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One is ego-driven. The other is not. Egoless courage is to admit
our mistakes and shortcomings and to humbly keep going.”
- Shinjo Ito

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Na Lei Aloha Foundation
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Giving, Growing and Transforming: My summer at the Shinnyo-en Foundation

June 30, 2009 by

Katie Boehnlein is a senior at Seattle University in Seattle Washington. A former Shinnyo-en Summer Fellow, Katie reflects on her journey to becoming a Shinnyo-en Summer Intern this year. She credits Shinnyo-en with helping her continue to discover her authentic self and career aspirations. In her reflection below, Katie discusses the ways in which key relationships, [...]

Prof. McRae’s Lecture on Enlightenment

June 18, 2009 by

The lecture, “Critiquing the Critique of Buddhist ‘Enlightenment Experience,’” was attended by over 50 participants, including Shinnyo-en Foundation staff. The talk was riveting as all in attendance were curious to learn what scholars had to say about the experience of enlightenment by Buddhists, either during recent times or in centuries gone by. Needless to say, [...]

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Interview with Nan Peterson

Ms. Nan Peterson is the Director of Service Learning for The Blake School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also the first and only Senior Fellow of the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Read more...


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