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Fighting to keep up with the Coast Guard’s best and brightest, my Buddhist practice proves vital to breaking through fatigue and self-doubt.

Summoning my Buddhahood in a time of crisis, I discover the deeper significance of my work as a nurse.

Seeking the meaning of a recurring injury, I find cause for joy and leap forward.

by Grace, Dean and Sean Harding Santa Clara, Calif. World Tribune: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us about your efforts to share Buddhism with others as a family. Can you tell us how you started practicing Buddhism? Grace Harding: I was born into this practice in South Korea. My mother was

Through a series of monumental challenges, I realized that I’m worthy of unshakable happiness. I’m Ann Biddle from Williamsburg, Massachusetts.

With a fighting spirit, I greeted my retirement as the dawn of a new day.

Exhausting every strategy save one, my wife and I employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra to fulfill our dream of starting a family.

How my daughter’s battle for her life awakened me to the purpose of my own. I’m Phillip Murray from Fort Myers, Florida.

How I transformed a life devoted to work into a life devoted to the happiness of myself and others.

How I shed generations of fear and revealed a life of courage.

How I came to walk the talk and appreciate my husband.

How I’ve passed down the Buddhist faith I learned from my parents to my children and learned to trust my heart. I’m Mimi Utsumi from Arlington, Texas.

Though others tried to dissuade me, my mentor’s encouragement gave me the confidence to pursue my dream of becoming a surgeon.

by Mitzi Gunter Orlando, Fla. Really, I knew nothing about America. I had seen the Hollywood movie Giant with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. But, for me, 18 in boring, postwar Nagasaki, Japan, that was enough. When I got word, in 1958, that I could chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for anything, I chanted for America. Within two

How I got off drugs and embraced a winning life with a devoted practice.

My practice has given me the courage and wisdom to build a victorious career. I’m Steve Saperstein from Boston.

How Buddhism helped me take responsibility for the happiness of my family and me.

How my son’s cancer enabled me to become a fearless mother and shed all limitations.

My Buddhist practice allowed me to turn tragedy into a source of unlimited strength.

Deep down, I feel nothing but appreciation for each person and experience in my life. All I want to do is encourage each individual I meet. I’m Hiro Nozuka from New York.