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Sun Wukong's Journey To The West

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Numerous influences throughout my life sparked growth in me as a character. Among sixteen years of constant change, the philosophy of the East seemed to stick with me. Like Sun Wukong’s journey to the West, I embarked on my own journey to the East. It was a journey to the beliefs and ideas of Asia which changed my views of life and society completely. As the son of two Vietnamese immigrants who came to America after the Vietnam War, the Asian mindset persisted in my household despite their assimilation thirty years ago. Philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism, and even Taoism molded my character.
Following the end of my seventh grade in middle school, I began to follow the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. Meditation and practice continued to
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