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

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An empty hospital bed.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Journey to the operating room and beyond

A student shares how he used the Dharma to work with fear and pain when…

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On Working with Afflictions

Gasp! I was the angry person you were talking about!

Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.

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Closeup photo of Brother Hue Chuyen.
On Working with Afflictions

This hit home

Understanding affliction through an everyday example brings self-awareness and compassion.

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Tracy helping raise prayer flags at the Abbey.
On Cultivating Virtue

Taking the vow of celibacy

A student shares her reasons for taking the vow of celibacy as a lay person.

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A white Buddha statue on the lawn at the Abbey.
Dharma Poetry

On the backdrop of time

A student summarizes his Dharma insights in a poem on the Buddha's beginningless love.

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A person holding three potatoes.
On Working with Afflictions

The stench of hatred

A story that illustrates how carrying anger in our hearts is a great burden.

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Venerable Jampa and Mary Grace, smiling.
On Cultivating Virtue

Done with the detour

Without renouncing her householder responsibilities, she continues to deepen her understanding of how to perfectly…

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The mountains of Glacier National Park.
On Working with Afflictions

A vacation with anger

Realizing that anger is a habit and not an inherently existent part of the self…

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Buddha walking in a grassy field with his silhouette in the background.
Dharma Poetry

Walking in your footsteps

A student's poetic appreciation of the Buddha.

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Three gosslings sitting together.
On Impermanence

The goslings and the terrier

Disaster strikes, forcing a student to make a difficult decision.

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Mandala offering.
On Cultivating Virtue

The subtleties of truthful speech

When we look honestly at the motivations behind our actions, we can see how to…

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Tracy Morgan con amigos de Dharma.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

My precious opportunity

Instead of becoming depressed after her cancer diagnosis, a student shares how support from community,…

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