Dharma in Daily Life
Bringing our practice off the cushion into daily life activities and our interactions with others.
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Notes on preparing for a loved one’s death
What we can do to support loved ones through the dying process, at the time…
View PostDisadvantages of criticizing bodhisattvas
Cultivating compassion by differentiating between the person and his or her actions.
View PostConceptual Minds and Mind Training
Two strategies for working with the mind that conceptualizes based on raw sensory data.
View PostA meditation for survivors of suicide
Guided meditation on how to heal from a loved one's suicide.
View PostCultivating connection, compassion, and confidence i...
Thoughts for survivors of a loved one's suicide.
View PostHealing after suicide
Reflections on sharing the pain of survivors of a loved one's suicide at the 18th…
View PostLetter to someone whose son committed suicide
Advice to a student working with difficult emotions after his son with schizophrenia committed suicide.
View PostAdvice for a child with a chronic illness
Advice to a young girl with diabetes on how to transform difficult emotions around her…
View PostDeath under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
View PostOrgan donation is a personal decision
Contemplating organ donation? Only you can say if it's right or wrong for you, but…
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