Sumeru Books

11/24/2025

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Finding Your Buddha Smile: Coming Home (To What Zen Is Really All About), by Rafe Martin ISBN 9781998248117 / 148 pages / 5.83" x 8.27" (A5) Publication Date: December 8, 2025 With Finding Your Buddha Smile: Coming Home (To What Zen is Really All About) lay Zen teacher and award-winning author, Rafe...

11/14/2025

The New York Times just published an article about glacial instability in the Himalayas and the huge consequences that will have. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been talking about this for years. Sumeru published a book about it, "This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment" several years ago. Author Michael Buckley traces much of the troubling causes back to China's economic plunder of Tibet, in his 500+ page ebook, "Tibet, Disrupted."

11/06/2025

What happens when the Dharma meets AI? In the final installment of his series on Buddhist publishing, John Negru explores the irreplaceable role of living teachers in transmitting wisdom beyond words

10/19/2025

Short notice, but... A Day of Community Engaged Buddhism
October 25, 2025, University of Toronto
12:15 pm Lunch (vegetarian options)
Community Booths through the Day
Register here: https://appliedbuddhism.ca/events

1:00 – 2:15 pm Students and Alumni Sharing their experiences with the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program and the impact it has had on their lives by:
Janet Pham, Esther Wing, Nicolas Violet, Yifei Wang (current students)
Lillia Wang, Dr. Joseph Tse (alumni)
Community Reflections by:
Dr. Keith Brown from the perspective of his new book “A Pedagogy of Surprise”
Chris Ng, President, Buddhist Education Foundation of Canada
Q & A

2:30 – 3:45 pm Presentations – New College CEL Program
Prof Kevin Edmonds on New College Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Program
Introduction and placement opportunities offered to CEL students by
DDM Toronto Centre https://www.ddmbaontario.org/
GTA Sunday Dhamma Schools https://old.westendbuddhist.com/ TBC https://www.torontomahavihara.com/
Puxian Temple https://www.puxiantemple.ca/
Toronto Centre for Applied Buddhism https://appliedbuddhism.ca/

4:00 -5:15 pm Celebration of two new books published by Canadian Buddhist authors
(1) A Pedagogy of Surprise: Exploring Gifts, Wonder, and Gratitude in Curricular Settings by Keith Brown
https://sunypress.edu/Books/A/A-Pedagogy-of-Surprise
Keith Brown is the VP of DDM Toronto Centre and a PhD graduate of University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning. His key areas of research include holistic education, contemplative learning, and teacher wellness.
Keith will be interviewed by Glen Choi, Professor, Seneca College
(2) The Inner Path: An introduction to Buddhist practice for prisoners, by Acharya Samaneti
https://sumeru-books.com/products/the-inner-path (English and French)
Acharya Samaneti is a prison spiritual care worker, philosopher, lover of the written word and seeker of truth. The contemplative life called him very early in his life; an only child, Samaneti found comfort in silence, reflection, and personal inquiry. Samaneti wishes to bear witness to the universality of suffering and actions of love that awaken hearts. This mission leads him to work with incarcerated people and other marginalized populations.
Acharya Samaneti will be interviewed by Martha Chan, Volunteer, Buddhism In Prisons Canada

Please share the attached poster, social media post and itinerary with your community and friends.

$6 admission. Proceeds will go to purchase The Inner Path to donate to Canadian prisons.

09/30/2025

Here is the video of my talk on the subject of Buddhist practice in the age of AI, given at the Buddhistdoor Global 30th anniversary conference in Vancouver earlier this month. Please share widely.

On 3 September 2025, Buddhistdoor celebrated its 30th anniversary with a symposium at Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Canada Society in Vancouver. The symposium featured ...

09/19/2025

Honoured to have published https://sumeru-books.com/products/this-fragile-planet

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as Environmentalist and Global Citizen Shortly after going into exile, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama began to reflect deeply on humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Recognizing early on that environmental protection was not only a scientific concern b...

09/05/2025

Buddhistdoor Global marks its 30th anniversary and looks ahead to future development with a conference for its cherished columnists

09/01/2025

My latest article is about Buddhist publishing in the age of artificial intelligence:

Even as AI helps with digitization and innovation, should Buddhist voices speak out about AI’s dangers: surveillance, inequality, and erosion of compassion

08/30/2025

Next book to be published by Sumeru:

Kody Muncaster, PhD ISBN 978-1-998248-15-5/ 126 pages / 6.14" x 9.21" / Bibliography included. Q***r Engaged Buddhism explores the relationship between q***r and trans theories and Buddhist scriptures across traditions, to begin a q***r and trans approach to socially engaged Buddhism.

08/26/2025

In 1377, long before Gutenberg’s press, Korean scholars were already producing books with movable metal type. This invention transformed how knowledge was spread, allowing texts to be copied and shared faster than ever before. What Europeans would later hail as a revolutionary idea had already been quietly shaping the Korean world centuries earlier.

One of the earliest surviving works is the Jikji, a Buddhist text printed in Cheongju during the Goryeo Dynasty. UNESCO now recognizes it as the world’s oldest book made with metal type. Remarkably, this was nearly 80 years before Gutenberg printed his famous Bible. The fact that a spiritual text was chosen also shows how important Buddhism was in Korea’s cultural and intellectual life at the time.

The Jikji that survives today is incomplete, with only one copy preserved in France, yet its significance cannot be overstated. It proves that Korea had not only mastered printing but also understood the power of mass production of ideas. It stands as a reminder that innovation is not owned by one nation or era but can spark across civilizations, often earlier than most people realize.

08/26/2025

Un sentier intérieur finally out in the world along with its English twin, The Inner Path!

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08/17/2025

100 copies of the French edition and 20 of the English edition on their way into the Québec prison system, thanks to the generosity of a donor.

Un sentier intérieur: Introduction à la pratique bouddhiste pour les personnes en prison, par Acharya Samaneti ISBN 978-1-998248-14-8 / 142 pages / 4" x 7" / illustré / Disponible le 9 Août 2025 Ce livre est offert gratuitement à toutes les personnes incarcérées, en détention provisoire, en ...