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Daily life practice – the cultivation of virtue in ordinary action.

With Shaila Catherine recorded on December 11, 2016.

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Shaila discusses the cultivation of virtue. Her talk will considers the relationship between virtue practices, and the more popular practices of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom.

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