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 Benefits of compassion
The benefits of cultivating compassion and how to meditate to develop compassion towards all sentient…
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A heart of compassion
The meaning of compassion and the importance of distinguishing between compassion and self-centered distress.
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One year after the Aurora shooting
Reflecting with compassion on the one-year anniversary of the Batman movie shooting in Colorado.
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Cultivating compassion in a violent world
Applying the ancient wisdom of a Buddhist philosophical text to bring compassion to situations of…
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The social impact of gun violence
Keeping a calm and compassionate mind in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal.
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Kenneth Mondal Releasing the need to be the best
The understanding of emptiness is a hefty weapon in the battle with the ego.
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Venerable Thubten Samten The Dharma is flourishing
Incarcerated people share emotional stories of how the Dharma has brought them personal transformation.
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On death and bereavement
How to support our loved ones through the dying process while managing our grief, and…
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12 ways to apply compassion
A discussion of ways to apply compassion to improve areas of common concern in society.
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa The earth is our only home
Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on using the planet's resources wisely, with mindfulness of our interdependence.
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Incarcerated people The choices we make
Taking responsibility for and facing our past behaviors is the first step toward change.
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Meditation to raise consciousness for a healthy rela...
A meditation written by Geshe Thubten Ngawang to bring us into harmony with the natural…
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