DEAR
GOLDEN RULE ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD:
A NEW GOLDEN RULE WEBSITE
“I
am happy to introduce you to two Golden Rule enthusiasts ---
Anna & Gray Hamilton --- from Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
These folks emit real good Golden Rule energy. And they back
it up with an inspiring website called "Golden Rule the
World: http://goldenruletheworld.org/
You
can contact Anna and Gray at goldenruletheworld@gmail.com”
Peace
Paul McKenna, Director
Scarboro Missions Interfaith Dept.
2685 Kingston Rd. Toronto,
Ontario
Canada M1M 1M4
tel.
416-261-7135 ext. 296
www.scarboromissions.ca
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TORONTO AND AREA EVENTS
TORONTO
INTERFAITH
BREAKFAST 2012
“One
City, Many Faiths, One Voice - Finding Harmony in a Digital
World”
Tuesday,
June 12 8:00 –
9:30 am
Location:
Yonge Dundas
Square
,
Toronto
For
information contact Rev. John Joseph Mastandrea
johnjosephm@metunited.org
416-363-0331 E24
Cost:
$30.00
Sponsored by TAIC –
Toronto
Area Interfaith
Council
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TOTTENHAM
THE TORONTO INTERFAITH COMMUNITY 11TH ANNUAL
RETREAT
Date & Time: Saturday, June 9,
9:00am-8:00pm
Location:
Eaglescroft Bed & Breakfast, 6325 2nd Line,
Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0
For
more information, email opendoorstopeace@gmail.com
“Celebrate
Interfaith
Be
with people of all faiths committed to the Golden Rule, who
work towards a world of peace, justice and harmony. Enjoy
music, reflection, sharing, song, laughter, dialogue,
discovery and the beautiful gardens at Eaglescroft.
Bring
your favourite food to share (if you have allergies or food
restrictions, please bring the food you can eat).
Theme:
Listening
Listen
to nature tell us how to use our inner ears
Listen
to your Interfaith friends and tell your stories from the
past year
Listen
to your true self in harmony with others
Guest
Speaker: Theodore Tsaousidis from the Snow Lion
Bookshop”
Contact
Information: If
you have questions or wish help with transportation
send an
email to: opendoorstopeace@gmail.com
or Find us on Facebook. Search for Open Doors To
Peace!
Directions from
Toronto
Take
Hwy 400 North towards Barrie. Go North to Orangeville Exit-
Hwy 9
Turn left (west) onto ON-9
W (Hwy 9) Turn right onto Sideroad 10 (towards
Beeton)
Take
the 1st left onto 2nd Line 6325
2nd Line is on your left
*If you have allergies or food
restrictions, please bring the food you can eat”
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TORONTO
CULTIVATING ECOLOGICAL WISDOM:
PERCEIVING, THINKING, AND ACTING WITH EARTH IN MIND, HEART,
AND SOUL.
Mark
Hathaway, co-author of The
Tao of Liberation
June 24-26
“This
course will build on some of the ideas explored in The
Tao of Liberation, but attempts to move from
the theme of "seeking wisdom in a time of crisis"
to the question of how, concretely, we may cultivate
ecological wisdom
From
Friday evening, June 24 to Sunday, June 26, Mark will be
facilitating a two-day course at the Summer Institute of the
Transformative Learning Centre at the Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT).”
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MORE:]
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TORONTO
TULKU:
A
documentary film by Gesar Mukpo, filmmaker and son of the
late
Chogyam
Trungpa Rinpoche
sponsored
by the Institute of Traditional Medicine
June 15th
7:00pm - Innis Town Hall Cinema
tickets available only at eventbrite:
http://tulku.eventbrite.com/
Filmmaker: Gesar Mukpo will be present
“Tulku is a documentary film about young people
caught between the modern culture they were born into and
the ancient Tibetan Buddhist culture from which they were
reborn. They are Western tulkus; all of them recognized when
they were children as reincarnations of great Tibetan
Buddhist masters. Filmmaker Gesar Mukpo is one of them. In
this film, he sets out to meet others like him; young people
struggling between modern and ancient, East and West. What
does it mean to carry on this ancient tradition designed for
an old world when you’re living in a completely new one?
How will Gesar and other Western tulkus fulfill
their destiny?”
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TORONTO
CARL JUNG: WOUNDED HEALER
A Reading by author Claire Dunne
Tuesday
June 12, 7pm - Institute of Traditional Medicine
553 Queen Street West 2nd floor
reservations
required: info@itmworld.org
“This
book explores the journey of a healer who honed his skills
by attending to the wounds in his own soul.
'Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul' is an essential work
of reference as well as a fascinating and entertaining read
for everyone interested in psychology, spirituality &
personal development.”
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TORONTO
MULTI-FAITH
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Universal
Oneness United Faith Canada
905 929 LOVE (5683) www.uoufc.org
“Are
you seeking spiritual community? Come join us for our
Non-Traditional
Multifaith
Sunday Service Every
1st and 3rd Sunday 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Trinity
St. Paul’s 427 Bloor St. W., Toronto”
“Sunday,
June 17, 2012, Priestess Claudia Davila: Summer Solstice
Rituals
to embrace the Goddesses for the Summer Solstice.”
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TORONTO
SUMMER SOLSTICE WORLD PEACE
FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 24, 12:00 – 5:00 pm,
Kew Gardens Bandshell, Toronto, 2161 Queen Street East, 4 blocks
East of Woodbine
“We
invite you, your family and friends to beautiful Kew Gardens
at the Bandshell in the Beaches. You will enjoy a young
people's presentation of peace messages, music sung with
guitar; sublime poetry; yoga and the art of breathing; flag
ceremony and sound of peace in many languages; drumming and
singing; giggling Laughter Yoga, the soulful Shout
Sisters choir, amazing Sound Healing, Rumi’s
poetry and songs with Garo and Friends musicians and Leslie
Gabriel Mezei, Dances of Universal Peace, and
much more - all in the joyful energy of Mother Nature. Bring
a picnic, a hat and a blanket if you wish!”
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GUELPH
A JOURNEY WITH RAINER MARIE RILKE
Location:
St. Brigid’s Villa, Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Guelph, ON
Workshop:
“A Journey with Rainer Marie Rilke: Discovering
Wellsprings of Beauty and Justice” – June 22-24, 2012
Facilitators: Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows
Friday,
June 22nd, 2012 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM,
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM, Evening session
time T.B.A.
Sunday, June 24th, 2012 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Total $325 ($288+$37 HST)
Pay
on line $200.00 to reserve your spot or email
reservation request to barbara.susan.booth
@ sacredwisdomcentre.com and mail cheque to Sacred
Wisdom Centre - 304 Stone Road West, suite 529, Guelph, ON
N1G 4W4.
More
Info/Register
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AURORA
/ NEWMARKET
PEACE MEDITATION GROUP
Our
Peace Meditation group will be meeting on Fridays in
Newmarket . We welcome anyone who would like to join us for
this evening of meditation, prayer and community.”
Please
email Erika Allen at erwassif@gmail.com
if you are interested in joining us.”
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TORONTO
SPIRITUAL
DIALOGUE CIRCLE
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: Don Heights
Unitarian Congregation, 18 Wynford Drive, Suite 102 ,
Toronto ,
Contact: Reverend Michelle Singh, michelle_singh@rogers.com
or 416-895-3932.
Join
us the first Monday of every month.
June
4: Forgiveness
"The
Spiritual Dialogue Circle is committed to bringing diverse
people together for conversation, prayer, sacred music and
meditation. In this Circle, participants are invited to
share readings and experience from their own spiritual
traditions.
We
encourage everyone to share their personal
inner
wisdom connecting spiritual practice with everyday life.
Ultimately, our goal is to foster peace within ourselves and
our world. This is a safe and open community in which
everyone is welcome to explore, grow and be supported."
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TORONTO
Please
mark your calendars….
ANNUAL ONTARIO MULTI FAITH COUNCIL
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Theme:
“Facing the Questions in Spiritual and Religious Care”
Date:
October 1 & 2, 2012 (overnight accommodation available
starting September 30)
Place:
Jackson’s Point Conference Centre, Jackson’s Point, ON
*
Look for our invitation by e-mail and on line with more
details in June *
www.omc.ca/
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CANADA
WIDE EVENTS
OTTAWA
Spiritual
Guidance and St. Paul’s Eastern United Church Presents
“INTERFAITH CONVERSATION”
Every
2nd Wednesday, 5:30 – 8:30pm
“New
Edinburgh Square Retirement Residence 420 MacKay Street,
Ottawa
Interfaith
ministry seeks the common ground among the faith traditions
as a seed for love, inner 
peace
and world peace. We celebrate all the great faith traditions
including, but not limited to: the Baha’i Faith; Buddhism;
Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism; and Taoism.
We
believe that celebrating all faith traditions can facilitate
and promote wholeness, integration and interconnectedness.
This
Interfaith Conversation will celebrate the diversity and
common ground among the faith traditions through a
facilitated workshop style conversation series. Participants
can look forward to a conversation based upon rich,
exploratory questions using the World Café facilitation
methodology. Bring your curiosity for discovery and dialogue
about the interfaith issues that matter to you.
These
Interfaith Conversations also offer participants the
opportunity to participate in communal meals that are
offered in a potluck setting. Contact Rev. Robert Meagher
for more details.
Registration:
Please contact Rev. Robert Meagher at 613-204-0299 or rmeagher@servingyourjourney.com.
Your
in-kind donation and/or free will offerings are accepted for
participating.
Visit
www.servingyourjourney.com
for more information.”
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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
iálogo
MULTICULTURAL
UNIVERSAL CRISOL HUMANOL 2012
Guadalajara
2012: Regional Event in Latin America
August
29 to September 2 2012 www.carpedieminterfe.com
OBJECTIVES
Bring
on the edification of Peace and Equity. Talk about what
unites us, regardless of our race, ideology or social
conditions.
Contribute with our ideas to the
solution of problems that affect us all.
A
Different Event
“Keeping
our autonomy, principles, personal and collective identity.
Search for answers to social conflicts that affect the Human
Being.”
A
profound encounter where the different ways of thinking,
creeds and beliefs converge in a fraternal scope of Respect
and Understanding.
Participants
Religious,
Spiritual, Indigenous, Academic Communities Humanitarian,
Women´s,
Environmentalist,
Senior, Youth and Children’s Organizations All those
interested in
interculturality,
dialogue and coexistence between different cultures,
religions and spiritual manifestations.
The
Content
Planetary
Emergency and Respect for Life: a)
Ecology. b) Human Rights. c) Childhood. d)
Youth. e) Wisdom of the Elders.
Where
are we headed to? Where do
we want to go? A New World is Possible!
Earth
and Humankind Women’s role in present days, Millenary Heritage of our Ancient
Cultures. Building Peace through Hope, Harmony
and Solidarity. Science, Technology
and Religion. Spirituality without religions.
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4TH
WORLD DAY OF INTERCONNECTEDNESS
ON
12 DECEMBER 2012
Based on the wonderful experiences on and
after
090909, 101010 and 11-11-11
we are thrilled to move with you
to the next level of celebrating interconnectedness on 12
December 2012.
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RESOURCES
RESOURCES - Toronto
COMMENTARIES ON THE GOLDEN RULE
Scarboro
Missions is proud to announce the publication of these
Golden Rule commentaries which can be downloaded free of
charge from our site. We know you will find these to be of
tremendous educational value in your work.
Researchers
have discovered hundreds of expressions of the Golden Rule
– from ancient and modern sources as well as from
religious and non-religious sources. Research efforts have
also uncovered numerous commentaries on the Golden Rule from
well-known individuals in a number of fields.
A
number of these commentaries are presented in this
compilation. Featured here are scientists, philosophers,
politicians, writers, business people, religious leaders,
companies, organizations and others.
Below
is the link to these commentaries. Please feel free to
forward this link and announcement through your communities
and networks for use in newsletters, bulletin boards,
websites, mailing lists, list-serves, blogs, Facebook pages,
twitter, etc.
https://www.scarboromissions.ca/Golden_rule/golden_rule_commentaries.php
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RESOURCES
MILESTONES IN RECENT
CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS
This document chronicles, on a
year-by-year basis, the dramatic advances in Catholic-Jewish
dialogue since the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s. This
detailed profile of significant changes and developments in
Catholic-Jewish relations will be very useful to teachers,
students, researchers, historians, interfaith practitioners
and others. This document can be downloaded free of charge
and is available in English, French and Hebrew.
Here is the
link:
http://www.scarboromissions.ca/Interfaith_dialogue/catholic_jewish_relations.php
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BOOK RELEASE
“MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES – WHY GOD AND ALLAH NEED TO
TALK”
Review
of Ruth
Broyde Sharone’s new book
by Leslie Mezei, Founding Publisher of Interfaith Unity
News.
“This
personal memoir (see www.MinefieldsandMiracles.com ) of a global interfaith activist is a must read for all
interfaith activists and communicators and for all peace
lovers. A memoir, like this one, works best when it
has a consistent theme that can ground the reader while
enjoying the myriad personal events and revelations. This is
the first book I am aware of that highlights the many “minefields”
associated with this work, such as the deeply held
prejudices, the egos and power struggles, the faux pas
we all make. It shines the light that much stronger on the
“miracles” that keep happening in interfaith encounters,
such as the times when a dialogue project or film has to be
prepared on a very tight deadline, and it miraculously runs
on “God’s time” (Ruth’s expression) with everything
and everybody coming together in an amazing flow. One of the
many, many pictures Ruth shares with us in the book is at
Toronto’s Scarboro Missions, where she showed us her
film: “Why God and Allah Need to Talk” I
was particularly impressed by her insisting that at each
event she runs, each person identify a next step in our
interfaith work, with a commitment to follow through. In the
book, she gives us lots of “interfaith pilates”
exercises, and discussion questions for groups.”
You may want to read a more detailed review by Paul Chaffee,
Founder and Editor of The Interfaith Observer. CLICK
HERE
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NEWS
PASSING OF AN INTERFAITH LEADER
Dr. Abdulaziz Khaki,
Vancouver
“We
are deeply saddened to inform you of the loss of Dr.
Abdulaziz Khaki, a true 
champion of interfaith dialogue and dear
friend of the Multifaith Action Society, who passed away in
Vancouver this past Tuesday, May 22, 2012.” ...
An
activist for human rights and racial justice in his native
Zanzibar, he brought his family to Canada in 1973.
“Aziz
was for many one of the first public faces of Islam in
Vancouver & the country. Respected by all the diverse
Muslim communities in BC, Aziz' vision of Islam was broad
and inclusive. His many roles includes adviser to the BCMA,
Vice President of the Council of Muslim Communities of
Canada, Vice President of Canadian Muslim Federation.
He was also one of the founders of the IDRF
(international Development & Relief Foundation) (idrf.ca).
Aziz
was: co-chair of the Provincial Committee on Diversity
and Policing; a member of the Commanding Officer's
Advisory Committee on Cultural Diversity - RCMP 'E'
Division; and the Advisory Committee to the Federal
President of the Treasury Board on Employment of Visible
Minorities in the Public Service and Crown Corporation.
In addition, Aziz sat on the National Defence
Consultative Committee on Social Change; was recipient
of the Federal Minister of Multiculturalism Award on
Excellence in Race Relations and was recipient of the Governor
General's Award on 125th Anniversary of Canada. In 2000
Aziz was declared as one of the 25 influential spiritual
leaders of the past 100 years in British Columbia.”
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NEWS
SIKH AWARDED PAPAL KNIGHTHOOD
The
Tablet: 25 April 2012
A leader
of Birmingham's Sikh community has been awarded a papal
knighthood for his interfaith work.
Dr Mohinder Singh was yesterday
made a Knight of the Pontifical Order of Pope St Gregory the
Great for his work on Catholic-Sikh relations. He is thought
to be the first Sikh to receive the award.
More than 120 Sikhs, from
Birmingham, London, Leeds, Kenya and India were present in
St Chad's Cathedral for Sunda'ys Mass and Investiture
conducted by Archbishop Bernard Longley.
A Catholic interfaith dialogue
expert, William Ozanne, also received the same honour.
In his homily the archbishop
praised the pair for their work and their friendship.
He said: "They have discovered
not only within each other, but also within the faith
traditions that they represent, an openness to dialogue and
a desire to deepen understanding and co-operation for the
common good.
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"BANGLADESH IS
THE BEST EXAMPLE OF
INTER-RELIGIOUS
HARMONY IN THE WORLD"
Vatican Insider:
Monday
28 May 2012
“In an interview with the new
Archbishop of Dhaka, Patrick D’Rozario, speaks about the
harmony that exists between the different religions and the
role the Catholic Church can play there in the coming years.”…
…”It was in this
context that Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the President of
the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, visited
us in April 2011. It was beautiful to see the open-hearted
way everyone accepted him - Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and
Christians alike. He gave a lecture at a seminar in Dhaka
University attended by Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and
Catholics. After his visit, he said Bangladesh is the best
example of inter-religious harmony in the whole world. We
truly believe that too because culturally there is that
basic harmony in the country. Indeed, this is a heritage we
have had for very many years”. …
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RELIGION AND PEACE BUILDING:
GRASSROOTS EFFORTS BY ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS
Frida Kerner Furman Journal of Religion, Conflict and Peace Spring
2011
IEA is an Israeli organization
founded in 2001 whose goal is to promote peace in the Middle
East through "interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural
study. We believe that … religion can and should be a
source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the
region and beyond." To this end, Israelis—Jews,
Muslims, and Christians—throughout Israel are invited to
join neighborhood groups that meet monthly or bimonthly to
discuss commonalities and differences across religious
traditions.
A number of groups also bring
together Israeli citizens and Palestinians from East
Jerusalem and from the West Bank. In bringing together
ordinary people from contending political, religious, and
ideological perspectives, the organization's goal is to
develop in these "encounter groups" understanding
and respect across the differences that divide them,
beginning with religious differences.
This organization thus
represents an example of religion utilized as a productive
bridge across political divides, which is gaining favor
today among many experts in conflict resolution.
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INSPIRATION
"Do not be daunted by the
enormity of the world's grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly now.
You are not obligated to complete
the work,
But neither are you free to abandon
it."
The Talmud
I am here only to be truly helpful.
I am here to represent Him who sent me.
I do not have to worry about what to say or what
to do, because He who sent me will direct
me.
I am content to be wherever He wishes, knowing
He goes there with me.
I will be healed as I let Him teach me to heal.
A Course In Miracles
A TEACHING STORY
In the south of
Thailand some years ago, a famous abbot was building a new
hall in his forest monastery.
When the Rains
Retreat came, he stopped all work and sent the builders
home. This was the time for quiet in his monastery.
A few days later a
visitor came, saw the half-constructed building and asked
the abbot when his hall would be finished. Without
hesitation, the old monk said, "The hall is
finished."
"What do you
mean, 'The hall is finished?' the visitor replied, taken
aback. "It hasn't got a roof. There are no doors or
windows. There are pieces of wood and cement bags all over
the place. Are you going to leave it like that? Are you mad?
What do you mean, 'The hall is finished'?''
The old abbot smiled
and gently replied, "What's done is finished," and
then went away to meditate.
This is the only way
to have a retreat or to take a break. Otherwise our work is
never finished.
—
Ajahn Brahm in Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?
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