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 man sitting outside, meditating.
Speaking Wisely and Kindly

Antidotes for the complaining mind

Applying antidotes to our habit of complaining increases tolerance and helps others.

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Tracy helping raise prayer flags at the Abbey.
On Cultivating Virtue

Taking the vow of celibacy

A student shares her reasons for taking the vow of celibacy as a lay person.

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Brother and sister walking together down country road.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Joshua

An incarcerated person describes her relationship with her brother and the love they share.

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Someone wrote the words Nothing is permanent on the sand.
On Attachment

Prison, life, impermanence

A person in prison describes the experience of solitary confinement and how by taking refuge…

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Woman deep in thought.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Ruminating

How to use our precious human life to develop love, compassion, and wisdom.

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Venerable Chodron, smiling.
Working with Emotions

Working with emotions

Practical advice from personal experience on the medicine to apply to an afflicted mind.

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Two people hiking in bug landscape
Prison Poetry

The hills we climb

An incarcerated person writes about the joyful effort of practice and what it does for…

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Small waterdrops on the dandelion seeds.
On Cultivating Wisdom

The beauty of creating the causes

Knowing that your actions create the cause for the fruit is encouraging and a good…

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Closeup of a smiling Iraqi girl.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Unforgettable memories

A person in prison tells how the misfortune of a young Iraqi girl touched his…

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Cotton on a plant, ready to be harvested.
By Incarcerated People

Transfer

A person in prison reflects on the way that positive and negative energy in our…

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A closeup image of flames.
Prison Poetry

The extinguishing of fires

A person in prison reflects on the benefits of meditation practice and mindfulness.

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Man holding head in his hands
On Overcoming Anger

Discovery

Applying the Dharma to identify the root of one's anger. Accepting the self-centered cause as…

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