On Monday, October 22, 2012 the Yale Chaplain’s Office began notifying students that the University had terminated its relationship with Indigo Blue, the center for Buddhist life at Yale. Continue reading »
There are many ways to get involved and show your support for Indigo Blue. Here are a few possibilities: 1) Share a personal anecdote of your experiences with Indigo Blue. We will collect these and share them with the Yale administration. 2) Join the Friends of Indigo Blue email list. 3) Write a letter about … Continue reading »
Here is an article in the Yale Herald about Indigo Blue. Also, here is another YDN Op-Ed about what the closure of Indigo Blue means for all religious students. We immensely appreciate all of the solidarity and support we have received! Thank you so much to Grace and Leah for their articles, and please … Continue reading »
Read the Op-Ed published in the YDN today written by Alan, Hesh, and Geoffrey: http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/oct/31/liu-elbaum-and-deegahawathura-losing-indigo-blue/
Please RSVP to Vivienne at jiao.zhang@yale.edu if you would like to attend. Everyone is welcome and we encourage all to come! Dear fellow friends of Indigo Blue, We have been looking forward to meeting with the administration to discuss our concerns and hear updates about what will happen with the end of Indigo Blue at Yale. The … Continue reading »
On October 22, 2012, students going to Stillness and Light were confused by the notice posted by the Chaplain’s Office in regards to the “cancellation” of the Indigo Blue event. Today, eight days after the closure, the University Chaplain released the following message. October 30, 2012 Dear Members and Friends of the Yale Buddhist Community, … Continue reading »
Here is a link to the YDN article about the closure of Indigo Blue. http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/oct/29/buddhist-chapel-shut-down/
Read Shubo Yin ’14′s letter to the Yale administration. Continue reading »
Indigo Blue was the center for Buddhist life at Yale, founded by Bruce Blair ’81. It provided a center for worship and spiritual guidance for Buddhist students and fostered a warm welcoming community at Yale where Buddhist and non-Buddhist students alike felt free to come and go without hindrance. Stillness and Light: Every night Indigo Blue hosted … Continue reading »
View photographs of Indigo Blue taken by Simon Song ’14.
