Sumeru News
Catholicism and Zen reviewed in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies
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Sumeru author Richard Bryan McDaniel's latest book, Catholicism and Zen, was recently reviewed in the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies. The review, by Bradford McCall of the Claremont School of Theology, can be found here: https://thecjbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Catholicism-and-Zen_McCall_75-78-1.pdf You'll also notice that the CJBS has moved to a new web address. Glad to see they are thriving!
Karmapa to appear at World Parliament of Religions in Toronto
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The Parliament of the World’s Religionsis Honored to Announce the Presence ofHis Holiness the 17th Gyalwang KarmapaSpiritual Head of Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhismat the 7th Parliament of the World’s ReligionsNovember 1 - 7, 2018 • Toronto, Canada Spiritual leader to millions of Tibetan Buddhists, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa will make his premiere appearance as an honored guest and keynote speaker of the 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions, coming to Toronto, Canada from November 1 - 7, 2018. More information: https://www.parliamentofreligions.org/blog/2018-04-04-1641/his-holiness-17th-gyalwang-karmapa-appear-toronto-2018-parliament-worlds
WALK WITH ME now available in Canada!
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We're pleased to report we've been given the go-ahead to be able to sell Thich Nhat Hanh's new movie, WALK WITH ME in Canada. Click on the link or the photo to go to the product page where you can order...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 60th anniversary in India
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 60th anniversary in India was celebrated on March 31 with a day of festivities. Many wonderful speeches and musical presentations. I wanted to embed the video here, but could not find the original outside of Facebook, so I am posting the link to the Dalai Lama's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/DalaiLama/?hc_ref=ARTc4QDiRsJZiO5QJPVVE3LbqYGL-Gnp9xyYVedqlaouU3ifE6cnxkroTH6Ny996aNU His Holiness' 15-minute speech begins at about 2:03:00 in the video.
Glenn Copeland interview
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I recently had the pleasure of talking to Glenn Copeland about his forty-four-year Buddhist practice and his life as a Black, transgender, Canadian artist. Here is that Glenn Copeland interview as it appeared on the Lion's Roar website: https://www.lionsroar.com/were-all-different-musician-glenn-copeland-on-his-journey-as-a-black-buddhist-transgender-artist/