Edge states as opportunities for courage and compassion

2019-03-13

University of Virginia. School of Medicine

Anthropologist, activist, and priest Roshi Joan Halifax is the founder and head teacher of the Buddhist monastery, Upaya Zen Center. Seventeen years ago at Upaya, she pioneered a new form of bedside contemplative care known as "Being with Dying," which has since helped to illuminate and change the psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual care of the dying. Halifax's newest work probes what she calls five "edge states" of how we become involved with our fellow beings: altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement. In this Bice Memorial Lecture, she explores the risks and the opportunities for courage and compassion that persons in the helping professions encounter "at the edge."

Bice Lecture, Co-presented with the School of Nursing, UVA

Halifax, Joan (Speaker); Fontaine, Dorrie K. (Moderator); Childress, Marcia Day (Moderator); University of Virginia. School of Medicine

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

Filmed lectures

Compassion; Altruism; Empathy; Zen Buddhism

Medical Center Hour

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

English

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