Ray Nakano Email and Phone Number

Ray is a retired third generation Japanese Canadian (Sansei). He was born and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He now lives in Toronto where he worked for the Ontario Government for 28 years. Ray practises in 2 Buddhist traditions: Jodo Shinshu and that of Thich Nhat Hanh. Ray is a member of the Hamilton Buddhist Temple. He was a past president of the Temple for 5 years, and was on the board of the JSBTC for several years. He currently hosts the monthly virtual temple services for the Hamilton Buddhist Temple.Ray is a practitioner in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk whose practice is based on mindfulness and meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh has written over 100 books on meditation and mindfulness, and has established monasteries around the world including Plum Village in France. Ray was ordained by Master Thich Nhat Hanh into the Order of InterBeing in 2011. He had been facilitating in person meditation sessions every week at the Toronto Buddhist Church and bi-monthly at the Hamilton Buddhist Temple since 2015. Since the pandemic, he has been hosting virtual, weekly mindfulness meditation sessions in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.Ray is passionate about climate action and very concerned about our Climate Crisis. He has been actively involved in the ClimateFast group (https://climatefast.ca) for the past 3 years. He works to bring awareness of our Climate Crisis to others, and to take action in addressing this existential crisis for all life on earth. He has created the myclimatechange.home.blog website, for tracking climate-related news articles, reports, and organizations. He is always looking for opportunities to reach out to communities, politicians, and governments to communicate about our Climate Crisis.He is married and has 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. He says: “Our world is in dire straits. Doing nothing is not an option. We must do everything we can to create a liveable future for our children, our grandchildren, and all future generations.”