Buddhist Chaplain Prepares for Deployment

September 11, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112743568&ft=1&f=1016

Thomas Dyer is preparing to deploy with the Tennessean National Guardsman as the Army's first Buddhist chaplain. Dyer, a former Southern Baptist minister, says he was drawn to Buddhism through meditation and explains how he will apply the principles of his faith as a spiritual counselor for the troops.

See also: Buddhism, Military