In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path. Here, Tenku Ruff examines finding the [...]
Don’t Always Trust Your Perceptions
Thich Nhat Hanh offers a short teaching on perception and the value of remaining calm. Breathing in, I see myself [...]
Alan Ball’s “Here and Now” Doesn’t Shy Away from Suffering
In the November issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, eight practitioners discuss the Buddhist themes in their favorite TV [...]
What Is Gassho?
Kobun Chino Roshi explains the meaning of gassho, a hand gesture that is often accompanied with a bow. Mudra means [...]
The Snoozeletter
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, LionsRoar.com's editor Sam [...]
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Inside the November 2018
Lion’s Roar magazine
The November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine features Buddhist wisdom on how to get over obstacles on the spiritual path. Inside, you’ll find teachings from Karen Maezen Miller, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, and Judy Lief; a lucid dreaming practice from Andrew Holecek; a conversation with Pema Chödrön and Father Gregory Boyle; and much more.
Inside the Winter 2018 Buddhadharma magazine
The Winter 2018 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly is available now. Inside, Thanissaro Bhikkhu unpacks the Buddha’s view of what the world really is, Gesshin Greenwood offers an alternative to the “male fantasy” of striving for enlightenment, and Scott Mitchell gives a glimpse into Pure Land practice in North America. You’ll also find Ask the Teachers, book reviews, and more.
How to Practice Lucid Dreaming
Andrew Holecek teaches us how to be awake when we’re asleep. You know that magical moment when you wake [...]
In Accord with All Time
If you can know yourself as the unity of past, present, and future, says Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, then you see [...]
How can I work with strong emotions in meditation?
In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked [...]
How to Practice Metta for a Troubled Time
Mushim Patricia Ikeda teaches us how to generate loving-kindness and good will as an antidote to hatred and [...]
6 Buddhist Leaders Reflect on the US Midterms and What Comes Next
In the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the Democrats took control of the House and seven governorships while [...]
I Vow Not to Burn Out
Mushim Ikeda says it's not enough to help others. You have to take care of yourself too. At the end of [...]
How Sad Is Your Love?
The conventional definitions of “love” and “compassion” are quite limited, says Buddhist scholar Mu Soeng. He [...]
5 Ways to Win the Internet
Zen priest Gesshin Greenwood offers five tips for staying safe and sane online. The internet is a scary [...]
