Dharma Refuge is a community of people dedicated to walking the path of wakefulness through an exploration of Buddhist wisdom and contemporary life. We integrate both traditional Buddhist methods of study, self-reflection, inquiry and meditation with secular, empirically-based practices of mindfulness, altruism and self-compassion. The cultivation of Bodhichitta—the wish to be awakened in order to benefit all living beings is at heart of our approach to living awake.