Practice library

Something small to practice together.

Begin with an illustrated story, explore a book diagram with a guided explanation, or choose the base your relationship needs today. The four illustrated stories and four Dāna practices are free; one purchase opens the complete library while the program is offered.

Illustrated story · DānaFree

Dāna: Give Without Counting

See how a household scoreboard can become a freely chosen act of care—without ignoring a real imbalance.

4 min illustrated reflectionOpen →
Illustrated story · PiyavācāFree

Piyavācā: Choose Kind Words

Watch one pause turn a defensive reflex into language that keeps truth and connection in the same room.

4 min illustrated reflectionOpen →
Illustrated story · AtthacariyāFree

Atthacariyā: Act Before Being Asked

See the difference between waiting for instructions and taking complete ownership of what shared life requires.

4 min illustrated reflectionOpen →
Illustrated story · SamānattatāFree

Samānattatā: Stand as Equals

See how equal dignity changes a career conflict from a hierarchy into a plan that makes room for two lives.

4 min illustrated reflectionOpen →
Book diagram · DānaJourney

The Four Bases as a Living System

See why generosity, pleasant speech, beneficial action, and radical equity become stronger when practiced together.

5 min visual guidePreview →
Book diagram · SamānattatāJourney

The Four Types of Couples

Use the four-quadrant matrix to recognize a relationship pattern under stress without turning the pattern into a permanent label.

8 min visual reflectionPreview →
Book diagram · AtthacariyāJourney

The Concentric Circles of Priority

Map where decisions, attention, and emotional energy belong so outside demands do not consume the family sanctuary.

10 min boundary guidePreview →
Activity · DānaFree

The Silent Help

Lift one burden your partner carries and let their relief—not recognition—be the reward.

10–15 minOpen →
Reading · DānaFree

The Dishwasher War

See how one uncounted contribution interrupts a familiar cycle of debt, defense, and distance.

6 min read + talkOpen →
Couples game · DānaFree

The Ledger Check

Catch scorekeeping in real time and rewrite the thought before it becomes resentment.

24-hour experimentOpen →
Read-aloud ritual · DānaFree

The Thermostat Reset

Process outside stress before it becomes the emotional temperature of your home.

5 min read-aloudOpen →
Reading · PiyavācāJourney

The Forgotten Errand

A missed promise becomes either a character attack or a problem two people can solve.

6 min read + talkPreview →
Activity · PiyavācāJourney

The Text Audit

Review the emotional tone of your recent messages and send appreciation with no logistics attached.

12 minPreview →
Couples game · PiyavācāJourney

The No-Interruption Challenge

Trade rebuttal-building for curiosity and prove that your partner’s meaning arrived.

15 minPreview →
Read-aloud ritual · PiyavācāJourney

The Sacred Pause

Step out of escalation without abandoning the conversation or using silence as punishment.

7 min read-aloudPreview →
Reading · AtthacariyāJourney

The Weekend Chaos

Compare passive helping with anticipatory action before a demanding weekend begins.

6 min read + talkPreview →
Activity · AtthacariyāJourney

The Mental Load Lift

Take one recurring responsibility fully off your partner’s mind—remembering, planning, doing, and closing.

20 min + 3 daysPreview →
Couples game · AtthacariyāJourney

The Sunday Summit

Synchronize the week before its friction points turn into resentment and parallel lives.

15 minPreview →
Read-aloud ritual · AtthacariyāJourney

The Buffer Zone

Create a protected block of deep focus or deep rest and remove its predictable interruptions.

8 min plan + 2 hoursPreview →
Reading · SamānattatāJourney

The Career Crisis

A scheduling collision reveals whether income, status, or expertise quietly outranks equal dignity.

7 min read + talkPreview →
Couples game · SamānattatāJourney

The Pronoun Audit

Move from “you versus me” language to words that place both partners beside the problem.

3-day experimentPreview →
Read-aloud ritual · SamānattatāJourney

The Empathy Mirror

Witness your partner’s difficulty without ranking, minimizing, comparing, or fixing it.

10 min read-aloudPreview →
Couples game · SamānattatāJourney

The Power Swap

Trade Captain and Passenger roles so competence creates freedom instead of permanent hierarchy.

One shared decisionPreview →
Activity · SamānattatāJourney

The One-Pot Audit

Examine whether money is family capital, personal leverage, or a source of unequal permission.

25 minPreview →