It was not just his teachings on gender and class, which seem modern even today. Andrew Olendzki on all that made the Buddha one of the most radical people who ever lived. Then with the gleaming of [...]
The Buddha is Still Teaching
The true Buddha isn’t limited to the body or mind of a particular person who lived long ago. He is present today, says [...]
Gautama vs the Buddha
If you’re looking for relief from suffering, argues Buddhist scholar and author Glenn Wallis, you won’t find it in some [...]
Giant Jade Buddha arrives home in Australia after 9-year world tour
The Buddha was carved from a massive high-quality jade boulder unearthed in Canada in 2000. After almost a [...]
How to Be Equanimous in a Racialized World
In a tense moment on a full plane, Ruth King gets a glimpse of the inner strength of equanimity. Several years ago, [...]
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Inside the May 2018
Lion’s Roar magazine
The May 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine features Buddhist teachings on how to deal with difficult people and not be one yourself from Pema Chödrön, Norman Fischer, Karen Maezen Miller, and more. Inside, you’ll also find Tibetan Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten on the lessons he learned after his community’s retreat center fell victim to a wildfire, an exploration of the scientific evidence of rebirth, and more.
Inside the Summer 2018 Buddhadharma magazine
The Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly is available now. Inside you'll find a step-by-step guide through the intricacies of breath practice in meditation by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, a firsthand account of sexual misconduct by a guru and profound insight for fellow survivors by Lama Willa Miller, a classic teaching on the wisdom of emptiness by Dainin Katagiri Roshi, and more.
Breaking the Silence on Sexual Misconduct
In the Summer 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly, Lama Willa Miller offers both her [...]
The Case for Rebirth
Guy Armstrong reviews Rebirth in Early Buddhism and Current Research by Bhikkhu Analayo. An advance look at [...]
How to Practice Vipassana Insight Meditation
Step-by-step instructions on how to do this important practice — the foundation of all Buddhist meditations — [...]
How RAIN Can Nourish You
Jack Kornfield teaches us the transformative mindfulness practice known as "RAIN." Mindfulness does not [...]
The Balanced Body and the Middle Way
While tension and imbalance manifest as discursiveness, argues Will Johnson, a truly balanced body generates [...]
Realistic Travel Tips for Unreal Destinations
Alexander Weinstein's The Lost Traveler's Tour Guide comprises a collection of tour guide entries for [...]
Sharon Salzberg: Love Is Not Weakness
There is a misconception, says Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg, that developing a more loving heart will make [...]
Lama Willa Miller’s advice for climate change activists
Lama Willa Miller talks to Lion's Roar deputy editor Andrea Miller about how to build a movement that can [...]
