Where the Buddhist Chaplains Are
More dharma practitioners are entering the field of chaplaincy in America. How many more? That’s one in a long list of questions we don’t have the answer to.
Pamela Gayle White
Pamela Gayle White serves as staff chaplain at a hospice in central Virginia. She has written dozens of articles and created a podcast related to training and working in chaplaincy for Tricycle, where she’s a contributing editor. She also teaches in the Bodhi Path network and greater community.
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When people age with memories more or less intact, remembering can be a dreadful burden, laden with fears and regrets, or a precious refuge to come home to.
Who Are We Without Our Memories?
For many of us, the thick fog of memory loss is one of the most fearsome things we can imagine.
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A Friend’s Death
At the bedside of a dying friend, a Buddhist practitioner discovers the blessings of presence, fellowship, practice, and release.
A Good Death
Aiming for any preferred version of death is fraught with opportunities for disappointment and rejection when the time comes.
Real Belief
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Podcasts
Mindfulness and Awareness in End of Life Care
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Pamela Gayle White, a Tricycle contributing editor who recently completed her residency as an interfaith chaplain at the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center, shatters the taboo as she speaks with four of her former colleagues at UVA about what they’ve learned from their years of working with the dying.
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Letting Go
The Buddha taught ‘letting go’ as an essential part of the path to true fulfilment. His message seems to go against the grain of our unspoken assumption that happiness comes from acquiring—relationships, wealth, kudos, fame, convictions,…
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