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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 Emptiness

Respecting others

A student reflects on how quickly she is willing to give advice, even when unsolicited.…

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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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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

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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A cello and a music sheet.
On Working with Afflictions

A trap to be aware of

A student talks about the dangers of becoming complacent in his practice of the Dharma.

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Chalkboard with the words "Wake up!" written on it.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

Keep it simple, stupid

A student examines the reasons for studying the Dharma.

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Image of the Wheel of Life.
On Impermanence

Reflections on rebirth

Grappling with the concept of rebirth in our Western culture.

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Young man looking down angrily.
On Working with Afflictions

I’m not an angry person, or am I?

Even when we think we have escaped the three poisons of anger, attachment, and ignorance,…

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Lights from a car accident at night.
Students' Insights

Hit head-on? Pray!

A student responds to a potentially serious automobile accident.

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A group of children standing together.
On Cultivating Virtue

Fighting miserliness

Ramesh studies in the Sravasti Abbey Friends Education distance learning program. He shares his thoughts…

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Brown mala on red cloth.
On Cultivating Virtue

What brought me to Buddhism

Ken reflects on the causes and conditions that led him to become a Buddhist.

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Passengers seated in an airplane cabin.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

My big fat self-centered attitude

A student's self-centered attitude changes to compassion.

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Man looking agitated, holding his head in his hand.
On Emptiness

My identity crisis

Ken constructs and deconstructs his tower.

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