“Real-life, positive effects” — What it’s like to join Namchak’s “Compassion In Action” Fellows program

Buddhadharma’s Rod Meade Sperry and Mariana Restrepo talk to Namchak Foundation “Compassion in Action” program Fellow Saulkdi Yangh about his experience with the program.

By Rod Meade Sperry

Mariana Restrepo
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Recently the editors of Buddhadharma spoke to folks at the Namchak Foundation about their Compassion in Action Fellows program, a year-long inner and outer change program for next-generation leaders. Now, as a fun follow-up we’re speaking to participating Fellow Saulkdi Yangh, who just completed the program’s four-week “summer immersion” retreat, about what the experience has meant to him.

Rod Meade Sperry. Photo by Megumi Yoshida, 2024

Rod Meade Sperry

Rod Meade Sperry is the editor of Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar’s online source for committed Buddhists, and the book A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with his partner and their tiny pup, Sid.

Mariana Restrepo

Mariana Restrepo is deputy editor of Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar’s online source for committed Buddhists. Born and raised in Colombia, she practices in the Nyingma-Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. She holds a Master’s degree in Religious Studies and resides in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina with her husband and two children. Mariana’s work emphasizes amplifying Latinx Buddhist voices and fostering diversity within Buddhist communities.