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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Buddhism and consumerism
A talk on how consumerism affects society and its impact on Buddhism in America.
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Barbara Stewart - Apr 22, 2007
Barbara Stewart To go one’s own way
"I've never wanted to get old and look back on my life with regret." Venerable…
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Curing our self-centeredness
Compassion can serve as a powerful antidote to our self-preoccupation and free us from our…
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Incarcerated people Street kids
An incarcerated person's harrowing account of his childhood growing up on the streets, and his…
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Working with People in Prison
Working with people in prison requires a mindset of humility and understanding: an incarcerated person…
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Genuine aspiration and resistance
Kindness for oneself relieves the internal struggle to commit to the Dharma.
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Making decisions for long term benefit
How to find true long term happiness by acting ethically and benefiting others.
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Purifying our wrong actions
Explanation of generating regret for our past actions and making a determination not to repeat…
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Craving for pleasures
How we cling to sense pleasures, our own ways of doing things, and examining if…
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Ethical conduct and motivation
The meaning of happiness, how anger and attachment cause suffering, and the benefits of a…
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Buddha’s door
In meditation, a person in prison reflects on his experience of freedom and compassion for…
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