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Giving the Ghost a Voice, Part III – HIGHLIGHT
Coming to terms with personal identity through the spiritual practice of Buddhism by Bryan Mendiola Illustration by Yuko Shimizu Though I was not fully aware of it at the time, it was all this hatred that led me to psychology as my profession and to Buddhism as my spiritual ... continuePosted May 22, 2016 by CGH
Giving the Ghost a Voice, Part II – HIGHLIGHT
Sharing a personal experience of racial identity as an Asian American Buddhist by Bryan Mendiola Fingerprint with flag of the Philippines There is one important caveat: I don’t know how to talk about race. The term Asian American was never spoken in my home growing up, and this quietly ... continuePosted May 20, 2016 by CGH
Giving the Ghost a Voice, Part I – HIGHLIGHT
Contradictory feelings about race can be honored in Buddhism. by Bryan Mendiola I didn’t realize how much I had been skirting issues of race in my life until my Buddhist path, quite unexpectedly, led me right back to them. When I completed my graduate training as a psychologist about ... continuePosted May 18, 2016 by CGH