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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Love and Self-esteem

Love does no harm

How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…

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Responding to Prejudice

Welcoming refugees

Bringing a positive outlook to the situation of refugees in Europe, seeing it as an…

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Responding to Prejudice

Living without fear

Reflections on working with prejudice against immigrants happening worldwide, and the different forms of violence…

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Cultivating Compassion

An open-hearted life: The meaning of compassion

Examining the meaning of compassion from the perspective of Buddhism and psychology with co-authors Venerable…

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Dharma in Daily Life

Wisdom and compassion in daily life

How to cultivate kindness towards strangers and even our enemies, and how compassion can improve…

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Responding to Prejudice

White privilege

Responding to a student's request to speak about race in America and how to be…

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Healing Anger

Working with jealousy

Verses from Shantideva's "Engaging in a Bodhisattva's Deeds" on how to counteract jealousy by rejoicing.

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young man in forest meditating
Prison Dharma

The grief and resilience of a mother

A mother writes about taking refuge in the Dharma after her son's breakdown.

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Cultivating Compassion

The way of compassion

A conversational talk on compassion for The Yoga Hour with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.

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