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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Piece of chocolate cake.
Prison Poetry

Big piece

Complaining about our lot just leads to more confinement. An incarcerated person talks about contentment.

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Lights from a car accident at night.
Students' Insights

Hit head-on? Pray!

A student responds to a potentially serious automobile accident.

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Medical professionals performing surgery.
Living with Impermanence

Practicing when having surgery

A monastic at Sravasti Abbey relies on her Dharma practice when facing surgery.

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Mindful Eating

Wisdom you can taste

Practicing mindfulness while we eat helps us to live in the present moment, but our…

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A group of children standing together.
On Cultivating Virtue

Fighting miserliness

Ramesh studies in the Sravasti Abbey Friends Education distance learning program. He shares his thoughts…

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Newly sprouted seeds.
Dharma in Daily Life

Life is like sowing seeds

Interview with Venerable Thubten Chodron by The Times of India at a talk organized by…

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Silhouette of man looking sad.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Dealing with situations when things fall apart

By changing our perspective, problems and adversity can become the source of resilience and joy.…

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21st Century Buddhists

How to be a 21st Century Buddhist

The qualities and attitudes that will benefit us as we practice the Buddha's ancient teachings…

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Inmates standing around a new pagoda on the prison ground.
By Prison Volunteers

Prison pagoda of loving kindness

Members of a prison Dharma group make their vision of a stupa a reality.

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Prison wire against blue sky.
Prison Dharma

Prison volunteer workshop

A discussion of techniques and practices to benefit incarcerated people. How to establish trust and…

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Religious extremist protesting.
Speaking Wisely and Kindly

Connecting with those we disagree with

Looking at the ways we can open our heart and connect with someone for whom…

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Participants at Spokane's Climate Rally.
Engaged Buddhism

Compassion and social action

How we can increase our concern for others and put it in to action in…

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