Dharma in Action

The real meaning of Dharma practice is to transform our minds. The rubber meets the road when we get off the cushion and live our practice in daily life.

Subcategories

Meadow and hills beneath a misty cloudy sky.

21st Century Buddhists

Engaging with modern education and science while remaining rooted in the Buddha's teachings.

VIEW CATEGORY
Yellow monastic robes hang on laundry lines.

Dharma in Daily Life

Bringing our practice off the cushion into daily life activities and our interactions with others.

VIEW CATEGORY
A row of multicolored hand-sewn face masks.

Engaged Buddhism

Responding to social issues and concerns as part of our Dharma practice.

VIEW CATEGORY
A row of pine cones on a ledge.

Prison Dharma

People in prison and volunteers who work in prisons reflect on how to apply the Dharma in prison settings and beyond.

VIEW CATEGORY
Orange flowers bloom in the garden in front of a tree branch.

Students' Insights

Students share how they integrate the Dharma into their daily lives and to face challenging situations.

VIEW CATEGORY
Blue sky and green trees on ground covered in snow.

Working with Emotions

How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.

VIEW CATEGORY

Related Books

All Posts in Dharma in Action

Cultivating Compassion

Try a little kindness

Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to develop this positive quality.

View Post
Working with Anger

The Alternative of fortitude

Fortitude allows us to remain calm in the face of harm or difficulties.

View Post
Prison Dharma

Freedom behind bars

Inspiring stories and reflections on the Prison Dharma Outreach program.

View Post
Working with Anger

Transform anger

How to overcome anger in order to create the causes of happiness.

View Post
Working with Anger

Is anger beneficial?

Questioning our assumptions about anger, it's causes and consequences.

View Post
Cultivating Compassion

Small city, big heart

Report on an international seminar and symposium on compassion and peace education in Brazil.

View Post
Love and Self-esteem

What’s love got to do with it?

Exploring the true meaning of happiness and how generating love for others helps us to…

View Post
By Prison Volunteers

Keeping a vast, expansive mind

How changing our perspective and "looking up" can reveal boundless possibilities.

View Post
Cultivating Compassion

Education in compassion and peace

I am glad to learn that the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) in Brazil is…

View Post