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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Dharma 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.
View PostTrouble with relationships
How to work with negative emotions in relationships and when working with other people, cultivating…
View PostHealing with love and compassion
Counteracting the self-centered, self-grasping mind and confronting the emotional problems of this life through love…
View PostTo choose or not to choose
A retreat helps a student to see that he has the freedom to choose to…
View PostEncouraging ethical behavior
How to encourage ethical behavior in both children and adults.
View PostRaising a moral child
How to encourage morality in children and adults, and how to offer both praise and…
View PostA long obedience
Exodus isn't just about liberation from slavery, it's also about rebinding. Just laws, or taking…
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