Dementia Dharma: Caregiving Sentient Beings with Neurodegenerative Diseases

Not hosted by DKC, but sharing for anyone interested. Thank you.

Presenters: Lourdes Arguelles and John Freese

Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:00am – 12:00pmPDT

Event Type: Discussion, Presentation (Online)

Program: Process Explorations

Theme: Building Alternative Futures

Featuring: Lourdes Arguelles and John Freese

Organizers: Center for Process Studies

In this session, Lopon Dorje Khandro and Rev. Dr. Dhammabodhi will briefly explore critical

intersections between Buddhism, New Paradigm Sciences, and the Practicalities of Dementia

Caregiving in the United States. They will focus on how to maintain a radical compassionate

caregiving presence, insure the provision of essential and non-exploitative care, and recognize

the “luminous mind” while serving humans and animals whose physical capacities, cognitive

functions, and identities are fading. The presenters will also share their main Buddhist and

caregiving practices such as Tonglen (sending and taking), Chod (cutting practice), Acceptance

and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and some new and old visual, sound, touch and olfactory

therapies.

Dementia Dharma for caregivers

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