A presentation of research carried out by the Tokyo based Rinbutsuken Institute of Engaged Buddhists into how Buddhists in the United States have developed their own particular approaches to both serving others in need and self-development within the context of American Clinical Pastoral Training (CPE).
The era of modern, industrial capitalism & communism based in the dualism of mind and body has increased our fundamental
A summary of Rev. Halifax’s second visit to the International Buddhist Exchange Center of the Kodo Kyodan Buddhist Fellowship in Yokohama, Japan, 2019. Rev. Halifax offered teachings drawn from her newest book ‘Standing at the Edge’ exploring how ‘edge states’ such as altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, engagement and compassion are essential emotional qualities for religious caregivers to develop in order to meet persistent suffering with transformative resilience.
Suicide has become the leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in Japan for the first time
A detailed overview of the 1st International Conference on Buddhism, Suicide Prevention an Psycho-Spiritual Care hosted in Yokohama and Kyoto, Japan, 2017.