Feb 7, 2022
In this podcast, I talk with Pamela Patton, Director of
Pastoral Ministries for All Souls NYC. Pamela is a both a
Unitarian Universalist and a Buddhist and she founded the Buddhism
and Mindfulness program at the popular Unitarian Universalist
church, All Souls, in Manhattan.
In a wide-reaching conversation, we talked—among other
things—about how important it is to keep your own practice
strong if you want to help others. I think this is just as
important for all of us to keep in mind, as it is for Pastoral
Ministers.
I asked her what was one of the major issues people came to her to talk about with her over her tenure as a minister. She said, "connection." This just emphasizes how important connection has always been, even before the pandemic when we've all felt disconnected from each other.
This is such an important theme in Buddhism because, as we know, not only are we social beings, we are all interconnected or "interbeing" as the late Thich Nhat Hanh coined.