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 Walking the Tiger's Path: A Soldiers Spiritual Journey in Iraqwith Paul Kendel Tue March 16th: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Price: $10 Members ($10 General Public) In Room(s): Main Shrine Room Sergeant Paul Kendel is a Georgia National Guardsman who was stationed in Iraq in 2005. At that time he became disillusioned with the American mission and with the aggression starting to overwhelm his unit. He then found himself reading Sakyong Mipham’s book Turning the Mind into an Ally and resonating with its message of how to calm the mind and develop an attitude of openness and empathy toward one’s self and the world. He impulsively sent an email off to Sakyong Mipham’s office, which was forwarded to Margot Neuman, Executive Director of The Ratna Peace Initiative. Margot was touched by Paul’s situation of uncovering spiritual teachings in a war zone and became his advisor. She exchanged emails with him for the ten months he spent in Iraq and provided him with useful literature and necessary emotional support. The Shambhala Times, the newspaper for Sakyong Mipham’s spiritual community - Shambhala, eventually excerpted some of their emails, which later became teaching material for well-known Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron. Click here to read As Simple as Tea and Bread, Walking the Tiger's Path, and Ratna Prison Initiative Develops Program for Combat Veteran's with PTSD. Paul returned from Iraq and has completed a memoir detailing his experiences applying meditation principles in a combat zone. His memoir is called Walking the Tiger’s Path: A Soldier’s Spiritual Journey in Iraq. Sgt. Kendel’s story has inspired The Ratna Peace Iniative to develop a pilot secular meditation program for combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) called, Veterans Project. Paul currently makes his home in Jacksonville, Florida, and has worked recently as a reformatory teacher and history professor in local colleges. He will soon retire as a member of the Georgia National Guard.
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