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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Contentment and Happiness

Living a happy life: Covid or not

How we can use the pandemic experience in a positive way, to change, develop talents,…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Preparing for death

Various spiritual practices to help us prepare for our own and others' death.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Dealing with grief

The mindfulness of death practice and how to deal with grief over losing loved ones.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Rebirth and the uncertainty of the time of death

Evidence supporting rebirth, and instruction on the second root of the nine-point death meditation—that the…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Facing fear of death

How to face the fear of death and practical methods to decrease fear and anxiety.

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Harmony with the Environment

Caring for our only home

It is important to care for the environment we live in, not only for our…

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Venerable Nyima wearing sunglasses while listening to a teaching.
Living with Impermanence

Listening to my body

Personal health issues can increase awareness of our interdependence with others.

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Engaged Buddhism

Life after the pandemic: It depends on us

A look at the effects of the pandemic on individuals and society, how people have…

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Science and Buddhism

Does ethics matter in science and technology?

How the ethics of non-harming apply in the fields of information technology, scientific research, and…

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Helping the Dying and Deceased

End-of-life care

How can we approach the difficult process of making end-of-life care decisions regarding loved ones?

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Barbed wire in a garden.
By Incarcerated People

Prison labor

Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Reaching out with compassion

How extending yourself to another living being pulls you outside yourself and opens the door…

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