| WELCOME |
| ZOOM LINK |
| PROGRAM STRUCTURE |
| – Course Components |
| – Reading Assignments |
| – Writing Assignments |
| – Service Work |
| – Mentor Interviews |
| – Optional Activities |
| COURSE INFO |
| – Contacts, Communication and Slack |
| – Academic Credit |
| – Group Agreements |
| – Payment, Withdrawal and Completion |
| MONTH BY MONTH |
| – Before Our First Class |
| – September (09/22/23) Karuna – Compassion |
| – October (10/13/23) Dana – Generosity |
| – November (11/10/23) Sila – Virtue |
| – December (12/01/23) Viriya – Energy |
| – January (01/12/24) Panna – Wisdom |
| – February (02/02-03/24) Nekkhama – Renunciation |
| – March (03/08/24) Khanta – Patience |
| – April (04/12/24) Sacca – Truth |
| – May (05/03/24) Aditthana – Resolve |
| – May (05/31/24) Metta – Lovingkindness |
| – June (06/28/24) Upekkha – Equanimity |
| RESOURCES |
| – Action + Reflection = Learning |
| – General |
| – Return to Sati.org |
Contacts and Communication
Slack
In between workshops, the best way to reach out to fellow students and faculty members is through Slack. You can register for Slack by clicking here. If you need any help using the platform, please email Vanessa on vanessa.able@gmail.com
- Please fill out your profile on Slack, including uploading a photo and writing your email and pronouns
- We will be using Slack for messaging one another through the year. You will also be submitting your essays through Slack.
- If you’re not familiar with Slack, check out this page for an intro to the basics.
Ways to access Slack: - Through your regular browser (ie Chrome, Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc) – AND/OR –
- Download an app for your computer – for Windows, click here. For Mac, click here. – AND/OR –
- Use Slack on your phone: for iPhone click here; for Android, click here.
Below is a list of your 2023-4 Buddhist Chaplaincy Training cohort, including your locations, in case this is useful information for car pool planning. Please let me know if I need to adjust your location!
Program Participants
| Fred Branaman | Alameda |
| Karen Moir | Santa Clara |
| Ravi Mishra | San Francisco |
| Kan Yan | Berkeley |
| Steven Minden | Mountain View |
| Ross Bauer | Kensington |
| Peter Crandall | Palo Alto |
| Gauri Kolhatkar | Santa Monica |
| Zuzu Myers | Muir Beach |
| Shani Jayant | Mountain View |
| Edward Tcheleshev | Napa |
| Sveta Krasikova | San Mateo |
| Wendy Lo | FosterCity |
| Michael Nellany | Fremont |
| Diane Bloch | Santa Cruz |
| Clif Cannon | Portland, OR |
| Kent Putnam | Woodside |
| Ben Rosenthal | Skokie, IL |
| Thenuka Karunaratne | San Francisco |
Program Faculty
| Jennifer Block | Santa Rosa |
| Gil Fronsdal | Redwood City |
| Paul Haller | San Francisco |
| Vanessa Able | Provence, France |