On July 21, 2018, the Tzu Chi West Toronto Office kicked off it's brand new Mid- Summer Spiritual Lecture Series with "Living Buddhism Practically", presented by Tzu Chi volunteer Roger Lai. Over the course of his two-hour interactive session, Lai grounded the teachings of the Dharma in real-life stories and easy-to-understand examples, in the hopes that the 40+ participants would be able to change from simply reading Buddhist scripture to truly living like Buddha. Participants closed out the session with the sign language song "Let's All Become Amitabha Buddha", ending on a cheerful note and with an eagerness for the next in the lecture series.

