Lama Tsutrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique, based on the Tibetan Buddhist principles of “Chöd,” to turn your inner demons into friends.
To Practice Mindfulness Is to Return to Life
Thich Nhat Hanh says that mindfulness shows us the suffering of life and connects us with compassion.
Why Bodhisattvas Need to Disrupt the Status Quo
According to Zen priest and climate scientist Kritee, part of our work in addressing climate change is to understand systems — how they work, how we’re complicit in them, and how we can change them to work for the good.
No One Like Me
Lama Rod Owens on taking care of your own needs when you don’t see yourself represented in those around you.
Buddhist Glossary
Definitions of key Buddhist terms, from Abhidharma to Zen.
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Inside the March 2020
Lion’s Roar magazine
The January 2020 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine features simple and powerful meditations to relax into your true nature. Inside, you’ll find his teachings from Diana Winston, Mingyur Rinpoche, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. You’ll also find profiles of 10 Buddhist women you should know; Sylvia Boorstein on how to practice wise intention; an interview Buddhist teacher Konda Mason about The Gathering II; Buddhist book reviews; and much more.
Inside the Spring 2020 Buddhadharma magazine
The Spring 2020 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly features in-depth teachings for cultivating your Buddhist practice and manifesting those teachings meaningfully in everyday life. Inside, you’ll find thoughtful commentaries, reviews of the latest Buddhist books, Ask the Teachers, and more.
Steadfast in the Midst of Samsara
Shinshu Roberts examines the suffering inherent in the bodhisattva path, what Dogen referred to as being “the blue lotus in the flame.”
Ask the Teachers: Is happiness really the central goal of Buddhist practice?
Anushka Fernandopulle, Ven. Thubten Chodron, and Kaira Jewel Lingo discuss the real meaning of “happiness” in Buddhism.
How to Practice Bearing Witness
Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris teaches us a three-step practice to connect with and serve those who are suffering.
How to Be a Bodhisattva
It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first.
How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times
A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.
Love Is the Answer to the Climate Crisis
As the climate crisis worsens, and the window to solve it is quickly closing, we have a choice to make: we can shut down in fear or lean in and open our hearts even more.
What If This Is It?
Throughout her life, GaBrilla Ballard has often vacillated between the extremes of grasping and pushing away. In a seemingly mundane moment, she finds the beauty of the center.
What Meditation Can’t Cure
Meditation wasn’t designed to heal psychological wounds, explains Debra Flics. She cautions not to see it as a replacement for psychotherapy.