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Gasp! I was the angry person you were talking about!
Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.
View PostChocolate frosting and garbage
Not getting bogged down in words and labels. Connecting with people through our path and…
View PostThe origin of “The Jew in the Lotus”
Reflections on the historic 1990 meeting between American and Israeli Jewish leaders and His Holiness…
View PostSix preparatory practices for meditation
Practices to do before we sit down to meditate in order to clear and focus…
View PostLiving in solitude and living in community
How community life provides the container for someone to receive the full benefits of monastic…
View PostPurifying interferences
A purifying prayer to remove hindrances to our understanding and practice.
View PostBuddhism in modern society
The teaching principles of the Buddha can be applied to many things in our modern…
View PostTeaching children by example
Actions speak louder than words. Our children will learn loving-kindness, forgiveness, and patience only though…
View PostBaby blessing ceremony
A ceremony to welcome babies and children to their Dharma friends and family.
View PostThe Sutra of the Three Heaps
The purification practice of prostration to the 35 Buddhas removes emotional burdens and pacifies obstacles…
View PostTibetan Lama visits incarcerated people
Khensur Jampa Tegchog Rinpoche speaks to incarcerated people and answers their questions.
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