Calgary Buddhist Temple Blog

Alzheimer’s: Prevention Instead of Life Sentence

Sunday, November 15, 2020
by Susan

On Sunday, January 24, 2021, from 1:00 – 2:30 pm MST, register to attend this online workshop that’s open to all!

The threat of developing Alzheimer’s is often one of our greatest fears as we age. While traditional views of Alzheimer’s see it as a disease that can afflict anyone at random, new research is showing us that there are numerous ways to prevent this devastating illness or minimize its impact. In this seminar, we will be exploring some of the major risk factors for Alzheimer’s and the key health practices that can counteract these risks. The focus will be on effective, inexpensive steps that we can take immediately to start creating better health for our future.

The presenter, Trudy Gahlinger, a long-time member of the Calgary Buddhist Temple, is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. Unlike conventional medicine which tends to treat symptoms, functional medicine seeks the root cause of symptoms so that better health can be restored. A key feature of functional medicine is its basis in evidence-based research which provides a scientific foundation for health practices and strategies.

Register in advance for this workshop: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvc-Curj8vHtZu5obrovlCS9oxEkYrkGVE

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Living with the Pandemic from a Buddhist Perspective

Friday, August 14, 2020
by Susan

This online presentation was held on Sunday, Nov 1 from 3-4:30pm MST.

Published by BDK America or the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism, hardcopies of Jewels: An Introduction to American Buddhism for Youth, Scouts and the Young at Heart will be available from the Temple Library (when it opens) or you can download his book, free of charge by visiting: https://www.bdkamerica.org/book/jewels-introduction-buddhism-youth-scouts-and-young-heart

Words from the Author

For me, it was not easy growing up a young Buddhist in the early 1960s. Fortunately, things have changed enormously since then. Buddhism is today much more well known, and, as I will show in this book, it is now an “American religion” and no longer just a religion of Asia. Further, there are now far more “famous” Buddhists, great books on Buddhism, and information available on the Internet.

Despite this, I feel there are still very few introductory books for American (or Canadian) youths and young adults on Buddhism. That motivated me to work on an easy to understand introductory book for this audience. I feel I can accomplish this because of my own background of having been an American Buddhist youth. Plus, I have raised three Buddhist young adults.

It is my strong wish to contribute to the well-being of youth who are Buddhists or interested in Buddhism. Despite the growth of Buddhism in this country, there are still many challenges of living in a society dominated by Christian values and customs. 

It’s my dream that this book can help Buddhist youth to gain greater confidence in their religion, and give any younger persons (whether they are Buddhist or not) a chance to take interest in Buddhism. It’s good for adults too, which is why the title includes “for the Young at Heart.”

^{Rev. Dr. Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka}

^{Author, Ocean: An Introduction to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism}

^{Professor Emeritus, Musashino University, Tokyo}

^{Former BCA minister and IBS Associate Professor}

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