Dharma in Daily Life

These books guide us in bringing our practice off the cushion into daily life activities and our interactions with others.

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Working with Anger

A variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by working with our minds to frame situations differently. No matter what our religion, learning to work with anger can benefit us all.

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The Compassionate Kitchen

Food can be used to nourish both the body and the mind. The Compassionate Kitchen speaks to eating as a spiritual practice and offers wisdom from the Buddhist tradition that we can use at home.

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Refuge Resource Book

A collection of articles compiled by Venerable Thubten Chodron as a resource for preparing to take or renew one’s refuge and precepts.

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Living with an Open Heart

How do we turn “do more, have more, be more” on its head and cultivate compassion as the key to happiness? Living with an Open Heart offers practical Buddhist and Western psychological approaches to opening our hearts. (UK edition)

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Awaken Every Day

An instant dose of everyday wisdom, these insightful reflections help us understand our minds, our connections to our communities, and how to become the people we aspire to be.

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An Open-Hearted Life

How do we turn “do more, have more, be more” on its head and cultivate compassion as the key to happiness? An Open-Hearted Life offers practical Buddhist and Western psychological approaches to opening our hearts. (U.S. edition)

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365 Gems of Wisdom

Reflections by Venerable Thubten Chodron and other Sravasti Abbey monastics to guide us in setting our daily motivation and direction.

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