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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Turning to the Dharma for support when experiencing illness and injury.

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

What a wonderful world!

A student reflects on how pain and suffering can be transformed into "little bits of…

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Cheri smiling at Sravasti Abbey.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Using the Dharma to manage an unpredictable illness

A students uses her Dharma practice to face adversity, and then uses that same adversity…

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Cheri standing in front of the altar, offering yellow roses.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Transforming adversity

When our lives are changed because of illness, we still practice the Dharma.

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Kenryuu with his arm around his mother, both smiling and standing with Venerable Chodron.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

My trip to the operating theatre and back

I recently had an infected cyst on my back. It had grown quickly, got infected,…

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Bob giving a talk at Sravasti Abbey in front of the Chenrezig Hall altar.
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Transforming aging and illness into the path

One of Venerable Chodron's long-time students contemplates acceptance and slowing down.

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Young man lying in hospital bed.
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Learning from illness

A Dharma student contemplates his experiences while in the hospital.

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

A wake-up call

A newly-diagnosed health problem brings a practitioner face to face with the reality of impermanence.

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Recognizing our inner beauty

Abbey volunteer Heather Duchscher shares how meeting the Dharma helped her to overcome her eating…

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Healing the body, mind, and world

Dietician Bob Wilson shares how making healthy choices has healed his body and mind, enabling…

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Positive effects of Dharma practice

How a student used practice and meditation to help her through the pain and discomfort…

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An Abbey guest turning prayer wheels at Chenrezig Hall.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Opening new doors of opportunity

A knee injury prevents a student from playing sports, but he comes to see it…

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Moss and Mary Grace in front of one of the Abbey altars.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Practicing with what’s in front of you

When we are faced with caring for loved ones who are ill and suffering, practicing…

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