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Buddhism in a Nutshell (+Crossword Puzzle Competition!)

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Spiritual/Worship Buddhist Community Meditation Mental Health Mindfulness Stress Management Well-Being Wellness

Sun, Oct 4, 2026

7 PM – 8 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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A solid overview of core Buddhist teachings, maps of Buddhism, and an orientation to Buddhist schools and lineages. The new 2026 Buddhist Geeks Crossword Puzzle Competition locks in the learning, with some fun prizes on hand.

Format: 20 minutes learning, 15 minutes competition, 20 minutes guided meditation

Sunday Series, Fall 2026
Taking a pragmatic approach, these sessions look at Buddhist teachings apply to our daily lives -- our everyday choices, habits, relationships, how we move in the world. The aim is for you to walk out the door with something useful that supports healing and flourishing in your life right away.

Sep 6: Welcome & Meditation
Sep 13: Working with Stress & Suffering
Sep 20: Which Buddhist Personality Type Are You?
Sep 27: How to Live Well: The Buddhist Approach
Oct 4: Buddhism in a Nutshell
Oct 11: Zen, with Dr. Auguste Fortin
Oct 18: Zen, with Dr. Rebecca Li
Oct 25: Fall Break
Nov 1: Relationships & Attachment
Nov 8: Mapping Your Heart & Mind
Nov 15: Dispelling Fear
Nov 22: Recess
Nov 29: Recess
Dec 6: Spiritual But Not Religious
Dec 13: Bodhi Day Meditation & Ceremony

Food Provided (Tea & Mochi Social Hour follows at 8pm!)

Speakers

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Sumi Kim

Buddhist Chaplain

Yale University

Before joining Yale in 2018, I served as the Buddhist chaplain at Duke University for 8 years. I received a BA in fine arts from Williams College, followed by an MA in Buddhist Studies and Sanskrit from the Harvard Divinity School. I was raised in a Zen community until I was just shy of 9, where my parents lived and practiced. In my teens, I became a student of the Theravada (insight) lineage. I’m the author of Blue Jean Buddha (2001); The Buddha’s Apprentices (2005); Sitting Together (2017); and Goodnight Love (2023), among others. My husband, Prof. Kim, teaches courses in Buddhism (Dept. of Religious Studies), and we have two college-age children and a dog named Bodhi.

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