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Awake at Work

What is “right livelihood”? What “spiritual values” should an employer support? Can I bring my spiritual priorities and insights to work?

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Forum Essays: Work

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

Searching for the Truth that Is Far Below the Search

Below the level of thoughts, concepts and even emotions are the subtle ways that life is felt directly in the body. David Rome explains how to Focus.

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Intoxicants: Name Your Poison

I like to get a little out of it now and then, but I don't like to get too out of it too much, and thus my rule is to do as little as possible of any intoxicants, including caffeine.

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Readers’ Essays: Intoxicants

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

Just Don’t Do It

Sylvia Boorstein on the struggle of adjusting to new circumstances. Dealing with that stress? Maybe it's time to just take a break.

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Readers’ Essays: Therapy

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

Go With the Flow

You’re mostly made of water, says Cyndi Lee, so why not act that way?

Change of Heart

"My heart riffs through a repertory of responses before I can think," says Sylvia Boorstein. But she doesn't mind—she's glad to have a responsive heart.

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Reader essays: Relationships

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