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 Dealing with anxiety
Anxiety can be ameliorated through meditation and kindness towards self and others.
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Death under the bodhi tree
The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…
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Tom Woodbury - Jun 18, 2011
Tom Woodbury The kindness of strangers
A student comes to realize the compassion of sentient beings around him. Then, during retreat,…
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Wynn Martin
- Jun 18, 2011
A new friendship
A remarkable story of treating a drunken thief with dignity and compassion instead of responding…
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Petra McWilliams
- Jun 18, 2011
The secret to happiness
Reflections on the benefits of doing a three-year retreat, and how letting go of self-cherishing…
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Lisa Van Atta
- Jun 18, 2011
A treasured possession
A retreatant shares on how she lost a valued piece of jewelry but gained an…
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Organ donation is a personal decision
Contemplating organ donation? Only you can say if it's right or wrong for you, but…
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Incarcerated people A chosen life
What if a person who looks different could impart life-changing wisdom. Open one's heart and…
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Ulric Legouest
- Jun 18, 2011
Tears on the front lawn
A student shares on the emotional impact of a memorial event for the soldiers killed…
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Religious diversity and religious harmony
Speaking with people of differing religious beliefs gives us the chance to grow. How do…
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A prayer for my mother
The loss of a loved one can be painful. Help soothe the pain with this…
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Unknown
- Jun 18, 2011
Serving one’s spiritual mentor
How a Dharma student’s motivation was strengthened by offering service to her teacher.
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