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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Bright gold and orange sunset at Pismo Beach.
On Working with Afflictions

VRBO

Sometimes we can clearly see the disadvantages of clinging to our possessions.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Cultivating compassion and equanimity

Equanimity, a mind free from bias and indifference, is important in order to have the…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Establishing compassionate habits

As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate…

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Two strands of barbed wire with blue sky in the background and sunlight.
By Incarcerated People

A fight on the yard

An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Beyond Blame

How it's possible to go beyond blaming others or our self and work together to…

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Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

Tonglen and social problems

Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

Preparing spiritually for death

Reviewing the four tasks of living and dying, and how to prepare spiritually for death.

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Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying Retreats

What helps at the time of death

Continuing the 9-point meditation on death, covering the third root of what helps at the…

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