This blog is a place to announce events open to the public and projects of mutual interest amongst leaders and organizers of local Buddhist communities, outreach organizations, NGOs, academics, and scholar-practitioners.
with Venerable Ajahn Sona of the Birken Forest Monastery (‘Sitavana’). Poster available here.
EVENING TALK - Saturday, May 12th, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Room A122a (main lobby), Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver
MEDITATION RETREAT – Sunday, May 13th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, UBC Asian Centre – 1871 West Mall, Vancouver
(http://www.asia.ubc.ca/department/directions.html)
Note: We invite you to bring your own lunch. Chairs will be provided at the venue. If you prefer to sit on the floor, please kindly bring your own sitting gear (meditation mat and cushion/bench).
No pre-registration is required for these events. Donations are welcome.
Ajahn Sona has been my teacher for 11 years. I think he is the highest Buddhist authority in Canada and he has a great sense of humour too! Please do make an effort to come during this weekend. – Brian Ruhe (Organizer)
with Robert Thurman and Victor Chan.
When: Monday, May 28, 2012
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Where: SFU-Woodward’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 149 West Hastings Street
In this one-of-kind conversation Thurman and Chan will share stories about meeting and spending time with the Dalai Lama. They will explore the multiple dimensions of the Dalai Lama’s worldview: his core spiritual beliefs and his distinctive take on education and science.
Robert Thurman, a past chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia, is one of the world’s most influential spokesmen of Buddhism, Tibet and the Dalai Lama today. Thurman met the Dalai Lama in 1962 and he was the first American to be ordained as a Buddhist monk by him.
Victor Chan first met the Dalai Lama at his home in 1972, 10 years after Thurman’s life-changing encounter. He co-authored the Wisdom of Forgiveness with the Dalai Lama and founded the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver in 2005. Read More »
Opening Night is May 10 at 7 PM. Everyone welcome.
Visions of Enlightenment will show examples of Buddhist art from the main Buddhist traditions: the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. In Vancouver, the latter traditions are well represented in the established Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan communities. The Theravada school represents the traditions of the Burmese, Thai and other Southeast Asian communities. A range of media will be represented, including sculptures (made of stone, metal or lacquered wood) paintings, ceramics, manuscripts, and textiles. Read More »
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Barend Jan Terwiel.
Date: Friday, 18 May 2012
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Place: Michael Ames Theatre, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), 6393 NW Marine Drive
Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis.
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Venue: “Floral Hall” VanDusen Botanical Garden
Address: 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1
Course Fee: By Donation
Register at: www.polam.ca ; Enquiries at: 1-604-792-1262
＊Both men and women are welcome;
＊Students must be at least 18 years old;
＊New and Old students are welcome;
＊Simple vegetarian lunch will be provided;
The Canada Tibet Commitee (CTC) - Vancouver is honoured to host Lhamo Tso for a public talk and a film screening of “Leaving Fear Behind.” Her husband, Dhondup Wangchen, created this 30-minute documentary film in 2008. He filmed clandestinely in Tibet, hoping to provide a vehicle for Tibetans to express their views prior to the Beijing Olympics. He was subsequently arrested by Chinese authorities and charged with “subversion.” He is serving a 6 year prison sentence for having created this film.
Date: Monday May 7th, 2012
Time: 7pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Langara College, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Room: C509 (Multipurpose room) http://www.langara.bc.ca/campus-facilities/campus-maps/pdf/campusmap20100805.pdf
Suggested Donation: $10 (sliding scale)
My name is Yumi Onozawa, the coordinator of the InterSpiritual Centre of Vancouver Society. I am very happy to invite you all to the special event that ISC is organizing. It is called “Protecting Our Sacred Waters” and it will be held on April 21, 2012, at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver).
This event has two parts: a symposium for young adults during the day (10 am – 5 pm) and a public event in the evening (7-9 pm). Many environmental activists who very much care about our interrelated life with environment will be coming. The event will inspire you to engage in the current discussions on the environment, particularly on the effects of oil tankers and pipelines to our water resources.
For more details, please visit the ISC website: http://www.interspiritualcentre.com/protecting-our-sacred-waters/ You may also reserve seats for you and your friends today by going to our website. Reservation is strongly recommended. This is free event with donation at the door. I hope to see you all at evening event. Please feel free to circulate this event information among your friends, especially those who are with youth organization or groups.
Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Venue: “Floral Hall” VanDusen Botanical Garden
Address: 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1
Course Fee: By Donation
Register at: www.polam.ca ; Enquiries at: 1-604-792-1262
＊Both men and women are welcome;
＊Students must be at least 18 years old;
＊New and Old students are welcome;
＊Simple vegetarian lunch will be provided;
