Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Program

The unfinished vow, essay from our founder Roshi Joan Halifax

The Unfinished Vow—Essay by Roshi Joan Halifax There is a story I have carried with me for some decades, and it gets truer every year. The Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi, a man of considerable learning…

Last 2 days to apply for a BIPOC scholarship for our Buddhist Chaplaincy Program.

BIPOC Scholarship “Socially engaged Buddhism is a dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the

Applications for our Chaplaincy program, start March 2027, are open.

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Wonderful teaching from Rosh Joan founder or our Chaplaincy Program.

Raising a Broom–Essay by Roshi Joan Halifax Roshi Joan Halifax explores the Zen teaching on work, busyness, and the living heart of practice, drawing on samu, nyohō, raising a broom, and a classic koan.

One of our students about our chaplaincy program.

Hearing the Earth Cry: Notes on Learning to Serve a World on Fire "What we most need to do is hear within us the sound of the earth crying." — Thich Nhat Hanh

Beautiful Substack reflection from one of our Chaplaincy students

What the Soil Remembers Reflections on Rematriation, Ancestors, and Impossible Vows

Offering Deep Presence at the End of Life.

By Upaya Chaplain Sallamah Aliah

Offering Deep Presence at the End of Life Through her training at Upaya and service as a hospital chaplain, the author learns that chaplaincy is not a profession but a way of life. In moments of death, fear, and vulnerability, she discovers the power of presence—standing with others in their fire and finding her own promise to live.