Sallamah Aliah
Sallamah Aliah is a social care worker and writer in Chicago, drawn to questions of family history, belonging, and social imagination. She supports prospective students of Upaya’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program as they discern their path into the training. This essay marks her first publication.
Offering Deep Presence at the End of Life
Journal Article
Through her training at Upaya and service as a hospital chaplain, the author learns that chaplaincy is not a profession but a way of life. In moments of death, fear, and vulnerability, she discovers the power of presence—standing with others in their fire and finding her own promise to live.