CategoryExperience

Rediscovering my shared vow has empowered me to face life’s challenges with confidence.

My family’s bout with COVID-19 became a catalyst to transform our relationships and become closer than ever.

How I’ve defeated the odds and transformed my health, life and destiny. I’m Kristopher Sanders from Chicago.

Buddhism has taught me that nothing can hold me back.

I have developed a state of life in which I can see benefit in any situation.

Buddhism has taught me that my happiness is inseparable from the happiness of others.

How my Buddhist practice enabled me to make my family whole and bring hope to others.I’m Gene Kang, from Los Angeles.

How changing my relationship with myself changed my relationship with money.

Watching the actions of fellow members amid crisis, I decide dedicate the rest of my life to the people of my city.

My family experienced the tragedies of war, but now we are protagonists for peace.

How Buddhism gave us the tools to build a life of absolute happiness.

How I built a life with my husband, Robert, overflowing with good fortune. I’m Sumiko George, from Anniston, Alabama.

In a year of obstacles, my practice enabled me to transform fear into joy.

How I turned my painful experiences into the fuel for change.

My Buddhist practice has taught me that no matter what happens, I can always choose to begin again.

by Morgan HensonWest Branch, Iowa The morning, in October 2017, when Navy police barged into my barracks room to arrest me for selling LSD and ecstasy marked a low point in a very bad year. Since childhood, my low self-esteem caused intense anxiety. I wanted everyone to be my best friend. If that didn’t happen,

How I changed my relationship with money. I’m Barbie Traynor, from Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

By putting Buddhism at the center of my life, I transformed the karma of addiction into the mission of helping others recover.

How I transformed the suffering of losing my son into a mission to bring happiness to others, including the deaf and hard of hearing.

How I courageously faced childhood trauma and embarked on a journey of family revolution.