Video – Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
With the support of The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society (TLKY), this video has audio translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, that may be found below: ➨ Audio in Mandarin:Click here for Mandarin ➨ Audio in Cantonese:Click here for Cantonese About this Event This conversation about Dr. Lee’s book The Guide to Buddhist Counseling (Routledge, […]
Webinar – Dr. Kin Cheung (George) Lee’s book: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
Date Thu, July 20, 2023 Time 6:00 – 8:00 PM PST Registration Closed This event is online with simultaneous translation to Mandarin and Cantonese, and can be attended via Zoom. Please use the Zoom Registration button to register. This event is free and open to the public, made possible by the generous support of The […]
Public Talk: Tanya Marie Luhrmann, “Voices of Madness, Voices of Spirit”
This lecture is sponsored by the UBC Program in the Study of Religion and co-sponsored by Database of Religious History, Department of Anthropology, Department of Asian Studies, Department of Philosophy, and RHNHFF BCS Program. [Original post here] Date Mon, Mar 06, 2023 Time 4:00 – 6:00 PM PST Registration Closed About this Event They seem […]
Event: The Dimensions of Silence in Buddhism with Susan Gillis Chapman
DATE October 17, 2018 TIME 5:00 PM LOCATION UBC Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road About the event What is silence? Is it merely the absence of sound, or can silence be a gateway into more subtle forms of communication with ourselves, our world and each other? In this lecture, we explore progressive dimensions […]
Lecture by Dartmouth College’s Sienna Craig on Tibetan Medicine — Nov 7
UBC’s Himalaya Program invites you to join us for the second talk of the Himalaya Program Fall Event Series! Visit the Himalaya Program website for full event details. Please RSVP for this FREE event.
Green Monday – From Mindful Eating to Mindful Ecosystem — July 24
Link to David Yeung’s interview with Tricycle Magazine
Talk by Dr. Dzung Vo: The Mindful Teen: Secular and Buddhist Mindfulness for Adolescents
UPDATE: Dr. Vo’s talk was recently featured on the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies’ blog! Click here to visit their site! On the night of March 22, scholars, Vancouver’s Buddhist community members and interested public attended Dr. Dzung X. Vo’s talk on mindful clinical therapy for adolescents and controversies surrounding secular mindfulness. Dr. Vo, MD, FAAP, […]
Buddhism and Mental Health: An Informal Discussion with Mark Unno and Dzung Vo, Moderated by Carole Christensen
Date: Tuesday, March 22 Time: 7–8 pm Location: Asian Centre Auditorium | UBC Following Dr. Vo’s lecture, “The Mindful Teen: Secular and Buddhist Mindfulness for Adolescents,” Dr. Carole Christensen, Professor Emerita of UBC’s School of Social Work, will moderate an informal discussion with Dr. Vo and Dr. Unno on the theme of Buddhism and mental […]
New Sound Recording Available
A sound recording of C. Pierce Salguero’s keynote address given at this past summer’s conference, Buddhism and Wellbeing, is now available! Click here to listen to Dr. Salguero’s talk. Stay tuned for information on next year’s conference, and please sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications of upcoming events! On May 29, 2015, The Robert […]
Keynote Address: Pierce Salguero on the Global History of Buddhism & Medicine
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society is pleased to welcome C. Pierce Salguero (Assistant Professor Penn State University / Abington College) as this year’s keynote speaker. He will present a lecture entitled, “Toward a Global History of Buddhism & Medicine” Friday, May 29, 2015 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm UBC | Asian […]