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Elucidating Tathagatagarbha is a book by Master Tam Shek-wing, presenting the Nyingma view of Fourfold Dependent Origination as the coalescence of the Madhyamaka and Yogacara perspectives. Part I of the book is an explanation of the essence and function of Tathagatagarbha. Part II is a condensed poetic commentary in praise of Nagarjuna's Fourfold Dependent Origination. Part III is a detailed unpacking of the stanzas, explaining the relationship between Tathagatagarbha and Fourfold Dependent Origination, with reference to texts by Nagarjuna, Asanga, and others, along with commentaries by subsequent teachers from the Chinese and Tibetan traditions. I have just finished substantive editing (a one-year process),...

There are 252 Canadian Buddhist charities listed on the CanadaHelps portal. Just follow this link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/explore/charities/?q=buddhist The CanadaHelps mission statement: CanadaHelps makes giving simple. We’re a non-profit social enterprise and registered charity, with a mission to engage Canadians in the charitable sector by providing accessible and affordable online technology to both donors and charities. We want to promote – and ultimately increase – charitable giving in Canada. Through CanadaHelps.org, anyone can donate online to any of Canada’s 86,000+ registered charities. We have proudly facilitated over $650 million in charitable donations through our website since launching in 2000. For donors, CanadaHelps.org is...

Richard Bryan McDaniel, author of three Sumeru books on the development of Zen Buddhism in America (The Third Step East, Cypress Trees in the Garden, and Catholicism and Zen), was recently interviewed by Ted Meissner at The Secular Buddhist podcast. Here's a link to the interview, for your listening pleasure... http://secularbuddhism.org/2017/12/23/episode-285-richard-bryan-mcdaniel-zen-in-the-west/

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Practitioner's Guide to Ethics and Mindfulness-Based Interventions Springer International PublishingISBN 978-3-319-64924-5418 pages, 2017 Editors: Monteiro, Lynette, Compson, Jane F., Musten, Frank $169.00 Hardcover / $129 E-book Full book details here From the publisher: This book focuses on the role of ethics in the application of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) in clinical practice. The book offers an overview of the role of ethics in the cultivation of mindfulness and explores the way in which ethics have been embedded in the curriculum of MBIs and MBPs. Chapters review current training processes and examine the issues around incorporating ethics into MBIs and MBPs...