Upaya Chaplain Candidate Kosu Boudreau Serves as CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor in Toronto
Kosu Boudreau is appointed as CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor at Bridgepoint Health, the only Buddhist teaching supervisor certified by the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care. Kosu Boudreau (Third Cohort) is now a full-time CPE Provisional Teaching Supervisor at Bridgepoint Health, a complex chronic care hospital in Toronto. She supervises five students enrolled in their first […]
Focus on Buddhism at VIFF 2011
Films Focused on Buddhism at this Year’s Vancouver International Film Festival: “Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche” Screening Times: Sat. Oct 8, 6:45pm, Granville #2 Sun. Oct 9, 12:00pm, Granville #4 Wed. Oct 12, 1:30pm, Vancity Theatre The controversial monk who brought his “crazy wisdom” form of Buddhism to the West […]
Report: Ven. Sik Yin Kit’s Lecture on Teaching Vipassana in Canadian Prisons
Around 90 people attended the Venerable Sik Yin Kit’s lecture on Prison Dhamma at I.K. Barber Centre, UBC campus, early Friday evening, March 18, 2011: “Dhamma in Prison: The True Transformation?” The Venerable Sik reflected on her experiences as a meditation teacher in Fraser Valley prisons. She shared many stories and her views on […]
Workshop Report: Buddhists working in Prison, Corrections, and Rehabilitation: Volunteers, Chaplains and Teachers
On March 18th, 2011, UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program hosted an informal workshop on the work of Buddhist practitioners and professionals connected to the Canadian correctional system. The workshop was a chance for participants to share their experiences, ask questions, and discuss important issues. The demand for Buddhist professionals in corrections, both as chaplains […]
Photos from the Venerable Sik Yin Kit’s Lecture on Prison Dhamma
March 18, 2011 – “Dhamma in Prison – The True Transformation?” at IK Barber Learning Centre. Original post for the event HERE
Report: “Buddhism in Canada” Conference 2010
From October 15 to 17, 2010, the Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program convened an international conference on “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions.” The conference was an opportunity to investigate the contours of Buddhism in Canada and its dramatic growth over the last forty years. All together, the conference drew around one hundred participants to […]
Public Lecture: Venerable Sik Yin Kit on Dhamma in Prison
UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Venerable Sik Yin Kit, the Head Nun of the Po Lam Buddhist Association of Chilliwack, BC: “Dhamma in Prison: The True Transformation?” Date: Friday, March 18 2011 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM Place: Lilloet Room, Room 301, I.K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC
Photos from “Buddhism in Canada” Conference 2010
The international conference “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions” was held last October 15 to 17, 2010, at the CK Choi Building and the Asian Centre. Original post for the Conference HERE October 15, 2010 – “Canadian Buddhist Outreach: Hospitals and Prisons” Original post for this event HERE October 15, 2010 – “Conference Panel: […]
“Buddhism in Canada” Conference: General Registration Open
“The Buddhist concept of dependent origination teaches that things have no reified essence. Even Buddhism itself arises through causes and conditions. Buddhism has grown dramatically in Canada, especially during the last forty years, but we need to understand better the global causes and the local conditions behind this change in the religious landscape of Canada.” […]
Keynote Address: Charles Prebish
Professor Charles S. Prebish, from Utah State University, will present a keynote address for the conference, “Buddhism in Canada: Global Causes, Local Conditions”: “The Swans Came to Canada Too: Looking Backward and Looking Forward.” Date: Friday, October 15, 2010 Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Place:Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall, Auditorium Following the change in immigration law […]