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

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On Impermanence

Yes, but

All living beings desire security and stability. How can we, as Buddhists, reconcile this need…

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Dharma Poetry

Fire and ice

Our lives, beset by chaos, can still give form to love. A student considers the…

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Empty buckets stacked together.
On Impermanence

Thinking about death

A student considers the teachings on how to confront mortality.

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On Working with Afflictions

Waking up to dealing with my anger

A student offers techniques on how to replace anger with compassion.

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Two men hugging.
Dharma Poetry

Bonds

A young student of the Dharma considers the nature of our relationships to one another.

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On Refuge and Bodhicitta

My political bias

As our political life becomes more polarized, we can turn to the Dharma to help…

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Students' Insights

The other shore

A reflection on the voyage that practitioners take, from our present state of samsara to…

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Women with arms around each other in support.
Dharma Poetry

The meaning of heart

A student reflects on the meaning of our heart connection to one another.

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Young man praying at sunset.
On Working with Afflictions

Finally freeing myself from being a prisoner of love

A student of Venerable Chodron's writes about the futility of attachment to others in our…

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Young man sitting on a skateboard, meditating.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

A letter to my teacher

A young person reflects on the reasons he took refuge with Venerable Chodron.

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On Refuge and Bodhicitta

We are all prisoners

We are prisoners of our own minds. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are every bit as…

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Dharma Poetry

Hold me close

A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…

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