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 Chodron A call for empathy
Comments on Michael Lerner's article "Stop Shaming Trump Supporters," and an email from a student…
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How to think about the election
Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how to use it to investigate…
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Responding to the election results
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.
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The pitfalls of perfectionism
More on the disadvantages of having unrealistic expectations of others.
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On perfectionism
How the mind that seeks perfection in ourselves and others creates suffering.
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Push and pull of emotional life
An Interview with Venerable Thubten Chodron and Travis Newbill from the Science of Meditation free…
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Albert Ramos 
Finding hope after a loved one’s suicide
A moving letter and poem from an incarcerated person grieving his cousin's suicide.
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Kenneth Mondal Identity theft
Fraudulent tax returns and changing credit scores elicit a meditation on emptiness.
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Returning the United States to democracy and civility
Responding to the topic of an upcoming panel discussion at North Idaho College on civil…
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Respect for common American values
A reflection on the controversy around athletes' recent protests of the killings of black men.
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Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) - Sep 14, 2016
Thubten Tashi (Laveeta) Being Tashi, facing the death of a child
A student searches for peace after the death of her child.
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