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Teach Thyself

by James Crews This is an essay that looks at the circuitous path I took–from the high desert of Oregon to Saint Louis, Missouri to Bogota, Colombia–toward understanding the work of teaching and the importance of bringing mindfulness into the classroom.
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May. 1 2012

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Bringing Mindfulness into Relationships, Sex, and Dating

by Kinsey Durham A personal ”diary-like” piece about relationships and dating as a 22 year old woman trying to figure all of this out.
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Apr. 15 2012

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We lunged Into Liquid Silences

by Jogen Salzberg A prose piece about practice on a Pacific Coast road trip.
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Jan. 3 2012

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Oh Lord: Living as a Buddhist among Christians

by Jessica Hitch This essay shares experiences that occured when I was practicing Buddhism and living in a Christian group home in a small Texas town.
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Nov. 14 2011

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Beautiful Beasts

by Meredith Arena What it feels like to be embodied and alone.
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Nov. 10 2011

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I never knew where the Dharma would take me…

by Wendy Hassen
My submission discusses how the Dharma has helped me find peace and an ability to be present and compassionate with my strong feelings, amidst a life of trauma and suffering. It begins with my current state of seeking work and financial stability, and discusses my history of childhood trauma, and of seeking spiritual freedom and community throughout difficult experiences in college and my work in political activism and social services.
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Oct. 20 2011

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She Wasn’t Afraid to Travel the Open Road

by Meghan Mahoney I wrote this piece five years at the conclusion of my year traveling internationally as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow. My research was ostensibly on the experience of female ice hockey players around the world. What my journey became was an immensely profound personal and spiritual transformation. This particular essay, once titled ”Met My Guru’s and S*&t Like That,” details the amazing women who influenced my thinking and living that year. I was forever changed by their personal narratives and their living examples of transforming injustice and inequity into compassion and right living.
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Oct. 19 2011

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Money and Gelato, Love

by Dani Stamatović A story about money, gelato, Italian lovers and my quest for enlightenment.
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Oct. 4 2011

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Be a mountain to yourself

by Minh Tue Vo Thanh This is a letter I wrote to my highschool juniors, in answering to their questions about how to manage stresses and improve self-confidence.
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Oct. 4 2011

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Baby-Faced Dharma: the Social Awkwardness of the Young Dharma Practitioner

by Hannah Whitmore This article reflects on the social difficulties and challenges in relating to a changing world as a young Buddhist, the rapid transformation that happens internally, and what it means to hold it all. It also reflects on having found my teachers, and the importance of trying to move through confusion in a non-Buddhist culture.
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Aug. 17 2011

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What’s the Dharma to YOU?

by Ken Beals A train-wreck of thought.
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Aug. 17 2011

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by David Munro A personal account of how the Buddha-Dharma came into my life.
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Aug. 1 2011

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