Sumeru News

Establishment of a Buddhist temple in Regina’s heritage district has been approved by City Council, after controversy about the temple’s proposed food donation program. Here’s a link to the most recent news article about it… http://www.newstalk980.com/story/20101005/41381 For background, Google “Regina Buddhist Temple”

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Toronto Body Mind (formerly Toronto Meditation Guide) has a smart new look and a broadened scope. Check out the new site, and this video of a talk by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche when he was in Toronto this summer at Riwoche Temple… http://torontobodymind.ca/articles/public-dharma-talk-chokyi-nyima-rinpoche

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The Saskatoon Community of Mindful Living will be holding a retreat in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, “Resiliency in Challenging Times” — October 22-24, 2010. Further details at this link: http://mindfulsaskatoon.ca/fallretreat2010.html

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Here’s the abstract for my upcoming talk at the conference on Canadian Buddhism to be held at UBC, October 15-17, 2010: “Canadian Buddhists on the Web: Push, Pull, and Practice.” How are Canadian Buddhists using the internet? Who are the people making best use of web technology to get their Dharma message out, and what... Read more »

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Here’s an article from the National Post about preparations for the visit of HH the Dalai Lama to Toronto in October, 2010. http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/27/monks-volunteers-helping-dalai-lama-roll-into-town/

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