Calgary Buddhist Temple Blog

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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Fall Workshops

Friday, August 14, 2020
by Susan

The following workshops are open to everyone and will be held online using Zoom. Please register early and support the continued coordination of these workshops. There’s no fee to attend and donations to the temple are appreciated.

An Hour of Laughter, Joy and Peace

Join the Calgary Buddhist Temple on Sunday Sept. 20, 2020 from 1pm – 2pm as Candice Macpherson will be leading a 1hr online/ZOOM Laughter Yoga workshop. 

Laughter yoga consists of: Deep breathing exercises, clapping, chanting, tapping, gentle stretches, laughter sounds and laughter exercises followed by a relaxing meditation at the end. 

Candice will share the many physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health benefits along with how you can use laughter breathing and meditation throughout your day to create more health, love, joy and peace.

Laughter Yoga is for all ages and abilities. For this online workshop, we will do all exercises from a chair.

Click here to register for Laughter Yoga

Finding Inner Peace – Introduction to Tension Releasing Exercises (TRE®) for Stress Management  By Sara Clark (MSW, RSW, REAT and TRE®-CP)

Sara is a TRE® Certified Provider (TRE®-CP) and on Thursday, Oct 15 from 7:00-8:00pm, the Calgary Buddhist Temple is pleased to have her presenting on Tension Releasing Exercises (TRE®). TRE® is a complimentary, integrated health practice that can be used by almost anyone regardless of age or ability. It is self-empowering, self-initiating and self-regulating. In this online workshop, you will learn about: 

• What is Stress
• What is Trauma
• Our bodies response to stress or trauma
• What is TRE
• Who created it and why
• How it can be used to improve your well being

Click here to register for TRE/Stress Mgmt

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