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 Nyima Overcoming anger towards those who use hate speech
The Buddha had an answer for those who believed in the innate superiority of certain…
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Ryan - Sep 18, 2017
Ryan Using the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist
A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are inextricably interconnected we will see that caring for others…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Hold me close
A student's poem analyzes how our personal attachments hold us back from developing compassion for…
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Meeting adversity with joy
Advice on how to face anger and hatred with calm and creativity.
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Overcoming fear and preconceptions
A motivation to work with the fear and misleading preconceptions that arise in the face…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme We all can overcome our wrong views
A story of a man who used to be a white supremacist and transformed his…
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Kenneth Mondal What is the truth?
What lessons can we take away from current politicians who bend the truth to fit…
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Bodhisattva versus white supremacist
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Charlottesville protest rally.
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Why we need compassion
In the face of human hardship, compassion is the only response that makes sense. It…
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Tracy's Dad
- Jul 25, 2017
Anger not nice
An 88-year-old father of one of Venerable Chodron's students writes a poem to explain what…
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With our thoughts we make the world
We can get lost in the bad news of the day. A student reflects on…
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