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Though illness stirs up long-held doubts, it prompts the courage to align my life and career with my mission as a Bodhisattva of the Earth. I’m Harold Rubinfeld from Lancaster, California.
Category: Experience
Though illness stirs up long-held doubts, it prompts the courage to align my life and career with my mission as a Bodhisattva of the Earth. I’m Harold Rubinfeld from Lancaster, California.
Category: Experience
Determined to turn the grief of untimely death into the joy of renewed life, I affirm that victory in Buddhism is guaranteed.
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Living with an incurable neurological disease, I show up as a positive force.
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To lead with integrity, I summon the courage to seek my mentor’s heart.
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As an educator, I transformed a chaotic classroom, as a son, I learned to love my mother, and as an individual, I learned to believe in myself. I’m Lance Powell from Atlanta.
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Fighting toward my dream of becoming an educator, I come to understand my mother as a great teacher.
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Basing everything on prayer, family reveals to me that my life itself is the treasure tower.
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Visiting my mother near the end of her life, I reveal the mother I want to be for my children.
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Seeking meaning at a time of crisis, I discover in jazz a fighting spirit, and follow it to its source. I’m Grady Tesch from New York.
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Supported by my parents and embraced by friends in faith, I take a stand for my life and help others do the same.
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Making our home a bastion of kosen-rufu, I wage a battle to bring hope to the members of New Mexico.
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Fighting for his freedom behind bars, my father prompts me to seek out indestructible happiness.
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Opening my heart to appreciation, I become a person who can uplift her family.
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Confronting life’s workaday struggles, I learn to live—and write—deeply. I’m Judy Juanita from Oakland.
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Practicing for self and others, I learn to believe in my victory.
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Discovering Buddhism in my golden years, I chart a course for happiness.
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Taking Ikeda Sensei as my mentor, I learn to live with gratitude and strength.
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Confronting a deep-rooted fear, I pave the way to shine as a bright light for my family. I’m Oona Friedland from Detroit.
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Facing my father’s illness, I learn how to hold my ground and triumph in faith.
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by John Tedtaotao and Chris Alvarez Sinajana, Guam Travel inland from the Philippine Sea, past wetlands and betel nut and monkeypod trees, past two gas stations, a tire shop and a modest bridge—blink and you’ll miss the landmark: a power pole painted blue. The Tedtaotao farm doesn’t show up on Google maps, save for the