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How to Develop Compassion
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Sun, Jan 18, 2026
7 PM – 8 PM EST (GMT-5)
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Tonight we'll be welcoming everyone back and kicking off the spring semester theme of compassion practices. While in the fall semester we learned about working with the mind and mindfulness meditation, in the spring we turn our attention to cultivating the heart. Equally, if not more, important!
- Self-compassion quiz (paper version provided but you can also take it online here)
- Reflection in small groups
- Overview of compassion practice
- Guided meditation
Beginners, Buddhists, friends from other faiths, seekers, the curious, and all are welcome.
Food Provided (Tea and mochi social hour follows at 8pm.)
Speakers
Sumi Loundon Kim
Buddhist Chaplain
Yale Chaplain's Office
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, Professor Kim, teaches courses in Buddhism with the Department of Religious Studies, and we have two nearly-adult children.
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Co-hosted with: Yale Buddhist Student Community