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isName(lcform)) || (! checkPassword(lcform)) || (! checkAgree(lcform)) || (!checkTimezone(lcform)) ){ retval=false; } else { if (lcform.country.value=="USA") retval = checkZip(lcform); else retval = checkCountry(lcform) } return retval; } function checkSelect(lcform){ var w = eval("document." + lcform.name + ".event_category"); var count = 0; for (var x = 0; x < w.length; x++) { if (lcform.event_category[x].checked) { count++ } } if (count == 0 ) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please select at least one category", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'No Categories Selected' }); lcform.event_category[0].focus(); return false; } return true; } function category_check(lcform,pvalue){ var w = eval("document." + lcform.name + ".event_category"); for (var x = 0; x < w.length; x++) { if (pvalue == 'all'){ w[x].checked = true; }else { w[x].checked = false; } } } function popup(info){ var view_window; var lcf; info=info.toUpperCase(); if (info=="HELP") lcf="FAQ"; if (info=="LEGAL") lcf="Legal"; if (info=="A1CLEGAL") lcf="A1CLEGAL"; if (info=="PRIVACY") lcf="Privacy"; if (info=="A1CPRIVACY") lcf="A1CPRIVACY"; // if (info=="PRINTCAL") lcf="PrintableCalendar"; view_window = window.open("/elsie?JSP="+lcf+"&context=None", "localendar", "width=500,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); view_window.focus(); } function popupEventAdd() { view_window = window.open("/elsie?JSP=EventEditorAnon", "localendar", "width=545,height=550,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); } function popupPrintableCalendar() { var view_window = window.open("/elsie?JSP=PrintableCalendar&context=None", "printablelocalendar", "toolbar=yes,menubar=yes,width=700,height=600,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); view_window.focus(); } function lc_navjump(p_direction,p_menutype,p_startdate){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Calendar&mode=MONTH_"+p_direction+"&menu_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_startdate; } function lc_dayjump(p_menutype,p_date){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Calendar&menu_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_date; } function lc_weekjump(p_menutype,p_date){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Calendar&menu_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_date; } function lc_monthjump(p_menutype,p_date){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Calendar&menu_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_date; } function lc_yearjump(p_menutype,p_date){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Calendar&menu_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_date; } /* function lc_publishjump(p_menutype,p_date,p_calendarid,p_rsslink){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=PublishedCalendar&mode=PUBLISH_PUBLIC&search_type="+p_menutype+"&start_date="+p_date+"&calendar_id="+p_calendarid+"&rss_link="+p_rsslink; } */ function lc_searchjump(p_lat,p_lon,p_radius,p_date,p_type){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=SearchResults&mode=ADVSEARCH&member_lat="+p_lat+"&member_long="+p_lon+"&radius="+p_radius+"&start_date="+p_date+"&search_type="+p_type; } function lc_pubsearchjump(p_lat,p_lon,p_radius,p_date,p_type){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=PublishedSearch&mode=PUBSEARCH&membar_lat="+p_lat+"&member_long="+p_lon+"&radius="+p_radius+"&start_date="+p_date+"&search_type="+p_type; } function HelpWindow(vers){ var view_window; view_window = window.open(('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://')+"www.localendar.com/docs/display/lc"); view_window.title = "FAQ"; view_window.focus(); } function AddEvent(eventDate){ var target = "/elsie?DAM=EventEditor"; if (eventDate!=null){ target+="&eventDate="+eventDate; } window.location.href= target; } function Preferences(){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=PreferencesGeneral" } function Search(){ window.location.href="/elsie?JSP=Search" } function PublicEventDetail(m, calendar_id,event_id,more_info,exportDate,category) { if (eventWindow){ eventWindow.close(); } var dualScreenLeft = window.screenLeft != undefined ? window.screenLeft : screen.left; var dualScreenTop = window.screenTop != undefined ? window.screenTop : screen.top; var left = ((screen.width / 2) - (400 / 2)) + dualScreenLeft; var top = ((screen.height / 2) - (510 / 2)) + dualScreenTop; eventWindow = window.open(('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://')+"localendar.com/event?DAM=PublishedEvent&m="+m+"&event_id="+event_id+"&calendar_id="+calendar_id+"&more_info="+more_info+"&export_date="+exportDate+"&category="+category, "previewevent", "scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=400, height=510, top=" + top + ", left=" + left); if (window.focus) { eventWindow.focus(); } } function zipSearchSubmit(lcform) { var c = lcform.city.value; if (c.length < 3) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter at least the first 3 characters of the city", { 'type': 'warning', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Insufficient Information' }); return false; } return true; } function checkAdvSearch(lcform) { var addressOK = ""; addressOK = $('#member_lat').val(); if (addressOK==null || addressOK=="" || addressOK=="null"){ $.Zebra_Dialog("Please provide a valid geographic location for searching", { 'type': 'warning', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Insufficient Information' }); return false; } else { return true; } } function prefsGeneralSubmit(lcform) { if (checkDayViewRange(lcform)) return true; else return false; } function isNumber(data) { var numStr = "0123456789"; for (i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { thisChar = data.charAt(i); if (numStr.indexOf(thisChar) == -1) return false; } return true; } function checkCountry(lcform) { if (lcform.country.value=="---"){ $.Zebra_Dialog("Please select your country", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); return false; } else return true; } function checkTimezone(lcform) { if (lcform.timezone.value=="---"){ $.Zebra_Dialog("Please select your timezone", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); return false; } else return true; } function checkZip(lcform) { var zipcode = lcform.zip.value; if (zipcode!="00000"&& ((!isNumber(zipcode)) || zipcode == "" || zipcode.length != 5) ) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter a valid 5 digit zipcode", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.zip.focus(); return false; } return true; } function checkDayViewRange(lcform) { var dayStart = lcform.dayStart.selectedIndex+1; var dayEnd = lcform.dayEnd.selectedIndex+1; if (dayEnd<=dayStart) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please make sure the day-view 'To:' hour is later than the 'From:' hour.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.dayStart.focus(); return false; } return true; } // if you put one space in then it passes function checkSubject(lcform) { var subject = lcform.event_title.value; if (subject == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("You must supply a title for this event", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.event_title.select(); return false; } return true; } function checkChangeMemberLogon(lcform) { var str = lcform.username.value; // Return false if characters are not a-z, A-Z, or 1-9. for (var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) { var ch = str.substring(i, i + 1); if (((ch < "a" || "z" < ch) && (ch < "A" || "Z" < ch) && (ch < "0" || "9" < ch)) || ch ==' ' && ch != '.') { if (ch!='_' && ch!='-') { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Account name may only consist of letters & numbers (spaces are not allowed).

Please change your Account name.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.username.select(); lcform.username.focus(); return false; } } } return true; } function isName(lcform) { var str = lcform.username.value; // Return false if name field is blank. if (str == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Account Name is blank.

Please enter your Account name.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.username.focus(); return false; } return checkChangeMemberLogon(lcform); } function isEmail(lcform) { // Return false if e-mail field is blank. var str = lcform.email.value; if (str == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Email Address is blank.

Please enter your email address.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.email.focus(); return false; } // Return false if e-mail field does not contain a '@' and '.' . if (str.indexOf ('@',0) == -1 || str.indexOf ('.',0) == -1){ $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter a valid email address.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.email.select(); lcform.email.focus(); return false; } return true; } function isLocation(lcform) { // Return false if e-mail field is blank. var str = lcform.member_location_desc.value; if (str == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter a valid location.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.member_phys_address.focus(); return false; } return true; } function checkPassword(lcform) { var pw1 = lcform.password.value; var pw2 = lcform.confirmpw.value; // Return false if pw don't match. if (lcform.password.value == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Password field is blank.

Please enter your password.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } if (lcform.confirmpw.value == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Re-Enter Password field is blank.

Please enter your password again in the Re-Enter Password field.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.confirmpw.focus(); return false; } if (pw1 != pw2) { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Passwords you entered do not match.

Please check your entries.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.select(); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } if (pw1.length<6) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter a password that is at least 6 characters long.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.select(); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } // Return false if characters are not '0-9' or '.' . for (var i = 0; i < pw1.length; i++) { var ch = pw1.substring(i, i + 1); if (((ch < "a" || "z" < ch) && (ch < "A" || "Z" < ch) && (ch < "0" || "9" < ch)) || ch ==' ' && ch != '.') { if (ch!='_' && ch!='-') { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Password field only accepts letters & numbers (spaces are not allowed).

Please change your password.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.select(); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } } } return true; } function checkChangePassword(lcform) { var old_pw = lcform.password.value; var new_pw1 = lcform.newpassword.value; var new_pw2 = lcform.confirmpw.value; if (old_pw == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Password field is blank.

Please enter your password.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } if (new_pw2 == "") { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Confirm Password field is blank.

Please enter your password again in the Confirm Password field.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.confirmpw.focus(); return false; } if (new_pw1 != new_pw2) { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Passwords you entered do not match.

Please check your entries.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.newpassword.select(); lcform.newpassword.focus(); return false; } if (new_pw1.length<6) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please enter a password that is at least 6 characters long.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.password.select(); lcform.password.focus(); return false; } // Return false if characters are not '0-9' or '.' . for (var i = 0; i < new_pw1.length; i++) { var ch = new_pw1.substring(i, i + 1); if (((ch < "a" || "z" < ch) && (ch < "A" || "Z" < ch) && (ch < "0" || "9" < ch)) || ch ==' ' && ch != '.') { if (ch!='_' && ch!='-') { $.Zebra_Dialog("The Password field only accepts letters & numbers (spaces are not allowed).

Please change your password.", { 'type': 'error', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Validation Error' }); lcform.newpassword.select(); lcform.newpassword.focus(); return false; } } } return true; } function checkAgree(lcform) { if (!lcform.agree.checked) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Please indicate that you accept the Terms of Service", { 'type': 'warning', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Message' }); lcform.agree.focus(); return false; } return true; } function EditEvent(event_id,event_public,repeatsCode,eventDate) { if (repeatsCode!=null && repeatsCode!="N") { $.Zebra_Dialog('This is a repeating event. Do you want to edit the series, or just this occurrence?', { 'type': 'question', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Edit Repeating Event', 'buttons': ['Edit the Series','Edit this Occurrence'], 'onClose': function(caption) { if (caption=="Edit the Series") window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=EventEditor&event_id="+event_id+"&public_event="+event_public; else if (caption=="Edit this Occurrence") window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=EventEditor&event_id="+event_id+"&public_event="+event_public+"&occur=Y&odate="+eventDate; } }); } else window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=EventEditor&event_id="+event_id+"&public_event="+event_public; } function getRestaurants(zipcode) { var view_window; view_window = window.open("http://www.usrg.com/script/nearzip.asp?ZIP="+zipcode,"localendar","width=800,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); view_window.focus(); } function trim(strValue) { var intLoop=0; for(intLoop=0; intLoop=0; intLoop=strValue.length-1) { if(strValue.charAt(intLoop)==" ") strValue=strValue.substring(0,intLoop); else break; } return strValue; } function AnonAddInfo() { var view_window; view_window = window.open("/elsie?JSP=AnonAddInfo", "localendar", "width=475,height=565,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes"); view_window.focus(); } // Geo-Encoding functions function hideGeoAlerts(panel){ var prefix = ""; if (panel==0){ // Event Location prefix="event"; } else if (panel==1){ // Weather Location prefix="weather"; } else if (panel==2){ // Member Location prefix="member" } $("#"+prefix+"_location_chooser").hide(); $("#"+prefix+"_location_valid").hide(); $("#"+prefix+"_location_invalid").hide(); $("#"+prefix+"_location_none").hide(); $("#"+prefix+"_lat").val(""); $("#"+prefix+"_long").val(""); $("#"+prefix+"_location_desc").val(""); } function geocodeAddress(panel){ var prefix = ""; if (panel==0){ // Event Location prefix="event"; } else if (panel==1){ // Weather Location prefix="weather"; } else if (panel==2){ // Member Location prefix="member" } hideGeoAlerts(panel); $("#"+prefix+"_geoList").empty(); var address = $("#"+prefix+"_phys_address").val(); jQuery.support.cors = true; $.getJSON("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json",{address:address,sensor:"false"}, function(data) { if (data.results.length>0) { geoData = data; if (geoData.results.length>1){ $("#"+prefix+"_geoList").append($("") .attr("value",-1) .text("-- Please select --") ); } for (i=0;i") .attr("value",i) .text(data.results[i].formatted_address) ); } } else { geoData=null; } if (geoData==null){ $("#"+prefix+"_location_none").show(); } else if (geoData.results.length==1){ storeLatLong({value:"0"},panel) $("#"+prefix+"_location_valid").show(); } else if (geoData.results.length>1) { $("#"+prefix+"_location_chooser").show(); } }); } function storeLatLong(obj,panel){ var prefix = ""; if (panel==0){ // Event Location prefix="event"; } else if (panel==1){ // Weather Location prefix="weather"; } else if (panel==2){ // Member Location prefix="member" } if (obj.value==-1){ $("#"+prefix+"_location_valid").hide(); $("#"+prefix+"_lat").val(""); $("#"+prefix+"_long").val(""); $("#"+prefix+"_location_desc").val(""); } else { $("#"+prefix+"_lat").val(geoData.results[obj.value].geometry.location.lat); $("#"+prefix+"_long").val(geoData.results[obj.value].geometry.location.lng); var desc = $("#"+prefix+"_geoList option:selected").text(); if (""==desc){ desc = $("#"+prefix+"_phys_address").val(); } $("#"+prefix+"_location_desc").val(desc); $("#"+prefix+"_location_valid").html("Location valid
("+$("#"+prefix+"_location_desc").val()+")"); $("#"+prefix+"_location_valid").show(); } } // // Task-related functions // function addTask() { window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=EventEditor" } function deleteTask(index) { $.Zebra_Dialog("Are you sure you want to delete entry\n\""+taskList[index].title+"\" ?", { 'type': 'question', 'overlay_opacity': .5, 'title': 'Delete Task?', 'buttons': ['Delete','Cancel'], 'onClose': function(caption) { if (caption=="Delete"){ window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=TaskEditor&task_id="+taskList[index].tId+"&action=D"; } } }); } function editTask(task_id) { window.location.href="/elsie?DAM=TaskEditor&task_id="+task_id; } var DD_belatedPNG={ns:"DD_belatedPNG",imgSize:{},createVmlNameSpace:function(){if(document.namespaces&&!document.namespaces[this.ns]){document.namespaces.add(this.ns,"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml")}if(window.attachEvent){window.attachEvent("onbeforeunload",function(){DD_belatedPNG=null})}},createVmlStyleSheet:function(){var a=document.createElement("style");document.documentElement.firstChild.insertBefore(a,document.documentElement.firstChild.firstChild);var b=a.styleSheet;if(b!=null){try{b.addRule(this.ns+"\\:*","{behavior:url(#default#VML)}");b.addRule(this.ns+"\\:shape","position:absolute;");b.addRule("img."+this.ns+"_sizeFinder","behavior:none; border:none; position:absolute; z-index:-1; top:-10000px; visibility:hidden;")}catch(c){}this.styleSheet=b}},readPropertyChange:function(){var a=event.srcElement;if(event.propertyName.search("background")!=-1||event.propertyName.search("border")!=-1){DD_belatedPNG.applyVML(a)}if(event.propertyName=="style.display"){var b=a.currentStyle.display=="none"?"none":"block";for(var c in a.vml){a.vml[c].shape.style.display=b}}if(event.propertyName.search("filter")!=-1){DD_belatedPNG.vmlOpacity(a)}},vmlOpacity:function(a){if(a.currentStyle.filter.search("lpha")!=-1){var b=a.currentStyle.filter;b=parseInt(b.substring(b.lastIndexOf("=")+1,b.lastIndexOf(")")),10)/100;a.vml.color.shape.style.filter=a.currentStyle.filter;a.vml.image.fill.opacity=b}},handlePseudoHover:function(a){setTimeout(function(){DD_belatedPNG.applyVML(a)},1)},fix:function(a){var b=a.split(",");for(var c=0;cc.H){l.B=c.H}a.vml.image.shape.style.clip="rect("+l.T+"px "+(l.R+d)+"px "+l.B+"px "+(l.L+d)+"px)"}else{a.vml.image.shape.style.clip="rect("+j.T+"px "+j.R+"px "+j.B+"px "+j.L+"px)"}},fixPng:function(a){a.style.behavior="none";if(a.nodeName=="BODY"||a.nodeName=="TD"||a.nodeName=="TR"){return}a.isImg=false;if(a.nodeName=="IMG"){if(a.src.toLowerCase().search(/\.png$/)!=-1){a.isImg=true;a.style.visibility="hidden"}else{return}}else if(a.currentStyle.backgroundImage.toLowerCase().search(".png")==-1){return}var b=DD_belatedPNG;a.vml={color:{},image:{}};var c={shape:{},fill:{}};for(var d in a.vml){for(var e in c){var f=b.ns+":"+e;a.vml[d][e]=document.createElement(f)}a.vml[d].shape.stroked=false;a.vml[d].shape.appendChild(a.vml[d].fill);a.parentNode.insertBefore(a.vml[d].shape,a)}a.vml.image.shape.fillcolor="none";a.vml.image.fill.type="tile";a.vml.color.fill.on=false;b.attachHandlers(a);b.giveLayout(a);b.giveLayout(a.offsetParent);b.applyVML(a)}};try{document.execCommand("BackgroundImageCache",false,true);DD_belatedPNG.createVmlNameSpace();DD_belatedPNG.createVmlStyleSheet()}catch(r){} document.write('<'+'script type="text/javascript" src="'+"//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1.6.26/webfont.js"+'"><'+'/script'+'>'); document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) { WebFont.load({ google: { families: ['Montserrat', 'Mitr','Merriweather','Open Sans','Archivo Narrow'] } }); }); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write('
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Thursday, 9 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

Practice is not open to the public. Please check the Yamabiko Taiko website for a beginner workshop https://yamabikotaiko.wordpress.com

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Saturday, 11 July 2026
 2 pm - 3 pm
Rev. Grant Ikuta Lecture

Special Presentation by Rev. Grant Ikuta

'Namo Amida Butsu – To Space and Beyond'

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Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 2:00pm

Kelowna Buddhist Temple

Namo Amida Butsu – To Space and Beyond

Growing up as a child, I was always interested in physics. Albert Einstein was a hero of

mine. Along side my poster of the rock group KISS, which was hung on the ceiling over my

bed, was the icon poster of Einstein with his unkept hair looking fully the part of the ab-

sent-minded professor. In high school, my favorite teacher was my grade 11 physics

teacher, Mr. Pontifex who always had such philosophical questions such as when I jump

up, is it me moving up or is the Earth moving down? Perhaps, in a different life, I might have been a physicist in-

stead of a minister, but my path led me down a career as a Jodo Shinshu minister, which I have been serving as

for almost 35 years now.

So, what does all of this have to do with a Buddhist lecture? Because of my interest in physics, I have previously

given talks on subjects such as “Quantum Physics and Amida Buddha”. For this upcoming talk at the Kelowna

Buddhist Temple, I would like to examine “Space and Buddhism”, more specifically “Astro Physics and Buddhism

or was Captain Kirk a Buddhist?”

If this sounds crazy but peaks your interest as to what the heck is sensei going to talk about, then I hope you will

join me for the afternoon on July 11th for this Dharma Session entitled “Namo Amida Butsu – To Space and Be-

yond”.

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Sunday, 12 July 2026
 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Obon Cemetery Service

Cemetery Service at 1:30 pm

The Cemetery Service is held at three areas of the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery starting at the Pioneer Section where the blue Pagoda is situated.

Temple Service at the Kelowna Buddhist Temple at 3:30 pm

Potluck Dinner to follow service

Bon Dancing on at 7:00 pm

If you require help in putting on a kimono please come at 6:00pm

 
 
 3:30 pm - 7 pm
Obon Service and potluck
 
 
 7 pm - 9 pm
Obon Dancing
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Monday, 13 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

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Wednesday, 15 July 2026
 7 pm - 8 pm
Meditation -Temple & Zoom

We often overlook the importance of maintaining a healthy spiritual life in today's busy and high-tech world.

To regain calm and peace of mind, we practice together in a Zen-style sitting meditation, which also serves as a mini digital detox.
The origin of this silent meditation is Soto Zen, one of the major schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism, with a history spanning more than 800 years in Japan.

Participation fee by donation.

* * * To join the session online, please send your request to minister@kbtemple.ca, and I will send the Zoom link to you. * * *

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Thursday, 16 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

Practice is not open to the public. Please check the Yamabiko Taiko website for a beginner workshop https://yamabikotaiko.wordpress.com

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Monday, 20 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

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Wednesday, 22 July 2026
 7 pm - 8 pm
Meditation -Temple & Zoom

We often overlook the importance of maintaining a healthy spiritual life in today's busy and high-tech world.

To regain calm and peace of mind, we practice together in a Zen-style sitting meditation, which also serves as a mini digital detox.
The origin of this silent meditation is Soto Zen, one of the major schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism, with a history spanning more than 800 years in Japan.

Participation fee by donation.

* * * To join the session online, please send your request to minister@kbtemple.ca, and I will send the Zoom link to you. * * *

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Thursday, 23 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

Practice is not open to the public. Please check the Yamabiko Taiko website for a beginner workshop https://yamabikotaiko.wordpress.com

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Monday, 27 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

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Wednesday, 29 July 2026
 5 pm - 6 pm
Meditation -Temple & Zoom

We often overlook the importance of maintaining a healthy spiritual life in today's busy and high-tech world.

To regain calm and peace of mind, we practice together in a Zen-style sitting meditation, which also serves as a mini digital detox.
The origin of this silent meditation is Soto Zen, one of the major schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism, with a history spanning more than 800 years in Japan.

Participation fee by donation.

* * * To join the session online, please send your request to minister@kbtemple.ca, and I will send the Zoom link to you. * * *

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Thursday, 30 July 2026
 7 pm - 9 pm
Taiko Practice

Practice is not open to the public. Please check the Yamabiko Taiko website for a beginner workshop https://yamabikotaiko.wordpress.com

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