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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 Taking Illness Onto the Path

A tale of woe becomes a tale of kindness and refuge

A student writes about his experiences after being injured in a rock-climbing accident. Venerable Thubten…

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A gril sitting at the summit of the tallest dune at sunset
On Cultivating Virtue

Reflecting on precious human life

When we contemplate the freedoms and fortunes we have in our lives, we learn not…

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Vietnamese soldier.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

From enemy to brother

We all want the same thing, to have happiness and its causes and not to…

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Bon at the Abbey, smiling.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

A bodhisattva’s determination

Sustaining joyous effort on others' behalf during challenging situations.

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Dog looking up at owner.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

The kindness of strangers

A student comes to realize the compassion of sentient beings around him. Then, during retreat,…

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A young woman with palms together.
On Working with Afflictions

A new friendship

A remarkable story of treating a drunken thief with dignity and compassion instead of responding…

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A woman prostrating.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

The secret to happiness

Reflections on the benefits of doing a three-year retreat, and how letting go of self-cherishing…

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A wooden keepsake box.
On Impermanence

A treasured possession

A retreatant shares on how she lost a valued piece of jewelry but gained an…

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Woman with palms together.
On Cultivating Virtue

Serving one’s spiritual mentor

How a Dharma student’s motivation was strengthened by offering service to her teacher.

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A group of people, hugging.
Dharma Poetry

Falling in love with everyone

A poem on loving all sentient beings.

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Zopa Herron working at the computer.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Advice for upcoming surgery

A student shares on the practices that helped her to face breast cancer and undergo…

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Woman holding flowers.
On Working with Afflictions

Getting back on track

Studying the Dharma can give us insight into how our self-imposed pain leads to more…

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