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The “Buddhism and Contemporary Society” Program, funded by the Tung Lin Kok Canada Foundation, will be hosting a conference on October 15-17, 2010, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The title of the conference is Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions. The program operates a WordPress blog, which will host all information about... Read more »

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Lama Jigme Jinpa, a well-qualified Western Vajrayana practitioner who is affiliated with Machik Chöling, will be conducting a number of teachings and initiations relating to the Tibetan practice of Chöd during the first two weeks of October in Toronto, at the Institute of Traditional Medicine. Here is the link for Lama Jinpa’s website: http://www.machikcholing.com Here... Read more »

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Equator HD is offering a free preview of several programs on Rogers Cable right now, in the On Demand section. One of the shows is an interesting look at Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple, where the monks and caregivers co-exist peacefully with 10 tigers and thousands of other wild animals. Here is how the Equator HD... Read more »

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Perhaps you take your freedom to surf for granted. Please reconsider; China recently sentenced three Uyghur webmasters to life in prison for purported crimes against the state. Here is the link from Dossier Tibet: http://www.dossiertibet.it/node/10817

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I was at a funeral recently and a young man asked me what I do. When I explained about Sumeru, he asked: “What are the big issues in Buddhism right now?” It was a great question for which I did not have a ready answer. Apparently I am not alone in this. Here are thoughts... Read more »

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