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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A remarkable story
A mother's story of how her son was changed by reading a Dharma book and…
View PostAre Buddhists ambitious?
Ambition and the Buddhist path. Distinguishing between postive and negative ambition.
View PostPower to hope, power to heal
An incarcerated person describes the beauty that results from compassionate actions.
View PostGasp! I was the angry person you were talking about!
Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.
View PostChocolate frosting and garbage
Not getting bogged down in words and labels. Connecting with people through our path and…
View PostNot feeding the fire
Within a small space, in a tense situation, a person in prison shares his struggle…
View PostThe origin of “The Jew in the Lotus”
Reflections on the historic 1990 meeting between American and Israeli Jewish leaders and His Holiness…
View PostValentine’s Day at Oregon State Prison
Accompanying Venerable Chodron and watching her talk to incarcerated people helps to see their qualities…
View PostBuddhism in modern society
The teaching principles of the Buddha can be applied to many things in our modern…
View PostIgnorance of the ego
A person in prison reflects on the effects of understanding the Buddha's teachings.
View PostPrison poetry I
Poems written by several people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.
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