Rev. Sumita Hudson is a Buddhist Minister, ordained by the International Order of Ministers, which is endorsed by the Buddhist Sangha of Southern California. He is an attendant at the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center and a council member of the Buddhist Society of Pittsburgh. In addition, he is a public speaker on Buddhist issues, Meditation and Mindfulness.
After 20 years working as a professional combat camera photojournalist, managing editor/feature writer for G.I. Jobs and Vetrepreneur Magazines, and photographer for the Pittsburgh Tribune; Reverend Sumitta now writes for the Examiner.com , Pittsburgh Buddhist, and Applied Buddhism.
Currently finishing his Master’s in Clinical Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, Rev. Sumitta also works as a Patient Advocate for the Department of Veteran Affairs, works in a drug and alcohol center, and counsels individuals and families.
“I love Buddhism, and the Theravada tradition. If Buddhism is going to flourish in America, we need to make it relavent to the lives of Americans. Hopefully, “Applied Buddhism” will go far in helping the spread of Pacchimadesiya Buddhism (Western Buddhism).
“So much of Buddhism is needed in today’s culture. It is a faith without religion. It is a path to happiness through a radical shift of lifestyle that is needed in the world. America cannot continue to search for happiness in consuming and using our resources and our relationships. Happiness can only come from developing our minds and bodies into being that are mindfully interconnected and actively engaged with that world around us.”
~ J. Sumitta Hudson, 2009
“Sumitta” means “Good Friend” in Pali, the language of the Buddha.
Hey Joshua,
I don’t know if you saw or not, but the pairings have been posted on Nate’s blog for the article swap, and I’ve been picked to write here, for your blog. Go ahead and get ahold of me when you think of a topic for me to write on. Articles are supposed to go up on the 2nd.
Cheers.
I didn’t see that at all. What is the link again?? Need to figure out who I am writing for.
As far as my blog. I have only one theme….how to directly apply Buddhism to every day practical living. It can be relationships, work, finding happiness in the moment, or even how to use Buddhist mindfulness to do chores about the house.
Cheers, J sumitta
Here is the link:
http://preciousmetal.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/article-swap-pt-3-pairings-announced/
Any facet of everyday life in particular you would like for me to write about?
Joshua, the pairings for the vlog swap are up at preciousmetal.wordpress.com
you and Danny Fisher will be swapping…
Hi Joshua, we are paired for the next article swap! You have my email now, sorry it took me so long to contact you. Let’s figure out how we want to do this. There is a cool live chat tool called Cover It Live that you can embed on just about any web page, I was thinking about using that for a live interview that others could see as it happens and ask their own questions as well. Let me know what you think is doable.
metta
Richard