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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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By Incarcerated People

Inside-out practice

An incarcerated person narrates practicing inside the prison to practicing outside and compares that to…

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The word 'forgive' spray painted on a red wall.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

A thought …

The essence of insight during life in prison: compassion.

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Judgmental mind, kindness and compassion

Methods to develop love and compassion for others.

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Practices and rituals

Questions on rituals in Buddhist practice, right intention, right livelihood.

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Panic and fear

How attitudes and emotions affect the body and mind, causing stress. Advice for leading a…

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Cynicism, fear of change, responsibility

Questions on cynicism among young people, fear of change, taking responsibility.

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Motivated to not harm

Not harming, verbally or mentally. Questions on how we react to someone's misfortune and on…

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A bird enjoys eating at a feeder in the middle of winter.
Harmony with the Environment

Activism with altruism

A retreat focused on watching the mind that is engaged in environmental activism.

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Statue of a Buddha.
On Attachment

On attachment

Attachment brings suffering, but what does non-attachment bring us?

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Young man holding a sign that says 'The power to choose... the power to change."
On Cultivating Wisdom

Choice and changing

A courageous look at the selfish mind and the suffering it creates in life.

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The words 'Let go' painted on cable car tracks.
On Self-Worth

Letting go of guilt and shame

Overcoming guilt and shame by cultivating loving kindness for oneself first and then expanding it…

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A worker picking flowers at a very colorful flower fields.
On Mindfulness

The path and the garden

C. M. reflects on the effects on his practice of time spent gardening. Any work…

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