| The Buddhist Education Foundation
for Canada (BEFC) is founded to advance Buddhist education that
would open our minds to the teachings of the Buddha as an alternative
paradigm to the blind pursuit of materialistic pleasures. It is
an education that can lead to personal freedom and happiness as
well as interpersonal peace and harmony.
Our modern society places excessive emphasis on
materialism. Many personal, familial and social problems develop
as a result of our discontent, our fear of not obtaining or losing
what we desire. Our youths are constantly bombarded by the messages
of materialistic pursuits as the only viable way of living. They
often miss the opportunity to learn the value of attaining inner
peace arising from helping rather than harming, from a mind purified
of destructive emotions.
Through the support of Buddhist Education
in Canadian universities, we aim to provide more opportunities
to students to explore the Buddha's teachings as alternative perspectives
and methodologies to handle the stress of modern living, to better
understand themselves and their place in the world.
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