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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The power of compassion in a chaotic world
By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings…
View PostBecoming friends with ourselves
Becoming our own friend means treating ourselves with kindness, respect and compassion; celebrating our successes…
View PostThe human story
Each person's individual journey contains challenges and difficulties that, if met with courage, can cause…
View PostBeing human: Not seeing the world as us and them
Cultivating the mind that sees all sentient beings as equal and how this benefits ourselves…
View PostReturn to reality: Love and hate
Seemingly contradictory feelings can lead to the same prison, a prison of ignorance.
View PostWorking with unwanted thoughts and emotions
How we can work over time to replace troublesome thoughts and emotions with more compassionate…
View PostThe Teddy Bear Project
A surprise gift from an incarcerated person for one of the Abbey's volunteers.
View PostThe power of optimism and types of emotion
How an optimistic attitude is important in maintaining compassion. A look at different ways to…
View PostSocial action and interfaith dialogue
Ways in which we can put our meditations on equanimity into practice to benefit others.
View PostWhere cultural identity and interdependence connect
A talk about social harmony and individual happiness through compassion and loving kindness.
View PostFalse friends
There are four kinds of false friends, who are actually foes in the guise of…
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