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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Practicing with a year of illness
Venerable Thubten Semkye shares on how embracing a physical ailment challenged her concepts of the…
View PostLeading ourselves out of addiction
Taking refuge in drugs or alcohol simply leads to more destructive, addictive behavior, which then…
View PostMeaning in life by benefiting others
Having the desire to be of benefit to all sentient beings through thought, speech, and…
View PostPaying attention to life
An incarcerated person discusses the ways practice has helped him cope and improved his life…
View PostExamining anger and its antidotes
Anger is a broad category of emotions based on exaggeration. When we can recognize it…
View PostOverwhelmed?
We can feel overwhelmed by events or we can feel enthusiastic to solve them. Much…
View PostThe Dharma works
It is freeing to realize that happiness does not depend on what material possessions we…
View PostPlanned parenting
Becoming a parent can be of incredible benefit by transmitting from generation to generation the…
View PostA secret Zen master
An incarcerated person recounts a story of tender kindness not likely for a gang member.
View PostPracticing in prison
An inmate reflects on his situation on being transferred to a different prison.
View PostYouTube Dharma
Venerable Chodron's joyous effort in tirelessly spreading the Dharma radiates like sunshine. This letter comes…
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