(2 credits) This course introduces students to foundational Buddhist principles of service as a path to spiritual transformation and how our suffering can inform it. Emphasizing bodhicitta—the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of all beings—students will reflect on the role of compassionate action in both personal and communal development. Through critical engagement with foundational Buddhist teachings, students will examine how service can become a field for practice, insight, and the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. The course is supported by seminar discussions and reflective writing, and designed to integrate study and action within a framework of ethical and contemplative development.