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Bodhi Day: A Transgender Buddhist's Note of Gratitude

Started by Shana A, December 09, 2011, 09:17:10 AM

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Shana A

December 09, 2011, 09:17:10 AM
Jack W. Cooper

Bodhi Day: A Transgender Buddhist's Note of Gratitude
Posted: 12/ 8/11 08:12 AM ET

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-w-cooper/bodhi-day-transgender-buddhist-gratitude_b_1132850.html

Dec. 8 is Bodhi Day which commemorates the Enlightenment of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Though there are a variety of ways that one might choose to recognize this holiday, as there are many sects of Buddhism and a range of specific customs within each of them, I will speak for myself as one trans-identified Western practitioner of Vipassana meditation within the Theravada tradition of Buddhism.

In honor of this auspicious occasion, I would like to compose a gratitude list of sorts and focus on the gifts that Buddhist practice has afforded me on my journey.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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