Finding Purpose in My First Year of Buddhist Practice

Daylen Heidt, of Houston, grew up labeled as a “bad kid.” Everything changed when they started practicing Buddhism just over a year ago. Buddhism teaches that we’re the protagonists of our lives and have the power to write, perform and direct our dream script. Today, Daylen shares their journey from being directionless and hopeless to living with courage and purpose.    Reference: The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 165–66   Cheat Sheet: 06:40 Daylen finds Buddhism at a time of uncertainty 11:05 Connecting with their local Buddhist community 18:27 Finding the courage to repair relationships 24:25 Defying their “bad student” label 30:40 Seeing yourself as the protagonist of your life 36:30 How Buddhism has changed their life