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 Practicing compassion in helping professions: A Budd...
How the Buddhist teachings can be used by those in the helping professions to cultivate…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Meditation in a psychiatric hospital setting
The benefits of meditation in a psychiatric hospital setting.
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“An Open-Hearted Life”: Living with auth...
An important part of living an authentic life is genuine compassion and it is a…
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Giving up the blame game
How to stop blaming ourselves and others for our problems, develop a broader view of…
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No need to fake it: Developing true self-confidence
Our good qualities, the basic purity of our mind and inborn potential, are the basis…
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Kenneth Mondal So, now what?
Can practicing the Dharma help with how we are feeling about the recent election? A…
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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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