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Teachings on mindfulness, a mental factor that enables the mind to stay on its chosen object. These include teachings on mindfulness in developing concentration and keeping ethical conduct.

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2011

The kindness of others

Seeing kindness and repaying with a genuine wish to benefit. Give and let the giving…

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A woman putting her hands in praying position, sunset in the background.
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2011

Meditation practice: Observing the breath

A look at what the mind is, followed by a discussion regarding how to relate…

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Statue near a pond of a Buddha meditating.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Dealing with anxiety

Anxiety can be ameliorated through meditation and kindness towards self and others.

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Sunlight streaming through the tress onto a snowy path in the woods
On Mindfulness

A chosen life

What if a person who looks different could impart life-changing wisdom. Open one's heart and…

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Woman with palms together.
On Cultivating Virtue

Serving one’s spiritual mentor

How a Dharma student’s motivation was strengthened by offering service to her teacher.

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Times Square
On Attachment

Circus

The overwhelming effect of social media and technology, making one's daily life feel like a…

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Prison cell with the words 'Prison poetry IV" superimposed over it.
Prison Poetry

Prison poetry IV

Poems written by incarcerated people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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On Overcoming Anger

The precept of nonviolence

A person in prison recounts an incident in which he chose to keep his vow…

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On Mindfulness

Vanquishing depression and anxiety

It is possible to free oneself from reacting negatively to life through meditation and practice.

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Prison cell with the words 'Prison poetry III" superimposed over it.
Prison Poetry

Prison poetry III

Poems written by people associated with the prison Dharma outreach program.

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On Mindfulness

Celebration of Buddha’s enlightenment

An incarcerated person's gratitude to his sangha, discussing his history of violence, his discovery of…

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On Mindfulness

Mindfulness, contentment, and ABBA

Happiness is an inside job. One can cultivate happiness no matter the circumstances of our…

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