Comments on: Canadian Buddhists eh?

By: Leaf Dharma

Leaf Dharma — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:41:04 +0000

Another CDN blogger, living in the US http://yuttadhammo.sirimangalo.org/

And of course my blog.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:24:35 +0000

Thanks so much. You’ve helped me to add more blogs to my RSS reader.
.. and yes, you are keeping your Canadian-ness a secret, until now

Thanks for connecting!

By: NellaLou

NellaLou — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:33:49 +0000

There’s a few more Canadians with blogs.

http://dirkinstitches.blogspot.com/
http://satisaraniya.blogspot.com/
http://bhikkhublog.blogspot.com/

are some I’ve encountered
And some people don’t identify their nationality or are semi-anonymous.
I also write a blog but it’s not very quietly Canadian!

By: TMcG

TMcG — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:46 +0000

Adam/ DharmaBrewing : Due to your proximity, we will certainly consider you as half-Canadian. That completely counts!

By: TMcG

TMcG — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:23 +0000

Thanks so much for your comment Sarah.

I totally agree that much of this presence is dependent on the sangha. Personally, I always feel like William Gibson or some kind of wacky digital soothsayer when I suggest that local sanghas take their place online in connecting with current and would be members.

I also agree with the self-effacing nature comment too. I think that it’s much like how when I go to parties or social events and I can tell who the Maritimers are by the fact that they are hanging out in the kitchen. I’m not even going to get into the notion of regionalism in Canadian Buddhism. That’s getting a bit too meta!

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:50 +0000

I’m originally from Michigan, so I’m like half-Canadian. That counts for something, right?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:58 +0000

This is a very interesting post. I am definitely inspired by the Buddhist movement taking place in America and agree it would be nice to see some parallels here.

I think this sort of engagement is Sangha dependent. For instance, my temple seems to be very progressive: great web presence, good use of online tools (facebook, email), and seems to embrace new innovations and technology as a way of communicating not just the Dharma, but also community.

But yes, overall, Canadians do lack an in-your-face Buddhist movement. Maybe our generally self-effacing nature has something to do with it?