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Practicing Forgiveness - Part 2 of 2

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Is forgiveness a practice?  If so, how do we do it?   IDP's Senior Teacher, Ethan Nichtern, recorded live at Nalandawest in Seattle, leads a talk on how to use our practice to open our hearts and minds and practice forgiveness for ourselves and each other.

 

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A Buddhist Holiday Toolkit Class 4 of 4 - Part 2 of 2

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A Buddhist Holiday Toolkit - Open Home Study - Class 2 of 4 - Part 2 of 2

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A Buddhist Holiday Toolkit - Weekly Nov. 28 - Dec. 19th

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How Internet Blackout on 1/18 Will Affect the IDP

to protest SOPA and PIPA, myself and a few other IDP Staff and Leaders have decided to boycott the internet this Wednesday from 8am-8pm

The Shambhala Principle Reviewed

 


Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has just published his fourth major book, The Shambhala Principle, and I’ve been lucky enough to spend a good deal of time reading and rereading my now-wrinkled advanced readers’ copy over the past few months. I love it. It adds a needed volume to the growing canon of core Shambhala teachings available in print. It weaves together the view of contemplative practice  with a deeply societal message.

Donors: Social Change Investors?

In light of the Interdependence Project's upcoming Annual Membership meeting, I'd like to share some figures I read today, compiled by the American Association for Fundraising Counsel's 2011 Giving USA report:

Individual donors comprised of 83% of philanthropic dollars in 2011. (While foundations made up 14% and corporations 5%)

83% ...Damn.

What is Meditation? With Kimberly Brown and Kate Johnson Part 1

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Why do we meditateWhy don't we meditate? How does it aid mental health and well-being? What are some of the common misconceptions about meditation? What does it really mean to practice and study Secular Buddhism?

IDP Teachers Kate Johnson & Kimberly Brown will guide us through mindfulness meditation and an exploration of the benefits of practice, as well as confusion surrounding it. 

 

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The NOW in the News

THE NOW - It Shows Up Uninvited

But don't worry, we can shield ourselves from "The Now" by watching Channel 4 news!  Or at least that's what is implied by this ad.

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