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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21st Century Buddhists
Engaging with modern education and science while remaining rooted in the Buddha's teachings.
VIEW CATEGORYDharma in Daily Life
Bringing our practice off the cushion into daily life activities and our interactions with others.
VIEW CATEGORYEngaged Buddhism
Responding to social issues and concerns as part of our Dharma practice.
VIEW CATEGORYPrison Dharma
People in prison and volunteers who work in prisons reflect on how to apply the Dharma in prison settings and beyond.
VIEW CATEGORYStudents' Insights
Students share how they integrate the Dharma into their daily lives and to face challenging situations.
VIEW CATEGORYWorking with Emotions
How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.
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Worthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…
View PostBringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
View PostTrauma and recovery
Have you heard of the A.C.E.(Adverse Childhood Experience) questionnaire, which has ten specific questions dealing…
View PostA prison visit
As part of Sravasti Abbey’s program to bring the Dharma to incarcerated people, I recently…
View PostSmall acts of compassion can have big results
The far-reaching effects of small acts of kindness.
View PostMeditation on transforming anger into compassion
A guided meditation on working with anger.
View PostCompassion, uncertainty, and listening to uncomforta...
How to become comfortable with uncertainty and open to uncomfortable truths
View PostCultivation of Compassion
How compassion gets us going in the right direction in our life.
View PostPreparing well for our death
Spiritual practices that we can do to live a meaningful life and prepare for our…
View PostRecognizing impermanence
Meditating on and understanding impermanence can help us to deal with our fear of death.
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