The arts of contemplative care : pioneering voices in Buddhist chaplaincy and pastoral work / edited by Cheryl A. Giles and Willa B. Miller ; foreword by Judith Simmer-Brown ; preface by Pat Enkyo O'Hara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giles, Cheryl A., editor.

Baker, Willa Blythe, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaplains.

Pastoral care.

Pastoral counseling (Buddhism).

Physical Description:

xxii, 345 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2012]

Summary:

Powerful and Life-Affirming, this watershed volume brings together the voices of pioneers in the field of Buddhist contemplative care-from hospice and hospitals to colleges, prisons, and the military. Each first-person essay offers a distillation of the wisdom gained over years of experience, and vividly shows the lived experience of each pastoral worker. The stories told here are sure to inspire-whether you are a professional caregiver or are simply called to serve through caregiving. Quite simply, this is a book that can change lives. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Roots of Contemplative Care: Foundations of a Discipline

Toward a Definition of Buddhist Chaplaincy, Jennifer Block 3

Cultivating an Appropriate Response: Educational Foundations for Buddhist Chaplains and Pastoral Care Providers, Daijaku Judith Kinst 9

Meditation Is Not Enough, Wakoh Shannon Hickey 17

SPOT: A Training Program for Buddhists in America, Lew Richmond and Grace Schireson 27

Beyond the Color Line: Cultivating Fearlessness in Contemplative Care, Cheryl Giles 41

II Serving the Sick: The Arts of Hospital Chaplaincy

The Four Noble Truths as a Framework for Contemplative Care, Trudi Jinpu Hirsch 55

Buddhist Chaplaincy in a Christian Context: A Personal Journey, Mark Power 63

The Turning of the Dharma Wheel in Its Many Forms, Robert Chodo Campbell 73

Widening the Circle: Engaged Bodhichitta in Hospital Chaplaincy, Chris Berlin 81

The Jeweled Net: What Dogen and the Avatamsaka Sutra Can Offer Us as Spiritual Caregivers, Koshin Paley Ellison 93

The Way of the Chaplain: A Model Based on a Buddhist Paradigm, Mikel Ryuho Monnett 105

III Dharma Behind Bars: The Arts of Prison Ministry

Gary's Story, Dean Sluyter 113

Compassion Radiates through Rock, Margot Neuman, with Gary Allen 121

We Belong to One Another, Penny Alsop 133

All My Relations, Richard Torres 141

Caring for Each Other Behind Prison Walls, Nealy Zimmermann 149

Buddhists Behind Bars, Terry Conrad 161

IV Wielding Manjushri's Sword: The Arts of College and Military Chaplaincy

May You Always Be a Student, Danny Fisher 173

Changing Our Mind, Transforming Our World, Ji Hyang Padma 185

Buddhist Pastoral Ministry in the Military, Thomas Dyer 193

V Living with Dying: The Arts of End-of-Life Care

Spiritual Care with the Dying, Tenzin Chodron 207

Community and Compassion in Care of the Dying, Joan Halifax 219

Awakening Kindness: End-of-Life Care in a Social Model Hospice, Randy Sunday 231

Being a Compassionate Presence: The Contemplative Approach to End-of-Life Care, Kirsten Deleo 243

Finding Acceptance at the Heart of Things, Carlyle Coash 253

A Little Nowness, Ginger Brooks 265

Ten Slogans to Guide Contemplative Care, Victoria Howard 273

VI The Pastoral Role of the Dharma Teacher: The Arts of Ministry

Thus I Have Listened: A Reflection on Listening as Spiritual Care, Willa Miller 281

Wrong Speech: Knowing When It's Best to Lie, Lin Jensen 291

Report from the Field: Being an American Zen Buddhist Minister, Steve Kanji Ruhl 301

Buddha, Dharma, and Community Ministry in the City, Rebecca O. Johnson 309

Family Programming in Buddhist Community, Sumi Loundon Kim 315

Internet Resources for Buddhist Chaplaincy and Ministry 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0861716647

9780861716647

OCLC:

781678854