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Recent Submissions
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Chiseling the Writer Out of the Cold, Hard Marble
by Anam Cara Callahan | May 18, 2012 -
Practicing Leadership for Social Change
by Jessica Bizub | May 15, 2012 -
She’s Not a Bad Person
by Chelsea A. | May 15, 2012 -
Hustle Meditation
by Caitlin Bargenquast | May 15, 2012 -
Compassionate Business
by Liza Kindred | May 15, 2012
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Bringing Mindfulness into Relationships, Sex, and Dating
A personal ”diary-like” piece about relationships and dating as a 22 year old woman trying to figure all of this out.College Student
A dharma synthesis and explanation of my understanding of Buddhist practice, with an emphasis on my personal journey- a sort of letter to who I imagine might read this, bearing in mind that I don’t know them and they don’t know me. It’s what I want to say.The Monastery
This poem was written after spending a few weeks at a Catholic monastery in Indiana. I’ve always meditated on the intersection between Christianity and Buddhism, and know that living a compassionate, truth-loving life exceeds all boundaries. This is a story about what I experienced at the monastery — the mystery, the deep silence, and the love.Dazzled in Dhamma
My main point in text is about doing what is available and how to find release from negativity.Confessions of a Koan Dropout
This is about how I struggled with koans for two years before deciding that the practice wasn’t working for me.Beautiful Beasts
What it feels like to be embodied and alone.Menstruating Buddhist
How do menstruating women progress from lay practitioner to monastic or serious student while honoring natural cycles of their bodies completely unaccounted for by those very institutions and monasteries? Here is my attempt.Surfing the Dharma
Surfing the ice-cold waters of New England, Melinda finds authenticity in living an unconventional Dharma.Off the Cushion and into the Toilet
My experience waking up to the slime and the muck of life through the regular practice of cleaning public restrooms.’Boum-Badaboum’ and dancing life
Using the technic of first thought-best thought introduced by Thrungpa Rinpoche, received by Yumma Mudra, and applied in every day dance of life, I share reflection of present moment experience and space around that experience. First, there is a white page…I never knew where the Dharma would take me…
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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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