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 Samten Connecting with incarcerated women in Indonesia
Reflections on a visit together with Venerable Thubten Chodron to a women's prison in Indonesia.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Transforming anger into compassion
Anger isn't subdued by rearranging the world and the beings in it, but through internal…
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The Buddhist approach to happiness
Living life with the view that my happiness is most important actually leads to unhappiness.…
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Cultivating love and kindness
A talk on working with disturbing emotions based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life."
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Optimism and renunciation
Response to a query from a SAFE student on how to have an optimistic mind…
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The power of optimism
Rejoicing in the positive mental states and good hearts of Abbey friends.
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Living an open-hearted life
A daylong seminar offering perspectives on compassion from Buddhism and psychology from Venerable Thubten Chodron…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme A prison visit on “Buddha Day”
Venerable Thubten Jigme describes her experience celebrating "Buddha Day" with those at Coyote Ridge Correctional…
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Wisdom, love, and hatred
Verses from Buddhist scriptures on how to overcome the obstacles to cultivating love.
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Obstacles and antidotes
Further discussion of the obstacles to cultivating love and how to work with them.
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Heart advice for practitioners
Advice directed at a young monastic, but suitable for all, on making our lives and…
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