Beginner’s Mind: Brutal Buddhism – Looking for Meaning and Connection in a Fragmented World
Gus Demerath
30 October 2023
A US college student contemplates his place in the world through a Buddhist lens of interconnection and compassion
Beginner’s Mind: Meditating on the Path of Life
Farisha Sultan
1 September 2023
A US college student examines her experiences with Buddhist thought through the lens of her background as a Muslim and a student of comparative religion
Beginner’s Mind: Embracing the Unknown – A New Perspective on Buddhism
Sofia Reyes
21 July 2023
A college student in the US reflects on her first encounter with the Buddhdharma
Beginner’s Mind: Shifting Perspectives: My Relationship with Religion and with Buddhism
Cindy Yang
24 June 2023
A US college student considers the role of religious literacy in the 21st century
Beginner’s Mind: Connecting with Interconnection
Isabella Livits
22 March 2023
A US college student shares about her early encounters with Buddhism and how she is engaging with what she has learned
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