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 Semkye Strength, joy, and compassion
Getting clear about what compassion is and is not. Increasing compassion by changing our perspective…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Being a friend to yourself
Cultivating self-acceptance, letting go of false thoughts about ourselves and caring for others leads to…
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Happiness within ourselves
How the mind is the main source of happiness not external situations. Transforming one's perspective…
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Luis - Nov 26, 2017
Luis The meaning of heart
A student reflects on the meaning of our heart connection to one another.
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Albert Ramos Meditation with noise
There are many distractions to meditation in prison. This is how one incarcerated person deals…
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Venerable Thubten Nyima The eight pillars of joy
Venerable Thubten Nyima shares the wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond…
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Luis
- Nov 7, 2017
Finally freeing myself from being a prisoner of love
A student of Venerable Chodron's writes about the futility of attachment to others in our…
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The garden notices the rocks moving
An incarcerated person writes about seeing others as equal in worth.
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C J
- Oct 30, 2017
A letter to my teacher
A young person reflects on the reasons he took refuge with Venerable Chodron.
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Kenneth Mondal We are all prisoners
We are prisoners of our own minds. Ignorance, anger, and attachment are every bit as…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Genuine compassion
Compassion is an internal attitude that can be deliberately cultivated through practice. Reflection on bringing…
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Was the Buddha an activist?
A commentary on verses from “Precious Garland” describes how a government based on Dharma principles…
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