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Healing the Divide

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpVMQTCXssU[/embed] The Buddha taught that while others may behave in ways that are disappointing, shocking, or cruel; we shall not be cruel -- thus, we shall incline our hearts. He said that even the inclination... Read more

Author: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD

The Bliss of Blamelessness

[embed]https://youtu.be/F9tcViVeVtI[/embed] How can we deepen an inner sense of freedom? In Buddhism, ethics are very important. We have something called the Five Precepts—ethical guidelines for how we can live our life to be a good, safe person in th... Read more

Nuns practicing Kung Fu in Nepal. Photograph by Saumya Khandelwal/New York Times

Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention

Honoring the women who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion and the Dharma For National Women’s History Month, InsightLA thanks and honors all the women around the globe who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the Dharma in its many forms. This... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman, PhD

Thankful for a Kindness

“These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done.” — The Buddha, in the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 2:118). The doorbell rings. I stand ... Read more

Healing the Divide

The Bliss of Blamelessness

Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention

Thankful for a Kindness

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