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So what’s it like to be a Buddhist chaplain?
From 2000 to 2012 I was a Buddhist (and interfaith) chaplain intern at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, where I also worked as a Research Professor of Public Health. While Buddhism is far from being a mainstream religion in the United States[i], I found that my Buddhist practices and understandings supported me in my
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Motivation and the Path
In these days, we’re bombarded by news, household logistics, and finances (among other things) – the question may arise” how is my meditation practice fit into all of this?” In this short talk, I consider what might bring us to the path of dharma, and how we’re motivated to stay on (or stray from) this
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Let’s meditate together on Zoom!
A guided meditation for the Zoom-weary. These days, many of our group practice and study programs are taking place on zoom. How do we create a felt sense of community over this medium? A challenge on meditating on zoom arises when our eyes and attention are often focused on an electronic screen, while our body
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Engaging our world with contemplative practice
“How do we blend contemplative practice with service in the world? How can we extend ourselves, offer ourselves to that world in an authentic way? One where we’re not burning out at the same time? How can we support people both at the peak of tragedy, getting over the most difficult parts, as well as
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The Ancestral Tablets
I’m sitting in DIA waiting for my plane to DC. Along with me are the ceramic tablets that my cousin Margo gave me a couple of weeks ago in Lodi – they were commissioned by Uncle Harry (in Hong Kong? China?) and are 30 pound large photos inscribed on white ceramic of my two grandparents
