New Online Course Explores Buddhist Storytelling, Creativity, and the Stories We Tell About Ourselves

Annabella Pitkin leads a four-week journey through 2,000 years of Buddhist wisdom — launching June 3

A new online course invites participants to discover how ancient Buddhist storytelling traditions can reshape the way we understand our own lives. The Story of Your Life: Buddhism, Creativity, and Meaning is a four-week program led by Annabella Pitkin, running on Tuesdays via Zoom beginning June 3, 2026.

The course draws on more than two millennia of Buddhist philosophy, poetry, visual arts, film, and ritual music to illuminate life's biggest questions — and to reveal the transformative power of narrative. Participants will explore how cultures across Asia and beyond have used story and creativity as tools for understanding reality and the human experience.

Read the full story on the College of Arts and Sciences News.