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Acts of Universal GenerosityDaily Dharma for December 07, 2012
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Participating in DivinityDaily Dharma for December 08, 2012
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To Recognize EmptinessDaily Dharma for December 09, 2012
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The Gift of CompassionDaily Dharma for December 10, 2012
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Freed from FixationsDaily Dharma for December 11, 2012
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Accepting the Pain of RelationshipsDaily Dharma for December 12, 2012
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Necessary ClosenessDaily Dharma for December 13, 2012
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Pain, Passion, and the Precepts
Bodhin Kjolhede leads the January 2012 Tricycle Retreat, "The Precepts as Practice." More » -
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Compassion Restored
Before becoming one of the great world religion scholars of our time and a self-proclaimed “freelance monotheist,” Karen Armstrong had given up on religion. Raised in England in the years following World War II, Armstrong became a Roman Catholic nun in the order of Society of the Holy Child Jesus when she was still a teenager. After seven painful years, Armstrong left the church, frustrated and fed up with what she felt was an overly dogmatic institution. More » -
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The Bodhisattva's Gift
When we examine our own giving, we often discern that we give for a wide variety of reasons, often with mixed motives. Although we may have the well-being of the recipient in mind when we give, we also give in order to receive. More » -
The Joy of Giving
If beings knew, as I know, the results of giving and sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor would the stain of selfishness overcome their minds. Even if it were their last bite, their last mouthful, they would not eat without having shared, if there were someone to receive their gift. —Itivuttaka 26 More » -
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Living Buddhism
This article is available as part of our current web exclusive featuring the Shin School of Pure Land Buddhism. Read more about the rich tradition of Jodo Shinshu from our Wisdom Collection here. More » -
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Zen Every Day
I met Joko Beck in early 1972 at a small sitting group in the home of Ray Jordan, a student of Nyogen Sensaki and Soen Nakagawa. Joko was 55 years old and I was 30. Since we both worked at the University of California, San Diego, we quickly fell into a pattern of meeting regularly with our sack lunches. We took long walks discussing the vagaries of Zen. As I often saw her do, Joko would stare intensely and put out her finger while exclaiming “This is not real.” She had recently had a “big” experience in a sesshin with Yasutani Roshi, and she kept telling me that “it was horrible.” Yet she was more determined than ever to deepen her understanding. More »
















