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The Simple Presence of Attention

Three talks by Toni Packer, a resident teacher of Springwater Center, in Springwater, New York.

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Politics & Dharma: No Separation

I did not begin to study Buddhism until I was forty-three years old. After years of political activism, I took lay vows.

What is Interdependent Origination?

Interdependent Origination as defined by Francesca Fremantle, a scholar and translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan works.

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Profile: Zen Hospice Society

People who enter the Zen Hospice Project are not seeking a path of meditation, and they will not hear much about “Zen” or “Buddhism” while they are there.

Do Buddhists Pray?

A panel discussion with Mark Unno, Rev. Shohaku Okumura, Sarah Harding and Bhante Madawala Seelawimala on Buddhist prayer.

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Readers’ Exchange: Workplace

Buddhadharma readers share their experience of Buddhist practice in everyday life as it relates to the workplace.

The Three Bodies of Enlightenment

A teaching on the three kayas by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

“Facing the Mirror”

What we perceive as the faults of others are simply a reflection of our own. A commentary on two verses of the Dhammapada by the late Ayya Khema.

Money for Nothing

What does Buddhism add to conventional Western conceptions about money?

What is Yogacara?

Yogacara as defined by Charles Muller, an academic who specializes in Korean Buddhism.