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Tibetan Class - Monday, May 12 10am to noon by donation
The purification practice of Vajrasattva is perhaps the most difficult part of Foundation practice, as it raises and purifies our primary blockades. It does so in an almost invisible way, so we may mistake what is going on. Jetsun-ma will orient this special class to helping us decipher how to work with this wondrous practice. Because if we persevere, the practice becomes lucidly beautiful and a source of strong linkage to Vajradhara, the original face of the Enlightenment principle.
Friends of the Heart, 2510 Yonge Street, Toronto
Special guest teacher - Ayya Medhanandi, a Canadian born nun in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. Tuesday, May 13 7 to 9pm. By donation.
Ayya Medhanandi was born in Canada in 1949. She lived as a nun for several years in India, under the guidance of an Advaita sage who remained her teacher until his death some thirteen years later. Ayya Medhanandi was ordained with Sayadaw U Pandita. She joined the Amaravati Nuns’ Community and spent ten years under the tutelage of Ajahn Sumedho. In 1999, she went to New Zealand as a part of the wider Sangha of Bodhinyanarama Monastery where she lived in a small hermitage on the Kapiti Coast.
She spent last year travelling and teaching in both India and North America.
Friends of the Heart, 2510 Yonge Street, Toronto
Emptiness to Form Part 2 - Wednesday, May 14 - 7 to 9pm at Friends of the Heart. By donation
From emptiness we come; to emptiness we return. This is the mystery of life. The Buddhist teaching offers unique ways to learn to move with the stream of arising and passing, coming and going. The class will be part lecture, part easy movement exercises, and part
meditation. It will form an introduction to a series of classes to be taught by David Liang at Friends of the Heart. You may attend Part 2 without having attended Part 1, which will have been held at the Snow Lion.
Friends of the Heart, 2510 Yonge Street, Toronto
May 16 - 19 and May 16 - 23. Ecology Retreat Centre, Orangeville, Ontario. Retreat with Norman Feldman and Molly Swan. Contact: Insight Retreats 705-743-1267 or insightretreats
yahoo.ca. For details, see web site www.devas.org/9norman-molly.htm
Silent Mind Zen Retreat led by Thich nu Tinh Quang, Blue Heron Zen Buddhist Centre. From noon, Friday, May 23 - 28 (ending after breakfast). This is a 5 day silent Zen meditation retreat. It is reserved for those with some meditation experience. Although it is a silent retreat, there will be an opportunity for talking during some of the structured activities. Held at the beautiful Harmony Dawn Retreat Centre (www.harmonydawn.com), in Hastings, Ontario, the retreat will consist of:
The Theravada Buddhist Community of Toronto warmly welcomes Ayya Medhanandi to Toronto from May 23rd to May 25th.
Fri May 23: 7 to 9 pm.
Sat May 24: 10 am to 12 noon; 2 pm to 5 pm; 7 pm to 9 pm.
Sun May 25: 10 am to 12 noon; 2 pm to 5 pm.
Cost: $80.00 for the entire retreat.
Venue: The Centre, 316 Dupont St., Toronto.
General Information.
Meals will not be provided, so you may wish to bring a bag lunch. A buffet lunch will be offered to Ayya, and all are welcome to partake in the buffet. You can bring your bagged lunch to the buffet, or if you would like to offer some food for the lunch buffet, you can let us know on the registration form. It is a wonderful opportunity to share a communal meal with Ayya.
You may wish to bring a meditation cushion or bench; there are also chairs available.
The week-end retreat is non-residential. We regret we are unable to provide accommodation to out-of-town retreatants.
To Register.
For information or to obtain a registration form, contact Janice Priddy at 416-423-2200 or jpriddyeol.ca. Registration forms must be received by April 25, 2008. Registration is for the whole retreat only. Spaces are limited and registration will be on a first-come first-served basis.
This money covers retreat costs only. If you would like to make an additional donation for Ayya Medhanandi, a donation box will be available at the retreat. If the costs are beyond your means, please contact Janice Priddy at 416-423-2200 to see if a bursary is available.
Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada,
New College,
Asian Heritage Month-Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc., and Asian Institute at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto present:
Buddhism and Mental Health Forum.
Speakers:
Juhn Ahn, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto;
Kate Kitchen, MSW, RSW,
Advanced Practice Clinician, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health;
Tony Toneatto, PhD., CPsych
Senior Scientist, Clinical Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.
Sunday, May 25 at 10:30 a.m.
William Doo Auditorium, New College, University of Toronto,
45 Willcocks Street.
Tickets at $20 including Vegetarian Lunch
10:30 a.m. Buddhism and Mental Health Forum in English
12:00 p.m. Vegetarian Lunch
1:30 p.m. Presentations in Chinese
Please purchase tickets at New College (416-978-2461) or online at
http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=6141.
Please make cheques payable to “Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada”. Net Proceeds from the event will be donated to University of Toronto for Buddhist Studies. For more information, please visit www.buddhistedufoundation.com or call 416-910-4858.
Organizers:
Lunch Sponsors: Ching Kwok Buddhist Temple & Cham Shan Temple.
Venue Sponsor: New College.
Spring retreat (Metta – Lovingkindness) May 30 - June 1; weekend and 4-day options. Led by Richard Johnson and Gwen Robart. Please book your spot now for this fabulous way to deepen your practice and get some much needed relaxation at Harmony Dawn Retreat Centre. At Harmony Dawn Retreat Center. See: http://www.friendsoftheheart.com/Toronto_meditation_classes/short-retreat.php for details.
One-day meditation retreat with Buddhist monk & Meditation Teacher Bhante Saranapala. Theme:
"One with Energetic Effort (Viriya) & Right Exertion Advances like a Fire, Burning Fetters Subtle and Gross." Saturday, June 7th from 9:00am – 04:00pm at Mahadhammika (Burmese Buddhist Temple) 12 High Meadow Place, Toronto. No Fee – Voluntary Donations. Registration is required: contact Monika at (416) 604-2830 or buddhist7gmail before June 6th.
Bring your own meditation cushion or mat. Please bring your own lunch. Tea & refreshments will be provided to all. For further information visit: www.westendbuddhist.org or call Bhante Saranapala at (905) 274-7421
PROGRAM
09:00 – 09:15 Administering of 8 Precepts
09:15 – 10:15 A General Introduction to Tranquility & Insight Meditation
10:15 – 10:30--------TEA BREAK--------
10:30 – 11:15 Anapnasati Meditation (Mindfulness of Breath) - Guided
11:15 – 11:30 Buddha Pooja (Offerings to the Buddha)
11:30 – 12:15 ----LUNCH---- (Have your own lunch)
12:15 – 01:00 Walking Meditation (Introduction &Practice)
01:00 – 01:45 Silent Sitting Meditation
01:45 – 02:15 --------TEA BREAK--------
02:15 – 03:00 Discourse on the theme
03:00 – 03:45 Introduction & Practice of Metta, the Universal Friendliness (Guided)
04:00 Aspiration & End
Riwoche Temple Annual Retreat 2008.
Saturday, June 21 to Saturday, June 28, at Riwoche Temple in Toronto.
8:00 am to 9:00 pm each day, ending at noon on the 28th
Venerable Khenpo Sonam Tobgyal Rinpoche will teach the Six Commentaries on the Bardo Thodol, which is a dzogchen teaching. He will confer the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities Empowerment. The retreat practices will include Dzogchen meditation and practice. Attendance for the full week is required.
Personal interviews with Khenpo Sonam Rinpoche will be available during the afternoons.
Cost: For registration, the cost is $380.00 CAD. Registration must be made by May 31st to reserve a spot. The required practice texts will be the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro book and Bardo Prayers book, both of which are available at the Riwoche Temple store at $15 each.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Loretta Wong at lorettawong108yahoo.com.
For more details, please visit www.riwoche.com
Riwoche Tibetan
Buddhist Temple
28 Heintzman Street
Toronto, Ontario M6P 2J6
Telephone: (416) 766-7964
June 24 - 25. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Spritiual practices for conflict resolution, with Molly Swan. Contact: Conrad Grebel University College, Instiatute for Peace and Conflict Studies. 519-885-0220 x24254 or certproguwaterloo.ca. For details, see web site www.grebel.uwaterloo.ca/certificate/
yahoo.com or torontomahavihararogers.comyahoo.ca.Summer retreat (Mahamudra) led by Catherine Jetsun Yeshe. July 11 to 20. Weekend or 9-day option at Harmony Dawn. Mahamudra is a method for direct introduction to the essence of mind. An opportunity to discover Buddha nature. At Harmony Dawn Retreat Center. For details: http://www.friendsoftheheart.com/Toronto_meditation_classes/retreat.php
H.H. Phakchok Rinpoche's and H.E. Chokling Rinpche's visit. For the first time HHPCR and his father, His Eminence Chokling Rinpoche (HECLR), will visit Toronto together, and will jointly bestow empowerments.
Wednesday August 27, 2008 to Monday September 1
Please check back for more information on event times and locations.
Events at Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple:
November 1. Guelph, Ontario. Day of retreat with Molly Swan. Contact: Jacob Bali 416-730-0036 or jbalirogers.com
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