C.A.F.E. 229: “Being With Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom in the Presence of Death”

Welcome to the Tzu Chi Center’s C.A.F.E. 229. Our monthly conversations are centered on the themes of compassion, action, freedom, and enlightenment. This month we’ll be speaking with host Dr. Joanne Chang and special guest Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D, medical anthropologist and founder of the Upaya Institute and Zen Center. In this talk, Roshi Joan will discuss her pioneering work in end-of-life care, the role Buddhism and the Dharma plays in training compassionate chaplains, and the upbringing that shaped her incredible journey. She demonstrates that we can navigate the complex emotions that often come with death with grace, humility, and wisdom. Learn more about C.A.F.E. 229 and the Tzu Chi Center at https://tzuchicenter.org/CAFE229 Follow us on... Facebook:   / tzuchicenter   ABOUT OUR GUEST Roshi Joan Halifax is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest, anthropologist, and pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. She is the founder of the Upaya Institute and Zen Center as well as the recipient of the National Science Foundation Fellowship and an Honorary Research Fellow at Harvard University. Having studied and taught medical anthropology for over 50 years, Roshi Joan has dedicated her life to the subject of death and dying. Her books The Human Encounter with Death and Being With Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom in the Presence of Death are already considered seminal texts in the field. Learn more about Roshi Joan at https://www.upaya.org/about/roshi/ and her channel    / joanhalifax   #DeathAndDying #DeepConversation #Webinar #PhilosophicalQuestions #ThoughtProvoking #EngagedBuddhism #CompassionInAction