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 Chodron Visualization and purification
We need a combination of the awakening activities of the Buddhas and our own effort…
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Re-writing the 12 steps, 8-12
Finishing up re-writing the 12 steps, how purification and confession fit in, and getting in…
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Re-writing the 12 steps, 1-7
How to rely on refuge in the Three Jewels, our inner wisdom and compassion, and…
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Making requests and self-reliance
We request the Buddha's for inspiration along the path, but we must do the work…
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Making our minds receptive to the Dharma
Prayer in Buddhism is a collaborative effort. What we are doing when asking the Buddhas…
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The purpose of a spiritual mentor
How we may adapt a 12-step recovery program with Buddhist views on self-reliance for our…
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Cultivating social harmony
On our responsibility to cultivate positive qualities within ourselves in order to experience them in…
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Incarcerated people Turning my life around
A person in prison shares his experience of living the five precepts.
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Compassion and social engagement
How one can be fully engaged supporting a cause one believes in, yet keep a…
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A letter from a listener
A listener and student expresses his view on the current gun situation in America.
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Can a gun really protect you?
Can a gun kept at home protect one? Statistics and testimonies related to gun ownership.
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Faith leaders united against gun violence
A four-part series of talks based on shocking statistics and testimonies against gun violence in…
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