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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Statue of angel in front of rising sun with arms reaching out.
Dharma Poetry

The warrior of dawn

The student tries paths of light and of darkness before discovering the middle way.

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Venerable sitting in meditation posture before teaching.
Love and Self-esteem

Seeing the kindness of all beings

When we recognize how friends, strangers and even those we have difficulty with are kind…

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An Open-Hearted Life

A Healthy Diet for the Mind

How cultivating compassion is like engaging in a mental fitness program for the mind. What…

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Stephen kneeling in front of Venerable Chodron and offeirng a khata.
On Cultivating Virtue

Ethical ways to meet our needs

There are many ways that we can meet our needs in this life. Some are…

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Healing Anger

Overcoming jealousy

How jealousy causes emotional pain and problems in relationships. Applying antidotes to overcome jealousy and…

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Healing Anger

Working with anger in daily life

Recognizing the harmfulness of anger. Training the mind to see situations in a different way…

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Cultivating Compassion

The power of compassion in a chaotic world

By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Becoming friends with ourselves

Becoming our own friend means treating ourselves with kindness, respect and compassion; celebrating our successes…

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Closeup of the face of a baby.
Dharma Poetry

The human story

Each person's individual journey contains challenges and difficulties that, if met with courage, can cause…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Being human: Not seeing the world as us and them

Cultivating the mind that sees all sentient beings as equal and how this benefits ourselves…

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Man standing on a rock looking at the ocean.
Dharma Poetry

Return to reality: Love and hate

Seemingly contradictory feelings can lead to the same prison, a prison of ignorance.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Working with unwanted thoughts and emotions

How we can work over time to replace troublesome thoughts and emotions with more compassionate…

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