Beginner’s Mind: Self-Compassion: Learning to Hear Myself
Surya Anna Bromley
27 February 2023
A US college student confronts impermanence, and explores compassionate responses to attachment and aversion
Beginner’s Mind: Finding My Path to Liberation
Emmy Austin
18 January 2023
A US college student reflects on their evolving relationship with the Buddhist path
Beginner’s Mind: Where Did Buddhism Take You?
Aidan Bloomstine
30 November 2022
A college student in the US shares how a course in Buddhist Modernism changed their relationship with impermanence
Beginner’s Mind: Māgha Pūjā – A Day Alongside Dukkha
Gus Nordmeyer
4 November 2022
Reflections of a US college student on undertaking to observe the eight precepts
Beginner’s Mind: Where I Am Now
Tiffany Wu
6 September 2022
A college student shares her reflections on gender, sexuality, and equality from a Buddhist perspective
Beginner’s Mind: Learning to Engage with Buddhism
Daphne Zhu
8 August 2022
An American college student examines how their new perspective on Buddhism has encouraged them to change their relationship with the world
Beginner’s Mind: Take Action, but Do It Kindly
Claudia Zhang
13 July 2022
A reflection on Buddhist economics
Beginner’s Mind: My Personal Journey
Virginia Leopard
16 June 2022
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism
Beginner’s Mind: Growth
Charlie Giunta
8 April 2022
One college student’s reflections on growth on the Buddhist path
Beginner’s Mind: That’s a Good Question . . .
Brandon Hashemi
1 October 2021
Lessons in engaging mindfully with life
Beginner’s Mind: Looking for the East in the West and Finding Myself Instead
Mukund Nair
16 August 2021
An exploration of Buddhist thought and practice
Beginner’s Mind: Lump on a Log
Justyn Friedler
15 July 2021
Reflections on environment, interconnection, and equanimity