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Dharma Talk and Book Signing
by Author, Medical Anthropologist,
and Buddhist Teacher
Roshi Joan Halifax
"Engaged Buddhism:
Compassion in Action"
Drepung Loseling Monastery
Sunday, February 28, 2010 – 4:00pm |
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Joan Halifax, Ph.D. is a Buddhist teacher, medical anthropologist, Zen priest, and author of eight books. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work and practice for more than three decades has focused on engaged Buddhism, with an emphasis on end-of-life care, programs for prisoners, and the environment.
She is a distinguished invited scholar to the Library of Congress and serves on the Board of Directors for the Mind and Life Institute, a non-profit organization co-founded by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She was an Honorary Research Fellow at Harvard University, and has taught in many universities, monasteries, and medical centers around the world. |
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Co-Sponsored by: |
Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
Emory Collaborative for Contemplative Studies
The Hightower Fund |
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