Chaplain Story

[Seido]

I wanted to share this story I read about a Buddhist chaplain.
http://tricycle.org/magazine/death-is-not-an-emergency/

When my dad was in a similar situation, the hospice chaplain came to him. While my dad was too far gone to know, the service to the family was very meaningful.

Being so close to death brings clarity to what is important in this life.

Some day I would like to help others in this way. Maybe someday I can get back to school for chaplain training. Such an amazing service to others.

Gassho,
Seido
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[Myosha]

Hello,

Full of awe. Thank you for the link.


Gassho
Myosha
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[derek12261984]

Beautiful story, I got a little choked up in parts. Thank you for sharing.

Gassho
Derek
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[Kokuu]

What a wonderful example of engaged practice. A beautiful account of chaplaincy.

Thank you for sharing, Seido.

Gassho
Kokuu
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[Washin]

Thank you for sharing, Seido. A very beautiful and moving story.

Gassho
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[Mp]

Wonderful, thank you for the share Seido. =)

Gassho
Shingen

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[Jundo]

Wonderful.

My wife and I were hospice volunteers for a number of years, before coming back to Japan.

Often, the patient had found peace, but the family was in need of settling. The most important thing is to just listen and offer a hand. I can say that it was one of the saddest yet most joyous places too, as in the story, in a way hard to explain in words.

Gassho, J

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[Taiyo]

Wonderful and really moving indeed. Thanks for sharing this, Seido.

Gassho,
Andoitz.

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[Jakuden]

[gassholook] Very moving story, thank you Seido.

Gassho,
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[lorax]

Such a wonderful narrative that clearly shares the human experience of being with one as they pass from this life. I especially appreciate his statement "If you have ever been in the room at the moment of someone’s death, you have probably experienced the shift in energy that occurs and sometimes remains for minutes or hours afterward. I call it the silence of the leaving." During my career as a law enforcement officer and EMT, I have been there on a number of occasions, however never could express what I felt and experienced, that feeling of shift and change that occurred at the moment of passing of the persons life.

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[Byokan]

gassho2

Thank you Seido.

Gassho
Byōkan
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[Tairin]

Wonderful. Thank you.

Gassho
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