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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The formula for happiness
In searching for happiness we need to cultivate our ability to love people more openly,…
View PostIt comes from our mind
A 17-year-old student from Singapore shares his insights on working with anger.
View PostThe love of money
How attachment to wealth breeds anxiety and dissatisfaction, and how contentment with what we have…
View PostBe there for the right reasons
The motives behind your actions are important. Are you motivated by your ego? Buddhism teaches…
View PostLove people, not pleasure
In the search for happiness, attachment to fame and reputation is a major cause of…
View PostMaking a real difference
Because we're in the realm of samsara, we can't escape suffering. Only one thing will…
View PostIs this America, or a war zone?
Reflections on the riots in Ferguson, Missouri and the response by the police.
View PostDharma artwork by incarcerated people
People in prison express their creativity and devotion to the Dharma through beautiful works of…
View PostA prayer for refuge to a light within
Faced with the drawbacks of worldliness, a student aspires always to remember where to turn.
View PostPhotos with incarcerated people
Venerable Chodron has visited approximately 30 prisons in the US and several in Asia and…
View PostMoving toward compassion
The obstacles that we experience when cultivating compassion and how to overcome them.
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