Dharma in Action

The real meaning of Dharma practice is to transform our minds. The rubber meets the road when we get off the cushion and live our practice in daily life.

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Photo of a girl writing: No act of kindess No matter how small is ever wasted.
Dharma in Action

My true religion is kindness

An interview with Rinchen Khandro Chogyel on her life of socially engaged Buddhism.

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Upekkha the cat sits on the teacher's table with his nose on the gooseneck microphone.
Dharma in Daily Life

How to benefit from Dharma talks

Pithy advice on how to bring forward what we learn from listening to Dharma teachings.

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Stained glass in an Anglican church.
Interfaith Dialogue

Love unbounded

Delight in contemplating life within a religious community.

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Couple exchanging rings at wedding ceremony.
Family and Friends

A celebration of love

A Buddhist couple share on the format of their wedding celebration, which included guided meditations…

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A couple's hands together.
Family and Friends

A Buddhist marriage blessing

Practices that couples getting married can do to make merit and share their deepest aspirations…

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Interfaith Dialogue

The value of a disciplined way of life

Buddha's monastic precepts and their similarities to the Christian practice.

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A group of Buddhist and Catholic nuns visiting the Abbey.
Interfaith Dialogue

Comparing and contrasting views

A comparison of religious views to support interfaith practice.

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Venerables Tarpa, Saldon, and Chodron standing outside in the lower Abbey meadow.
Interfaith Dialogue

A bhikshuni’s view

A brief overview of how Buddhist monastic traditions spread and adapt to new cultures.

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Stained glass image of Benedictine nuns.
Interfaith Dialogue

A Benedictine’s view

A Catholic nun's perspective on world monastic traditions and her own spiritual journey.

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A woman looking very sad and despair.
Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life III Conference: Emotions and health

Do buddhas have emotions? Why do we feel low self-esteem and self-hatred? Finding peace through…

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