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Gary’s Story: In His Own Words

Hear Gary’s story in person: An Act of Non-Violence Rally, Convocation Mall Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, November 9th, 11:30am-1pm. Sponsored by the SFU Interfaith Centre. On Saturday  November 8th, 2008 my world blew apart – literally.   I was carrying a package I thought was a gift when it exploded in my hands. We had recently [...] Read More >

Life Snapshot > Meet Daniel

Meet Daniel - Renaissance man of culinary talent, world travel and life wisdom. Read More >

Life Snapshot > Meet Rahim

A Way to Escape > I grew up with depression, anger and bitterness. I had many issues with my family and my culture. I come from a family with an Ismaili religious background. There were a lot of problems in my family and I reacted in violence against these problems. At school I liked to pick [...] Read More >

Student Profile: Stuff About Amy

my major | college life | who I am | my spirituality Choosing my area of study: >I kept changing my major back and forth. I loved biology in high school so I wanted to be a doctor. Then I switched to biochemistry, but I couldn’t handle the chemistry, so I went back to [...] Read More >

Ryan's Profile: Beyond the External and into the Eternal

I used to try to fill the void I felt in my heart with external stuff… I was all about the hard Nirvana music, thinkin’ about girls, making lots of money, sports… but none of these things worked… >For security I pretty well put my trust in my stuff as many people do. I would find [...] Read More >

Jackie’s Thoughts on Spirituality

overcoming hurt | misconceiving God | my faith in university My high school experience: >As stereotypical as it may sound, I was painfully trying to find acceptance in the popular crowd in high school. I tried subtlety changing my attitude, behavior and appearance to conform to the group I wished to please. Eventually I came to see [...] Read More >

Student Profile: Stuff about Dave

mechanical engineering | advice | more about me | spirituality Choosing my major: >I basically chose my major by process of elimination. And, it’s a bonus that I get to play with cool machines and build fun things. >A typical course load in engineering includes 20 hours of class, 5 to 8 hours of lab, and 10 hours [...] Read More >

Chuck's Thoughts on Life and Spirituality

who I am | my spiritual story A little about me: >My dream job would be to be a volleyball coach by day and a Broadway singer by night. >A dream I hope to see realized one day is to finish the works of Marcel Proust. > If I could meet anyone past or present, it [...] Read More >

A Snapshot of Shelly’s Life

chinese childhood | funny personality | dragon boat racing Childhood from a Chinese Perspective I was born in China and I lived there for the first six years of my life. I remember being told two things that really affected me when I was growing up. 1. I would cease to [...] Read More >

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