Engaged Buddhism
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Venerable Thubten Chodron No compassion, no peace
A social and Dharma perspective on the recent grand jury decision not to indict the…
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We are all Michael Brown and Darren Wilson
Using the Dharma to process outrage at the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri to…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Connecting with compassion
How important it is to acknowledge past mistakes and harms done in order to truly…
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Is this America, or a war zone?
Reflections on the riots in Ferguson, Missouri and the response by the police.
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One year after the Aurora shooting
Reflecting with compassion on the one-year anniversary of the Batman movie shooting in Colorado.
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The social impact of gun violence
Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa The earth is our only home
Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on using the planet's resources wisely, with mindfulness of our interdependence.
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Meditation to raise consciousness for a healthy rela...
A meditation written by Geshe Thubten Ngawang to bring us into harmony with the natural…
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Towards a century of compassion and peace
Venerable Thubten Jampa shares His Holiness' thoughts on how integrating compassion into our daily lives…
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Universal responsibility and the global environment
Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on the panels and talks by His Holiness the Dalai Lama…
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The silver lining
Finding hope in positive developments that have emerged in America since the Boston Marathon tragedy.
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The golden rule
In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy, interfaith perspectives on turning away from hate…
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