by Jessica Bizub
A short essay about my experiences bringing leadership to the path and the path to leadership in service of positive social action, particularly my sticky habit of being skeptical of others’ ideas.
by Brandon Rennels
Capturing my transition from working in the corporate world to being in the mindfulness world. Far from a change in direction, it is rather a journey of integration.
by Corey Krupowicz
If you are living a life that is just getting by, then you have a gift awaiting you.
by Sophia Aguiñaga
A recap of how the wear and tear of extensive customer service work can slowly but surely be transformed into compassion and love for both the worker and the customers being served.
by Britton Estep
Vulture Biology is an excerpt from my dharma nature poetry memoir, Signals. Signals is the writing that happened after my father suddenly died in 2010. It is a collection of contemplative stories which detail the nature of impermanence both personally and planetary. When my eyes were opened by the deep sadness I was experiencing, I could not stop looking at just my pain. My previous pronoun boundaries of me, you, and them- all became a blurry mess as the world I had known was wiped clean away.
Grief handed me Buddhism as a way to continue to open my heart.
by Alex Tzelnic
My piece is about the many manifestations of the self, and how practice sheds light on what it means to be me; a young practitioner in the 21st century.
by Melissa Addison-Webster
This article shares the story of a young woman’s journey through her life from childhood to the depths of darkness after her spinal cord injury, and towards the blessings of Light and true love shared by Thich Nhat Hanh. Through the teachings of the Buddha, and other spiritual beings, Melissa Addison-Webster shares how she has begun to find peace in her mind and existence, regardless of the fact she uses a wheelchair to get around.
by Nick Walser
In this story I imagined what it would have been like for someone at the school I attended to have had an ”enlightenment experience”, and is based very, very loosely on some real experiences I had…
by Andy Acker
An auto-biographical anecdote of what happened after my first taste of intensive Zen practice collided with my 23-year old male libido. Written in December 2003 and formerly published at
www.the-manifest.org: a now-defunct e-zine of integral culture.
by Anthuan Vuong
A story of my life’s journey with my father that spanned three years, crossing five borders, across two continents, by land, sea, and air. It is also a journey of my personal growth with across a quarter of a century. My father’s unexpected death allows me to look inside myself to see that I’m his continuation. As his continuation, my father in me has died and reborn each brand new day.
by Marnix van Rossum
My main point in text is about doing what is available and how to find release from negativity.
by Sarah Lipton
They tell me that this is a story of courage. For me, it is a story that has been waiting to be shared for seven years.
by Colleen Clemens
This work explores the connection between my yoga practice and my journey to become pregnant through fertility treatments. I come to realize that yoga and baby loss taught me to practice compassion for myself and to surrender to my breath and the present moment.
by Robert de Boer
This article describes my process of applying the Buddhist teachings to heal low self-esteem and getting in touch with unconditional love.
by Tanya McGinnity
A story of how I came to Buddhism or how it came to me based on the seminal book by Judy Blume- ”Are you there God? It’s me Margaret.”
(Tashi is my Buddhist name so it works)
by Theodore Martland
When I was twenty I wanted out of my college routine. I studied abroad twice in two drastically different cultures, traveling as much as possible. I guess I was hoping that I could outrun my dissatisfaction. This is what happened.
by Nyaniko Anagarika
This is an autobiographical essay of how I came to the Dharma, and how the path has been one of continually finding balance through the ups and downs of striving, ill health, love, and work in the world.
by Alina Sansevich
My work is a story about my mindfulness practice during a very stressful moment in my life, and how mindful breathing helped me ”survive” it.
by Sarah Jackson
Some of us awake at a temple, sitting zazen.. Others find it lying on the couch, eating brownies, watching a PBS pledge drive. Whatever works.
by Bill B
A short piece on my misunderstanding of transcendence in my life and practice.
