I'm 22 years old, and like most of us I have had lots of ups and lots of downs.
I was introduced to Buddhism very early in my life as my parents took me to India, which was hugely fortunate, but as I was growing up in western society and wanting to be accepted, popular and so on, I had not decided to practice meditation or Buddhism.
When i turned 20 something clicked and I thought, 'It's time for a change.' this is where the luck of being introduced to Buddhism early comes in, because, I knew what I had to do... Try and increase and sustain the happiness in my own and other peoples lives.
Knowing that I wanted to find Buddism again I started to search.
This year I found a place to practice sincerly, a great teacher, spiritual guide and a community that I can try to help.
Now I've been given a great role and chance to do just that... Life is good when you can take control of your mind!