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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Not 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.
View PostBeing emptiness
A meditation on the "Heart Sutra" and the concepts of emptiness and selflessness.
View PostWhat the Buddha taught
A person in prison reflects on the meaning of refuge and the joyfulness of awakening.
View PostTeaching children by example
Actions speak louder than words. Our children will learn loving-kindness, forgiveness, and patience only though…
View PostIntoxicants
The tragedies that resulted from choices an incarcerated person made as a young man.
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