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COVID Safety

In-Person COVID-19 Safety Measures for BCIMS Events

 

BCIMS is happy to welcome folks to in-person gatherings. While we are excited to be connecting in person, the safety of the sangha and our communities remains our priority. 

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Before you arrive​


We ask that you stay home if you have:

  • Any of the following symptoms: fever, chills, shortness of breath, new muscle aches or headache, sore throat, new or worsening cough

  • Close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19

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When you arrive

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COVID-19 Protocols

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Each of our in-person gatherings will be planned in accordance with the BC Provincial Health Authority's guidelines for group gatherings. The protocols for each event will therefore evolve as needed to align with the needs of current conditions.


Please visit specific Event Pages for details pertaining to each gathering.

  • Masks will be encouraged but optional for BCIMS in-person gatherings, unless otherwise stated on the Event Page. To check on COVID safety measures of a specific offering, please visit the Program Page, and click "More Info" for the offering you are interested in.

  • Maintain social distancing indoors as much as possible.

  • Arrive early to help ease the check-in line

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If you have any questions, please contact jess@bcims.org

WELCOME to BCIMS

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment

BCIMS is based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC. With heartfelt gratitude we acknowledge that we come to you from the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xÊ·mÉ™θkwÉ™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), and SÉ™lÌ“ílwÉ™taÊ”/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years.  

 

BCIMS, as a settler-led organization, recognizes the ongoing benefits of the theft of this land and its resources to all settlers. BCIMS is committed to continuous learning about genocide, the history of colonization, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous communities. May our practices today centre this reality as a call to action to support Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and liberation more fully beyond the practice of this land acknowledgement, and move us towards non-harming, restitution, healing, and reconciliation.   

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Asian Heritage Acknowledgement

We would like to name and honour the lineage of the ancient teachings offered by BCIMS, and we offer our deep gratitude to the rich lineage of Theravadan Buddhist teachers whose wisdom continues to support our practice. These teachings originated in Asia with the Buddha’s teachings, specifically in Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. 

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