1.0Center for International Programshttps://blog.spcollege.edu/internationalKarissa Barrerahttps://blog.spcollege.edu/international/author/karissa-barrera/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="14I9zXIUjC"><a href="https://blog.spcollege.edu/international/italy-hs-lessons-from-buddhism/">Italy HS – Lessons From Buddhism by Karissa Barrera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.spcollege.edu/international/italy-hs-lessons-from-buddhism/embed/#?secret=14I9zXIUjC" width="600" height="338" title="“Italy HS – Lessons From Buddhism by Karissa Barrera” — Center for International Programs" data-secret="14I9zXIUjC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.spcollege.edu/international/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Today we learned about Buddhism- or about as much as one can learn about Buddhism in half an hour… We listened to the story of how Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightenment. We learned about the basic structure and principles of Buddhism, of desire and the self. And finally, we had an excellent conversation about only experiencing … Continue reading →http://blog.spcollege.edu/study-abroad/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Italy-Trip-2012-467-300x225.jpg