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Mindfulness-based Addiction Recovery Training at ITM

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8 Step Recovery Mindfulness-based Addiction Recovery training Become an MBAR trainer May 1-3, 2015 Institute of Traditional Medicine MBAR is a mindfulness-based approach to preventing relapse and promoting recovery from addiction. The course was developed by co-authors of Eight Step Recovery – Dr Paramabandhu Groves and Valerie Mason-John. The course has been shared in community... Read more »

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Wendi Adamek lecture: Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism, Vancouver, April 10, 2015

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Public Lecture: Wendi Adamek on Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Tzu-chi Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Wendi Adamek (University of Calgary), who will present a lecture entitled, “Fathers and Daughters in Chinese Buddhism” Friday, April 10, 2015 |... Read more »

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Raoul Birnbaum lecture on Hongyi Dashi, Vancouver, March 17, 2015

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Via Lower Mainland Buddhism… Public Lecture: Raoul Birnbaum on Hongyi Dashi, the 20th Century Chinese Monk The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society and the UBC Buddhist Studies Forum are delighted to welcome Professor Raoul Birnbaum (University of California, Santa Cruz). He will present a lecture entitled, “Biographical Imperatives, Autobiographical Pacts: Hongyi Dashi and the Construction of Buddhist... Read more »

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Edmonton Buddhist Temple for sale

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There is a Korean Buddhist temple in Edmonton for sale right now. Here’s the story, picked up from the CBC (complete with various spelling mistakes): http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/buddhist-temple-for-sale-in-historic-riverdale-1.2968544

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UofT’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program continues to evolve

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Continuous progress is being made with the Buddhist studies initiative at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto:  two courses –  Buddhism & Psychotherapy; Buddhist Contemplative Care – have been successfully launched and mid-term is approaching. We are also encouraging interested students to apply to the Master of Pastoral Studies program to take further Buddhism courses at... Read more »

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