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Silhouette of a sailboat in front of a sunset.
Prison Poetry

Truth

Finding the way out of samsara and ignorance.

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Two smiling Sri Lankan monks.
Interfaith Dialogue

The meeting of Sri Lankan and Tibetan monks

Theravada and Mahayana leaders exchanging ideas in Dharamsala, 1990.

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Hand turning large prayer wheels.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Practicing for a loved one who is ill

Advice for a student struggling with her Dharma practice since the onset of her mother's…

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A man using his hand shielding his mouth, in deep thinking.
Dharma in Daily Life

Who is making this decision, anyway?

The criteria that help us make Dharma-inspired decisions and how reflecting on emptiness can give…

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Statue of Kuan Yin.
Cultivating Compassion

Building courage and compassion

Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.

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Prison cell with the words 'Prison poetry III" superimposed over it.
Prison Poetry

Prison poetry III

Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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An empty hospital bed.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Journey to the operating room and beyond

A student shares how he used the Dharma to work with fear and pain when…

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On Mindfulness

Celebration of Buddha’s enlightenment

An incarcerated person's gratitude to his sangha, discussing his history of violence, his discovery of…

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On Mindfulness

Mindfulness, contentment, and ABBA

Happiness is an inside job. One can cultivate happiness no matter the circumstances of our…

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A man with head bowed in prayer.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Prison and prayer

How practice sustained an incarcerated person during several weeks in solitary confinement.

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A man with both hands reaching to the sky.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Why not me?

An incarcerated person reflects on self-centered thought and its antidote, cultivating compassion for all sentient…

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Prison cell with the words 'Prison poetry II" superimposed over it.
Prison Poetry

Prison poetry II

Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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