Article archive / February 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 6. Source pages: 15.
Dr. John Pickering told the Times that he and Thay Dao Quang, Abbot of the Baton Rouge Vietnamese Buddhist temple, are planning a day-long “Mindfulness Day for Mental health Professionals” at the Tam Bao Meditation Hall in Baton Rouge. Dr. Pickering noted that this will happen most likely some time in March.
Thay is a zen-trained Buddhist monk with 20 years meditation experience and also has a masters in community counseling. Dr. Pickering has been practicing zen mediation for nearly 40 years. More details will be available in the next issue.
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