Author Archives: Ray Nakano

About Ray Nakano

Ray is a retired, third generation Japanese Canadian born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He resides in Toronto where he worked for the Ontario Government for 28 years. Ray was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2011 and practises in the Plum Village tradition, supporting sanghas in their mindfulness practice. Ray is very concerned about our climate crisis. He has been actively involved with the ClimateFast group (https://climatefast.ca) for the past 5 years. He works to bring awareness of our climate crisis to others and motivate them to take action. He has created the myclimatechange.home.blog website, for tracking climate-related news articles, reports, and organizations. He has created mobilizecanada.ca to focus on what you can do to address the climate crisis. He is always looking for opportunities to reach out to communities, politicians, and governments to communicate about our climate crisis and what we need to do. He says: “Our world is in dire straits. We have to bend the curve on our heat-trapping pollutants in the next few years if we hope to avoid the most serious impacts of human-caused global warming. Doing nothing is not an option. We must do everything we can to create a livable future for our children, our grandchildren, and all future generations.”

Public Talk on Applied Mindfulness: A New Way of Seeing, Being & Acting on April 4, 2023 From 7:30 to 9:30 pm EDT at the University of Toronto

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Day of Mindfulness on March 7, 2020

Day of MindfulnessMindfulness TrainingsAs Our ProtectionMarch 7, 10 am – 3:30 pmAt Canadian Mindfulness Center1278 St. Clair Ave W. Toronto M5E 1B9 At times, we may see the Five Mindfulness Trainings (precepts) as rules based on ideas of ‘right’ and … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from MPC!

On December 17, 2016, MPC had their Christmas party celebrating with a potluck lunch, readings, singing and games.  A good time was had by all!

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Earth Holder Commitment Pledge

Here is the EarthHolderCommitment Pledge. We encourage you to take a moment to reflect on your lifestyle and make a personal commitment to reduce your environmental impact. When contemplation and action come together in the moments of our daily life, we enrich … Continue reading

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Thich Nhat Hanh: What is Nirvana?

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