few weeks, but I can already tell you that the ideas presented are cogent and compelling. There is an excellent excerpt available at the above URL. Highly recommended.

The Wealthy Buddhist book launch @ University of Calgary. Free. Details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-and-signing-the-wea… Book Launch and Signing: "The Wealthy Buddhist" by Rod BuryloThis event is a seminar led by author Rod Burylo who released his book, “The Wealthy Buddhist”, in January 2019. Rod is a Business Development Manager at RN Croft Financial Group, where he provides education and support to financial services organizations, investment advisors, and clients. He is also the Director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship. “The Wealthy Buddhist” discusses the ethical ways of raising capital as an entrepreneur, such as achieving financial success through a livelihood...

Many of us who are longtime Buddhist practitioners worry about the lack of uptake from young people, or, more specifically, the lack of programs designed for them. I often wonder if the problem is not lack of interest, but lack of meaningful opportunities. Consequently, I was delighted to receive this notice from True North Insight about a Young Adult Meditation Retreat they will be hosting in August 2019.