The right view is like a snake. For the Buddhists, it is not enough to grasp the right view — one must also grasp it in the right way to not be bitten by the snake. Just as there are many different ways to handle a snake and use a raft, through different representations and styles, this collection of unessays gives shape to the many conversations surrounding Buddhist thought. In leafing through these examples, I hope you glimpse into the delight I felt experiencing each item. Regardless of one’s familiarity with Buddhist thought, these creative and personal responses to Buddhist ideas express and encapsulate many different ways of being, living, and relating that one might not find so unfamiliar after all.
Chua Yi Lin, Yale-NUS College Class of 2025