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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Healing Anger

Changing perspective to undermine anger

Using thought transformation practices to see others and difficult situations more realistically decreases anger because…

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A tree with knobs that look like two eyes and a mouth.
Healing Anger

Disarming the mind

The more we can develop compassion and fortitude, the more resistant we are to anger.

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Engaged Buddhism

Buddhist Advice for Ruling a Kingdom

As Nagarjuna explained 2000 years ago, it is possible, and indeed auspicious, to base governmental…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

The power of respect

The importance of valuing each others' goodness especially in the current political climate.

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An Open-Hearted Life

“An Open-Hearted Life”: Foreword by the ...

In the foreword to the book His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains why compassion is…

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On Overcoming Anger

I would normally have been upset

Even a small incident can give us a chance to practice compassion.

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On Meditation

Tears of compassion

A meditation on mindfulness brings strong feelings of compassion for others.

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On Working with Afflictions

Clean up my act

A recent increase in hate crimes causes a Dharma student to reflect on where hate…

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Dharma Poetry

To reach potential

A meditation on the folly of self-absorption and the constant striving for attainment.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Developing our inner moral compass

The value of turning inwards and calming the mind before engaging in social action.

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Students' Insights

My karma beatdown

A karmic payback incident shows how to avoid suffering by avoiding those negative actions that…

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