In-Person and Online: A Path of Radical Inclusion – An Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy
with Mary Remington
Thursday, October 1st, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
In-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
Amidst our troubled modernity, how do we not turn away from the suffering that is before us and within us? How can we just stay, right here with this moment in all its difficulty and potentiality, and offer our whole self toward universal flourishing?
The Buddha asked these very kinds of questions… over 2,500 years ago.
Today, Buddhist Chaplaincy is a kind of response to these evergreen questions, grounded in the Buddha’s teachings of compassion and wisdom.
Buddhist Chaplaincy exists not only as a spiritual caregiving profession found in healthcare, prisons, and the military, but is also as a way of spiritual living that meets all of life with an indiscriminate heart.
At its core, Buddhist chaplaincy is about “right view,” a wholehearted way of seeing reality beyond preference and agenda, and meeting the moment through acts characterized by non-separation, relationality, and great tenderness.
During this evening together, ordained Zen Buddhist chaplain Mary Myoku Remington will explore radical inclusivity as it relates to our lived experiences of suffering and joy, encourage inner inquiry on letting go of what separates us, and share her own direct experiences on what service has taught her about loving.
Note: This program will be recorded. The recording will be sent to all registrants after the program, so please feel free to sign up even if you cannot join in real time.
In-Person Registration:
Please register below to attend in-person. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)
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Bring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy.
Online (Zoom) Registration:
Please register below to attend online via Zoom. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)
If you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.
CLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window.
Bring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy.
Volunteering
All of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities, please fill out our inquiry form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Teacher(s)
Mary Remington
Rev. Mary Myoku Remington is a Buddhist Chaplain and Director of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at Upaya Institute and Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM. For seven years, she was Director of the Spiritual Care Department at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern, NY. She began her relationship with Zen Buddhism through the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in 2007, working closely with the co-founders for ten years to develop the program from the ground up.
Mary brings a wealth of experience in Buddhist-based spiritual caregiving and socially engaged Buddhism. She completed all her chaplaincy education in large healthcare systems in the New York City area, and has focused much of her spiritual care supporting those with addiction, disability, and persons approaching end of life. She speaks and teaches on Buddhist Chaplaincy nationally and internationally, and also holds a private practice in spiritual care counseling and support. Mary is also the mother of a young teenage daughter who she considers her greatest teacher of all.
Mary has practiced in the Soto Zen tradition for twenty years, and received the precepts and her chaplaincy ordination with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, of the Prajna Mountain Buddhist Order.