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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Preservation of Tibet’s culture and environment
Among His Holiness' principal commitments is to preserve Tibetan culture and to protect the environment.…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Connecting with compassion
The importance of having compassionate individuals in our lives, who can inspire our own practice…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Parts repairs and gratitude
Venerable Chonyi reflects on the kindness of health practitioners.
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The importance of regular practice
The benefits of a regular meditation practice, the obstacles that may arise and how to…
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The four immeasurables
The four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy and equanimity—present a way to relate to other living beings…
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Politics, Power, and Peace
How to interact with others in a contentious election season with kindness and compassion.
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Survival of the most cooperative
Generating peace, love, and compassion in our own hearts can help us to heal divisions…
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Transforming violence with compassion
In an interview with Dharma Drum Mountain, Venerable Chodron shares how she worked with anger…
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Compassionate thinking and mentalizing
To develop compassion, we want to nurture beneficial and realistic ways of thinking and avoid…
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Ramesh Don’t take life for granted
"In the blink of an eye, everything can change." A student examines how this truth…
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Bodhisattva practice in daily life
How to bring the essence of bodhisattva practice to daily life situations and relationships. Looking…
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Compassion and empathy
How empathy is a core component of compassion, both in being able to feel compassion…
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