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Andre Vellino is an Associate professor of Information Studies at the University of Ottawa. He has practiced Buddhism in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah since 1990 and studied with western monks from this tradition, including Ajahn Viradhammo and Ajahn Sumedho. Andre is a past president of the Ottawa Buddhist Society. He is also a member of the Order of Interbeing and a Lay Dharma Teacher in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh.