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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Cultivating Compassion

Self-compassion

What self-compassion is and what it is not, plus a discussion on obstacles to self-compassion…

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Cultivating Compassion

Compassion, empathy, and attachment

Guided meditations on compassion, the difference between compassion and empathy, and compassion practice in Mahayana…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Identifying anxiety

The path from worry to fear and anxiety, and the stories we tell ourselves along…

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Cultivating Compassion

When compassion arises

A talk about what compassion is, where the word comes from, and what happens when…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Identifying our feelings

How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.

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On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Using the Dharma to manage an unpredictable illness

A students uses her Dharma practice to face adversity, and then uses that same adversity…

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

When a dear one has a medical emergency

In a time of uncertainty, letting our minds relax can be of benefit to ourselves…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassionate communication

How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without…

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21st Century Buddhists

21st-century Buddhists

Ethical conduct and compassion are the keys to happiness for ourselves and for all sentient…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassion and empathy review

Further commentary on how empathy is important in being compassionate, how to develop empathy and…

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