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Venerable Thubten Chodron Chocolate frosting and garbage
Not getting bogged down in words and labels. Connecting with people through our path and…
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Incarcerated people Not feeding the fire
Within a small space, in a tense situation, a person in prison shares his struggle…
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The origin of “The Jew in the Lotus”
Reflections on the historic 1990 meeting between American and Israeli Jewish leaders and His Holiness…
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Six preparatory practices for meditation
Practices to do before we sit down to meditate in order to clear and focus…
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Tenzin Chogkyi Living in solitude and living in community
How community life provides the container for someone to receive the full benefits of monastic…
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Purifying interferences
A purifying prayer to remove hindrances to our understanding and practice.
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Zopa Herron Valentine’s Day at Oregon State Prison
Accompanying Venerable Chodron and watching her talk to incarcerated people helps to see their qualities…
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Buddhism in modern society
The teaching principles of the Buddha can be applied to many things in our modern…
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Ignorance of the ego
A person in prison reflects on the effects of understanding the Buddha's teachings.
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Prison poetry I
Poems written by several people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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