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Buddha’s Birthday celebration, Sat. May 31 – Mississauga
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I am delighted to inform you that everything is set to go for this Saturday’s (May 31, 2014) Vesak festival at the Mississauga Celebration Square. 35 Buddhist temples across Ontario are joining us. Over 100 monks and nuns from all Buddhist traditions will be present. 15 VIPs confirmed their presence in this festival. Vesak festival... Read more »
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Another mindfulness initiative in Canadian schools
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My friend the yoga teacher told me about this mindfulness initiative for teachers and students… http://discovermindfulness.ca/
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Vegetarian Ahimsa summer camp for kids, Peterborough
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An amazing non-profit overnight camp program for veg-friendly, eco-conscious, mindful youth! For ages 9 to 13 years old. Runs from July 20-25 (6 days/5 nights) at the Youth Leadership Camps Canada near Peterborough, Ontario. The Vegetarian Ahimsa Camp is an overnight camp for youth aged 9 to 13, running from July 20 to 25, 2014 at... Read more »
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Video walk through Sitavana – Birken Forest Monastery
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Abbot Ajahn Sona takes us on a tour of the spiritual and practical design elements of Birken Forest Monastery (‘Sitavana’) – a Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition located in the interior region of British Columbia. – For more information: http://birken.ca | meditate@birken.ca
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Buddhist art online
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released their photography collection online for non-commercial use, for free. The collection includes more than 600 photos of Buddhist artifacts in their possession. Well worth visiting… http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search?ft=buddhist You can find hundreds more by changing the search word to “Tibet”, “Japan”, etc.
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