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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Identifying anxiety
The path from worry to fear and anxiety, and the stories we tell ourselves along…
View PostWhen compassion arises
A talk about what compassion is, where the word comes from, and what happens when…
View PostIdentifying our feelings
How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.
View PostUsing the Dharma to manage an unpredictable illness
A students uses her Dharma practice to face adversity, and then uses that same adversity…
View PostWhen a dear one has a medical emergency
In a time of uncertainty, letting our minds relax can be of benefit to ourselves…
View PostCompassionate communication
How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without…
View Post21st-century Buddhists
Ethical conduct and compassion are the keys to happiness for ourselves and for all sentient…
View PostCompassion and empathy review
Further commentary on how empathy is important in being compassionate, how to develop empathy and…
View PostGuided meditation on compassion
A guided meditation to make the mind more familiar and more habituated to the feeling…
View PostClarity, confidence and courage
Antidotes to the afflictions of confusion, self-doubt, and fear that hold us back in our…
View PostHelping each other feel safe
How to identify when we do or do not feel safe, how to cultivate a…
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