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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Exploring world religions and Buddhism
Recommended reading exploring different religious traditions as they relate to Buddhism.
View PostThe jerk and the potato chips
Using one's meditation practice to become the observer of one's mind and to release the…
View PostDharma masala
Growing up amongst Christian and Hindu influences, eventually becoming Buddhist. Reflections on culture and religion.
View PostPrison poetry IV
Poems written by incarcerated people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
View PostKindness to myself
An incarcerated person reflects on the changes in his outlook since noticing the good he…
View PostThe Ronco label maker
Seeing all sentient beings with equanimity and not judging others opens one's heart and mind…
View PostIslamic-Buddhist dialogue
Meetings with Muslim leaders around the world for the purpose of broadening understanding between Buddhists…
View PostThe precept of nonviolence
A person in prison recounts an incident in which he chose to keep his vow…
View PostAdvice for upcoming surgery
A student shares on the practices that helped her to face breast cancer and undergo…
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