| Welcome |
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| PROGRAM STRUCTURE |
| – Course Components |
| – Reading Assignments |
| – Writing Assignments |
| – Service Work |
| – Mentor Interviews |
| – Optional Activities |
| COURSE INFO |
| – Contacts, Communications and Slack |
| – Group Agreements |
| – Payment, Withdrawal and Completion |
| MONTH BY MONTH |
| – Before Our First Workshop |
| – September Karuna – Compassion Seminar 09/08 Workshop 09/29 |
| – October Dana – Generosity Seminar 10/13 Workshop 10/20 |
| – November Sila – Virtue Seminar 11/10 Workshop 11/17 |
| – December Virya – Energy Seminar 12/04 Workshop 12/08 |
| – January Panna – Wisdom Seminar 01/12 Workshop 01/19 |
| – February Nekkhama – Renunciation Seminar 02/02 Workshop 02/09 |
| – March Khanta – Patience Seminar 03/08 Workshop 03/15 |
| – April Sacca – Truth Seminar 04/09 Workshop 04/12 |
| – May Aditthana – Resolve Seminar 05/03 Workshop 05/10 |
| – June Metta – Lovingkindness Seminar 05/31 Workshop 06/07 |
| – July Upekkha – Equanimity Seminar 06/28 Workshop 07/12 |
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November
SILA – VIRTUE
Workshop date: 11/17/2023
“May I be a protector to those without protection,
A leader for those who journey,
And a boat, a bridge, a passage
For those desiring the further shore.“
CLASS RECORDINGS
TO DO BEFORE DECEMBER CLASS:
– Practice regularly with paramita of the month: Sila / Virtue / Ethics
– Continue developing service work plan
– Meet with your buddy
– Meet with your small group
– Have a Mentor Interview if you are scheduled here
– Write the Dharma Story assignment: The Woman at the Well
– Read/watch the November workshop follow-up articles/video posted below
– Read at least 50% of the Book-of-the-Month (click here for schedule)
READ
VIRTUE / SILA
The Equivalence of Ethics and Enlightenment – Gil Fronsdal
Ethical Sensitivity
First and Last, Do No Harm
The Prayer of Shantideva
Secular Ethics – The Dalai Lama
ETHICS FOR BUDDHISTS AND CHAPLAINS
APC Code of Ethics
Ethics and the Care of the Sick
Protecting a Sacred Trust
Ethical Case Study – Mr Green
Four Approaches to Ethics
Ways of Thinking Morally
Boundaries
The Buddhist Chaplain and Social Justice
GUIDED MEDITATION
Guided Meditation for Chaplaincy
CHAPLAINCY CONTEXTS
Offering Spiritual Support for Family and Friends