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 
Incarcerated people Love, compassion, peace
Common threads of many religious traditions including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism.
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Having compassion for yourself
Even in a difficult environment, making changes in one's life for the better will benefit…
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Defusing our hot buttons
Practical advice on how to identify our “buttons”—the expectations and preconceptions that set our anger…
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Friendship
After burning every bridge and pushing away every potential ally, an incarcerated person finds himself…
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Keeping balance
Necessity for cultivating kindness and compassion for others in addition to practicing meditation.
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Beliefs turned on their head
An incarcerated person finds that his attachment to the traditional cultural beliefs he grew up…
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Joyous effort
Cultivating antidotes to discouragement and laziness helps our Dharma practice.
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Questions from children
Why do you shave your head? and many other questions from the children at the…
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Inner peace
Overcoming the discontented mind opens the way to greater compassion. How to face our fears…
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Awareness that sets you free
The ways being in prison has forced an incarcerated person to face his delusions and…
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Learning to find inner peace
A person in prison shares his thoughts on keeping up hope in a difficult environment.
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