Dharma in Daily Life
Bringing our practice off the cushion into daily life activities and our interactions with others.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhist precepts regarding food
The Buddhist perspective on fasting and how practitioners keep Buddhist precepts related to food.
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Working with attachment to food
Ways to work with attachment to food with a balanced mind.
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Dedicating for the benefit of all
The completion of the commentary on the verses after lunch, pointing out all the beings…
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The emptiness of giving
How to contemplate depending arising and emptiness while making offerings.
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The merit of offering food and drink
A continuing teaching on dedications that we make for all those who have offered us…
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Verses after meals
An explanation of the mantras done after meals and dedication prayers for all beings.
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Dedication verses
Why it's important to dedicate to never be separated from the Triple Gem, and a…
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Offering our food
A continuing commentary on the verses for offering food to the Three Jewels.
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Homage to the Three Jewels
An explanation of the verses of homage done in the food offering in the Tibetan…
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Eating mindfully
A continuation of the commentary on five ways to think in order to make eating…
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Eating with gratitude
A commentary on the first two of the five contemplations before meals from the Chinese…
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