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| – Service Work |
| – Mentor Interviews |
| – Optional Activities |
| – Chaplain Consults |
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| – Contacts, Communication and Slack |
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| – Group Agreements |
| – Payment, Withdrawal and Completion |
| MONTH BY MONTH |
| – Before Our First Class |
| – September (09/30/22) Karuna – Compassion |
| – October (10/21/22) Dana – Generosity |
| – November (11/11/22) Sila – Virtue |
| – December (12/09/22) Viriya – Energy |
| – January (01/13/23) Panna – Wisdom |
| – February (02/03-04/23) Nekkhama – Renunciation |
| – March (03/10/23) Khanta – Patience |
| – April (04/07/23) Sacca – Truth |
| – May (05/05/23) Aditthana – Resolve |
| – June (06/02/23) Metta – Lovingkindness |
| – July (07/07/23) Upekkha – Equanimity |
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September
KARUNA – COMPASSION
Workshop date: 09/30/2022
“As the Boddhisattvas thousand eyes behold the world’s suffering,
Compassion awakens to perform the work of a Buddha.“
CLASS RECORDINGS
TO DO BEFORE OCTOBER CLASS:
– Practice regularly with paramita of the month: Compassion
– Start service work or develop a plan accordingly
– Meet with your buddy and get to know one another’s motivation for enrolling in this training
– Meet with your small group (virtually or in person) and discuss the impact of the September workshop
– Have a Mentor Interview if you are scheduled here
– Write the Dharma Story assignment: ‘Tending the Sick’
– Read the September workshop follow-up articles posted below
– Read at least 50% of the Book-of-the-Month (click here for schedule)
– (Optional) Attend Writing Workshop 9am-10:45am on Saturday, 15th October. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8808435723?pwd=NGtJQjlaSjVabkZWOVlOZFBWNE9tUT09
READ
About Buddhist Chaplaincy – by Gil Fronsdal
About Buddhist Chaplaincy – by Paul Haller
About Buddhist Chaplaincy – by Jennifer Block
What is a chaplain?
Chaplaincy- A Brief Intro
Structure of a Care Relationship
A Treatise on the Paramis
The 10 Perfections – a poem
Compassionate Mind Healthy Body
Compassion & the Bodhisattva vows
The Four Domains of Competency