Book Review: The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
Raymond Lam
15 March 2023
The first comprehensive volume on Buddhist counseling situates the calling of pastoral carers and psychotherapists in the Four Noble Truths
Book Review: Meaningful Life Fearless Death: Spiritual Insights on Death, Dying, Hospice Care and Grief Counseling
Dipen Barua
26 August 2022
A Theravada monk shares advice on the critical milestone of death, for oneself and for others
Palliative Perspectives Strengthen Buddhist Care in Shanghai
Raymond Lam
23 June 2021
The pioneering work of Jade Buddha Temple in providing care for the dying
Principles and a Pandemic: How Buddhism Helped Me Navigate Personal and Professional Lows
Dr. Sneha Rooh
22 June 2021
How Buddhist ideals helped weather personal and professional crises
Tsz Shan Monastery and Greater Good: Spiritual Care in Turbulent Times
Raymond Lam
19 August 2020
A joint program of spiritual care for the COVID-19 era
Buddhistdoor View: Pastoral Caregivers of the World
Buddhistdoor Global
2 January 2019
Welcoming the New Year with open hearts and…
Rethinking Death with Natural Burial Practices
Nina Müller
15 December 2018
An environmentally friendly way to return to the earth
29th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held at Soji-ji Temple, Yokohama
Raymond Lam
16 November 2018
Theme of conference on hope in life and death
Buddhist Ministry Initiative Conference: Building Partnerships and Forging Ties
Harsha Menon, MA, MFA
24 July 2015
Earlier this year, I was privileged to attend the first conference of the Buddhist Ministry Initiative at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The
Thelma’s Grudge: A Lesson in Compassion
Rebecca Dixon
31 October 2014
In the mid-1990s, I spent a year as a volunteer at Zen Hospice Project’s (ZHP) Guest House in downtown San Francisco, helping the four resident
Opening the Heart to Difficult People
Rebecca Dixon
12 September 2014
Rick was a hardscrabble kid from Indiana who came to Zen Hospice Project’s (ZHP) four-patient guest house in downtown San Francisco with AIDS. He was not
Buddhist Explorations in Pastoral Care and Contemplative Counseling
Raymond Lam
5 September 2014
The vision of Buddhism as a faith for the young and the living (rather than one needed only at death) has spread throughout the Sinophone