On Practice
 In the moment, in the sweep of time
by Sunada
Sunada sometimes hears skepticism about the idea of being "in the moment." Does it really mean we should cut ourselves off from our past and future? Are we to drop all our cherished memories? Isn't it naïve not to plan for our future? No, she's quite certain this isn't what the Buddha had in mind when he taught about mindfulness. So let's take a closer look at what it might really mean.
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Creating and attracting the life you want
by Srimati
In this short video, Srimati describes the principle of "what we dwell upon, that we become." Where we place our attention, consciously or unconsciously, shapes the course of our future. By becoming more conscious of our thinking we can take responsibility for how our life unfolds.
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 Allow for bigger plans than your own to unfold
In When in Doubt, Make Belief, author Jeff Bell uses his personal experience living with severe OCD to offer a practical guide for the uncertainty that has become an inherent part of life in the 21st century, whether we have OCD or not. In this excerpt, he shares step number 10 from the book's "10 Steps Out When Stuck in Doubt."
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 Act Normal
Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. At eighteen he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries as Bhikkhu Dhammanando. Here are several clips from the documentary, Act Normal, directed by Olaf de Fleur, which follows the progress of Robert/Dhammanando from monasticism to lay life and back again.
The origin of suffering
Is Buddhist monasticism escapist?
The cultural confusions of an English monk in Thailand
The making of...
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