I wanted to make sure to share with you all here that I’ve got a chapter in Wisdom Publications’ The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work, which is edited by Harvard Divinity School profs Cheryl A. Giles and Willa B. Miller.
There have been and will be events on both coasts to promote the book, and I’m pleased to tell you that I will be at the Arts of Contemplative Care Book Event at San Francisco Zen Center this coming Friday, October 26th. Other contributors to the book who will be in attendance include my friends Rev. Jennifer Block and Daijaku Judith Kinst, as well as Grace Schireson and others. The evening will include “readings and reflections” from those of us who contributed chapters, as well as “an intimate view into this emergent field of engaged practice.” We contributors will also be available to sign books as well.
Here are all the particulars:
Friday, October 26, 7:30pm
City Center | 300 Page Street | San Francisco
If you’re in the area, I hope to see you there!
You can buy the print or e-book versions via Amazon.com, or order directly from Wisdom’s website. There’s also an official Facebook page for the book. If you’re a Facebook person, “like” the book for special social media content.

ABOUT OFF THE CUSHION
This blog begins with the assumption that Thai social critic and engaged Buddhist thinker Sulak Sivaraksa is correct when he says, "Any attempt to understand Buddhism apart from its social dimension is fundamentally a mistake." It also affirms Cambodian peace activist and Buddhist monk Maha Ghosananda's belief that "we must find the courage to leave our temples and enter the temples of human experience, temples that are filled with suffering." Therefore we shall seek to look closely at contemporary human problems in light of Buddhist thought, looking for ways to apply Buddhist values in service of a more just, peaceful, and loving world. 

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