
Buddhist Spiritual Care
How chaplaincy fills a special role in contemporary Dharma leadership
John Harvey Negru is publisher at The Sumeru Press, Canada’s largest independent Buddhist book publisher, and author most recently of Engaged Buddhism: 50 Collected Essays, Interviews, and Profiles 2020-2025 (Sumeru, Spring 2026). He has been involved in many Buddhist community development projects and environmental causes over the past 50 years, and has been a technological design educator for more than 25 years.
Many of the articles featured in this column are based on topics from his 2018 book, Bodhisattva 4.0: A Primer for Engaged Buddhists. Bodhisattva 4.0 is published monthly.
Bodhisattva 4.0 is published monthly.

How chaplaincy fills a special role in contemporary Dharma leadership

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From reaching out to deities to urging government action…

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Examining games as a way to see deeper into our human…

Making the conditions for compassionate transformation

Confronting death in the age of coronavirus, with Buddhist…