For China’s great temples and monastic communities, authenticity is tied to various key needs that demand constant attention
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
Revivalist, the earliest engaged Buddhist, a nationalist in religious garb, a Buddhist modernist . . Dharmapala was all these and much more
A college student in the US reflects on her first encounter with the Buddhdharma
A US college student considers the role of religious literacy in the 21st century
A college student in the US examines her relationship with activism and Buddhism, and understanding engaged Buddhism as a form of practice
A US college student shares about her early encounters with Buddhism and how she is engaging with what she has learned
A US college student reflects on her changing perspective on the Buddhist teaching and its manifestations around the world
A college student in the US shares how a course in Buddhist Modernism changed their relationship with impermanence
An American college student examines how their new perspective on Buddhism has encouraged them to change their relationship with the world
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism
A Buddhist Modernism student shares their perspective on mindfulness, meditation, and the path of spiritual wisdom.
