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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Conflict and compassion: Opening our hearts when our...
When we can listen to others and open our mind to the fact that others…
View PostCultivating compassion and equanimity
Equanimity, a mind free from bias and indifference, is important in order to have the…
View PostThe peace and beauty of the night’s darkness
A prison volunteer finds respite from the daily struggle.
View PostImagery and method acting: Cultivating our compassio...
How we can use our imagination to develop compassion and other positive qualities.
View PostEstablishing compassionate habits
As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate…
View PostA fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
View PostBeyond Blame
How it's possible to go beyond blaming others or our self and work together to…
View PostTonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
View PostPreparing spiritually for death
Reviewing the four tasks of living and dying, and how to prepare spiritually for death.
View PostWhat 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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