November 25, 2005

The Benefits of Meditation

To the Editor:

I read your fascinating article "Meditate on It" (The Chronicle, October 21), on the advantages of incorporating contemplation and meditation into academia. I am a sophomore at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., and the manager of the Buddhist house on campus.

Wesleyan is the only undergraduate campus that I know of to have a student-initiated Buddhist house. ... It has been recognized as one of the university's most successful program houses, and it