The Transformative Power of Suffering: Finding an Appropriate Response

The Transformative Power of Suffering: Finding an Appropriate Response

July 13, 2026 · 38 min

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Genryu Clayton Dalton discusses how to confront suffering through personal stories from his experiences as an emergency physician.

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Genryu Clayton Dalton — emergency physician and novice priest — draws on stories from his hospital work to explore how we can meet suffering without turning away from it. Memories of long-ago encounters in the ER, returned to and turned over again, have become a kind of teacher: moments of violence, grief, and quiet tenderness witnessed at the bedside… Source

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