Upcoming Events Doing What Has to be Done- From Tyranny to Freedom Friday, October 17, 2008 4:00 PM The Stone House / 6602 Nicks Rd Mebane, NC USA Doing What Has to Be Done -From Tyranny to Freedom in Our Minds and Our World- A Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat October 17-26, 2008 Taught by Michele McDonald with Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey   Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:00 PM Santa Fe, NM USA Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Program Invites New Applicants The Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training is a visionary and comprehensive two-year certificated program for a new kind of chaplaincy intended to serve individuals, communities, the environment, and the world. The program focuses on altruistic and compassionate leadership and service, and on social transformation from a systems perspective. It is intended to prepare people to have the skillful means to transform all forms of suffering, including suffering induced by structural violence. Faculty for 2009 will include Roshi Joan Halifax, Margaret Wheatley, Fleet Maull, Stephen Batchelor, Richard Davidson, and many more. Upaya is now accepting applications for the 2009 training cohort. For more information, contact Maia Duerr, chaplaincy@upaya.org, and see http://www.upaya.org/training/chaplaincy.php