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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Tibetan nuns in a classroom.
Science and Buddhism

Connecting women scientists and Buddhist nuns

A physics professor shares about her experience teaching Tibetan Buddhist nuns as part of the…

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An Open-Hearted Life

“An Open-Hearted Life”: Introduction

When we take a compassionate perspective we are better prepared to care for ourselves and…

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Woman with srtonge gaze in the sunshine
Ethics in the Modern World

Practical ethics and leadership

The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…

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A Tibetan Buddhist monastic reads a book.
Ethics in the Modern World

Practical ethics from Nagarjuna

Advice and discussion about governing and leadership, Buddhist activism, and compassion towards prisoners.

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Practicing Democracy

It’s never hopeless

A response to a student's email about how to find hope and wisdom in times…

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Father and son walking along a beach.
On Cultivating Virtue

A meaningful life

After a lifetime of looking for meaning in life, a student turns to the Dharma…

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Man with hand on head, looking into mirror.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

Cultivating equanimity

How does one deal with one's own judgmental mind? A student examines the benefits of…

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An Open-Hearted Life

“An Open-Hearted Life”: Preface by Profe...

A look at the western psychological perspective on compassion and how it relates to the…

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Cultivating Compassion

Meditating on taking and giving

Imagining taking on all the suffering of others in order to destroy our own self-centred…

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Cultivating Compassion

Equanimity in daily life

How to fit the practice of equanimity into our daily lives, and outlining the taking-and-giving…

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Cultivating Compassion

Obstacles to compassion

Exploring the meditation on the kindness of others, and various obstacles to compassion, including the…

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