Spirituality and Compassion in Healthcare

Here is the text of my prepared presentation given in Grenoble on Spirituality and Compassion in Healthcare “Good evening, thank you all for your curiosity about my thoughts on caring for those among us, our families, and friends, who suffer from illness. I would like to express my gratitude to Hocine and others for making the arrangements which make my presence here possible. At this time, I would like to introduce to you the two…

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Detachment an Excuse for Indifference?

Detachment an Excuse for Indifference? Engaged Buddhism I was asked the other evening if I believed that the concept of Engaged Buddhism was genuinely Buddhist or whether it was some Western idea of charity and good works being applied to Buddhism. I explained to him that I honestly felt that Buddhism at its core is all about social involvement and charity and all the things we now identify as Engaged Buddhist activities. I explained how…

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Nonviolent Communication – Dharma Talk Given June 12, 2011 (With Italian Translation)

Italian translation appears after the English Nonviolent Communication Dharma Talk 6/12/2011 Good morning, thank you all for coming to the temple this morning and joining together to practice the Lotus Sutra. Today and every Sunday through the entire summer, 13 weeks, I will be devoting my Dharma talk time to teaching and leading learning in Nonviolent Communication. These will be structured sessions that will involve various activities and take-away practices. On some Sundays we will…

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