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Siddhi Soman – Nurture

December 24, 2023December 14, 2023 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Siddhi Soman escorts readers to her childhood in rural India, evoking sorrow about what's been left to decay with her poem "Nurture".

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The Awakening of Faith

March 25, 2019December 19, 2019 Vanessa Able

The Awakening of Faith (the Mahāyāna śraddhotpādaśāstra) is a text that summarizes the major tenets of Mahayana Buddhism and gives hands-on advice for transcending our finite lives to participate in the infinite life while living in the midst of phenomena. The origin of the text is shrouded in mystery: it has for a long time… Continue reading The Awakening of Faith

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