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Mantra Part 2: Good Vibrations — Mantras in Buddhist Practice “Of what is the body made? Of emptiness and rhythm.” How does mantra work?

Buddhist Practices / Dharma / Mantra / Vajrayana
Vajra and bell and mala are all important "Practice supports." Bell represents support of wisdom in our practice, vajra stands for activity and compassion, and the mala stands for Dharma speech.

The Sound of Enlightenment: Healing, Setting the Mind Free, Protecting the Mind, and Remaining Mindful of Dharma Throughout the Day

Dharma / Mantra / Vajrayana
Rebirth is often symbolized with the metaphor of a butterfly. The Blue Morpho — one of the world’s most beautiful butterflies — with its iridescent blue color — is also one of the largest, with up to an eight-inch massive wingspan. Butterflies are one of the most common symbols of reincarnation around the world. It is the symbol used for the logo of our "sister" publication True Rebirth>>

Rebirth and Karma are important in Buddhism but What is the Reasonable Evidence for Rebirth, Previous Lives and Karma?

Buddhist Living / Dharma / Karma / Lamrim / Ngondro / Rebirth / Reincarnation / Scientific Buddhist
Practicing generosity creates positive karma. Here, a kind lay-Buddhist gives alms to three monks who, like the Buddha, eat only before noon and only from food given to them. Merit for good deeds is an intuitive concept in karma.

Karma is Not Fate: Why Karma is Empowering. Why do bad things happen to good people? How can we escape the wheel of suffering?

Buddhist Living / Dharma / Karma / Lamrim / Ngondro / Rebirth / Reincarnation / Scientific Buddhist
Meditation has proven health benefits.

Settling the Mind or Activating the Mind — which meditation works, why and how? One’s good for health, the other for mind, and…

Meditation
Mandala offerings are very active forms of veneration and meditation.

Mandala Offering: offering “everything to the Buddha” — purify karma and accumulate merit daily

Buddhist Practices / Karma / Lama Tsongkhapa / Lamrim / Ngondro / Meditation / Vajrayana
For the weekend, during Nyung Nye we undertake the eight precepts of a monastic. Normally lay people only observe the first five.

The Emptiness of Prayer—Who Do We Pray To? “You and the Buddha are not separate realities.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddhist Living / Dharma
Green Tara's kind face. Tara is known as Tara the Rescuer.

Mama Buddha Tara: Compassionate Action; Stories of Green Tara the Rescuer — How She Can Help You

Bodhisattvas / Buddha / Buddhist Practices / Dakini / Dakini Wisdom / Deities / Mahayana / Mantra / Tantra / Tara / Vajrayana
What do the Dalai Lama and Patch Adams M.D. have in common? They both believe in the power of laughter to heal.

Laughter — the Best Medicine: What the Dalai Lama and Patch Adams Have in Common

Buddhist Living / Buddhist Practices / Dalai Lama / Meditation
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Dealing with the Monkey King: Meditation Techniques for People With Unsettled Monkey Minds

Meditation / Mindfulness
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Why Reciting Buddhist Sutras Out Loud is Important; Sutras Help Us Remain Mindful of the Teachings and Disengage the “Clinging” Conscious Mind

Buddhist Practices / Mahayana / Sutras & Sutta / Zen • Chan • Seon
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Zen Skateboarding: Riding Into Enlightenment

Meditation / Mindfulness / Zen • Chan • Seon
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The Lightning Path of Buddhism: The Power of Yidams

Buddhist Practices / Dakini / Deities / Tantra / Vajrayana
Many Buddhists are hours and many miles from their gurus, teachers, Sangha and the active support of Dharma families. There are ways to connect rurally to the Sangha and Buddhist Practices from remote places.

Empowering the Rural Buddhist: Tips for Remote Practice

Buddhist Practices
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Seven Line Prayer to Padmasambhava

Buddhist Practices / Deities / Guru Rinpoche / Vajrayana
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Loving Kindness: My Favorite Sutra

Buddha / Mahayana / Sutras & Sutta
Respectful full-prostration bows are important to devout Korean Buddhists, one of the six essential practices.

Six Essential Practices of Korean Buddhists: Bowing, Meditation, Yeombul, Mantra, Sutra

Mahayana
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Empowerment Was Important to Me

Vajrayana
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