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Letting Go of Toxic People: When Staying In It is Not More Spiritual
by NancyColier
April 4, 2013
We all have people in our lives who have profoundly harmed us. Sometimes the situation with the other person has changed. You may have forgiven them and they may even have taken ownership and expressed remorse for their harmful actions. Other times...
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Dharma Connect: Pope Francis
by Paul S
March 15, 2013
I recently read on an Italian blog  a quote playfully attributed to God: "'Everybody's depressed because "this pope is also against the gays." Remember, people, he's the head of the church, not the Indian from the Village People."' 1
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Why Meditate?
by NancyColier
November 17, 2012
  Meditation can change your life and your very sense of who you are.  There is a reason it has been around for thousands of years and practiced by people from all walks of life and all parts of the globe.  There is a common myth...
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October 7th - Walk for Peace in Central Park
by KimberlyBrown
September 27, 2012
    Please join IDP Teachers Ven. Lawrence Dō'an Grecco and Kate Johnson at the first large U.S. silent Peace Walk.   
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Beyond the Defended Self
by Tara Brach
September 25, 2012
 
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the hypnotized rabbit
by Joren
August 2, 2012
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Consumption: Safety, Happiness, and plastic packaging
by Joren
April 12, 2012
 
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Engaged Buddhism: Working with Aggression
by Kipp Efinger
March 26, 2012
The first time I heard the term "engaged Buddhism" I was immediately turned on by the idea. My punk rock sensibilities imagined bringing Buddhism to the streets. The whole image seemed at odds with itself. This was not about sitting in a cave,...
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Ah, Fukushima Sunflower (for William Blake, Koyu Abe, and all Sunflower Sowers everywhere)
by Joren
March 15, 2012
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the misery of Archaea and ocean floor disposal
by Joren
February 2, 2012
   
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Kalachakra rumination
by Joren
January 5, 2012
  Kalachakra rumination
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Rediscovering Christmas
by Gina LaRoche
December 19, 2011
 
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Counting Blessings - What is a blessing?
by Gina LaRoche
November 21, 2011
Seems like an obvious question – what is a blessing? – Yet if I think about a life lived in sufficiency I begin to wonder about the qualities of a blessing.
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the park
by Joren
October 13, 2011
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Mother
by Joren
May 5, 2011
 
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Daily Connect: A Peach for Peace
by KimberlyBrown
May 3, 2011
 
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walking meditation
by Joren
April 21, 2011
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The Big Bowl
by Joren
February 3, 2011
                This time between the Tiger and Rabbit
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Daily Art #11 - Seth Price Week #2 - "Die Leguane," 2001
by Matt Jones
January 17, 2011
 
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Dharma in Action Fellowship: Bringing together Buddhist practice and on-the-ground work for peace in Colombia
by Sarah Weintraub
November 30, 2010
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship is looking for a Buddhist activist to work for peace in Colombia through the Dharma in Action Fellowship (DIAF).  The DIAF Fellow will be placed with the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s peace team to provide...
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