Nibbana Is Giving Up, Letting Go, and Being Free
Ajahn Chah
Ajahn Chah explains some of Buddhisms most important principles, including nirvana, samadhi, and why it’s important to “Be really careful!”
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Remembering jazz legend and Buddhist Jerry Granelli
Rod Meade Sperry
Jazz musician, composer, music teacher, and Buddhist practitioner Jerry Granelli died on July 20 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 80.
How to Practice Deep Relaxation
Sister Chan Khong
Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.
Meditation is some serious funny business for Bizarro comic-strip artist Dan Piraro
Rod Meade Sperry
Rod Meade Sperry reports on the meditation advice recently shared by “Bizarro” creator Dan Piraro.
Waking Up to Your World
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön shares why the simple practice of taking a break from our usual thoughts is the most important thing we can do with our lives.
Asian American and Black Buddhist Teachers Reflect on Racial Solidarity
Minna Jain
Three Asian American and Black Buddhist teachers reflect on healing, solidarity, and how Buddhists of color can work together for greater racial justice.
How to Practice Deep Relaxation
Sister Chan Khong
Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.
Nibbana Is Giving Up, Letting Go, and Being Free
Ajahn Chah
Ajahn Chah explains some of Buddhisms most important principles, including nirvana, samadhi, and why it’s important to “Be really careful!”
Remembering jazz legend and Buddhist Jerry Granelli
Rod Meade Sperry
Jazz musician, composer, music teacher, and Buddhist practitioner Jerry Granelli died on July 20 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 80.
Meditation is some serious funny business for Bizarro comic-strip artist Dan Piraro
Rod Meade Sperry
Rod Meade Sperry reports on the meditation advice recently shared by “Bizarro” creator Dan Piraro.
Waking Up to Your World
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön shares why the simple practice of taking a break from our usual thoughts is the most important thing we can do with our lives.
Asian American and Black Buddhist Teachers Reflect on Racial Solidarity
Minna Jain
Three Asian American and Black Buddhist teachers reflect on healing, solidarity, and how Buddhists of color can work together for greater racial justice.
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MEDITATION
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How to Drink a Mindful Cup of Tea
Joseph Emet
A cup of tea or coffee is a nice break. Drinking it mindfully is a real break. Joseph Emet teaches us this five-step practice.
The Complete Package: Meditation and Yoga
Cyndi Lee
Yoga for the body and Buddhist meditation for the mind – it could the complete package. They offer insights and experiences that complement each other well.
Doing Nothing
Karen Maezen Miller
Karen Maezen Miller on how meditation helps her bring “doing nothing” into everything she does.
Meet Bad Habits with Loving-Kindness
Sylvia Boorstein
Sylvia Boorstein unpacks the foundational Buddhist teaching “Recognize unwholesome states in the mind and replace them with wholesome states.”
Meditation Only Goes So Far
Willa Blythe Baker
If you want to connect with the open, spacious quality of mind, says Willa Blythe Baker, at some point you have to stop trying to meditate.
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How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
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BUDDHIST WISDOM
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4 Ways to Heal Yourself with Love
Pawan Bareja
Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity—these four loving qualities, says Pawan Bareja, are powerful ways to heal our trauma. The work of healing trauma makes us
Whatever Way the Wind Blows
Pico Iyer
So-called objective reality, Pico Iyer finds, is as fickle as the weather. Maybe that’s because it’s as much mind as matter.
On the Trail of Birth and Death
Barbara Gates
“How many times have I felt that I couldn’t bear the heartbreak,” says Barbara Gates. “But here I am still hiking strong.”
What Is Your Body?
Norman Fischer
It’s less than we think. It’s far more than we know. It’s who we are but it’s not. Contemplate the deeper reality of the body.
Other Ways to Practice?
Konda Mason
Vipassana teacher Konda Mason answers the question: “Is it OK if I find other ways to be meditative besides sitting on a cushion following my breath?”
LIFE & CULTURE
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Leaving the Shore of Illusion
Leslie Davis
As a child, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis escaped her painful reality by daydreaming. Through meditation, she’s learned to resist the urge to escape into her mind and focus on the present moment.
How to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
Karen Kissel Wegela
Contemplative psychologist Karen Kissel Wegela teaches a practice to help us see difficult people — and ourselves — more clearly.
Overworked & Overwhelmed
Furyu Nancy Schroeder
There are burdens we can’t put down, says Furyu Nancy Schroeder. That fact is the true heart of our human life.
Musical Meditations
Andrew Glencross
Lion’s Roar magazine’s associate art director Andrew Glencross looks at three bodhisattvas of the music world: Éliane Radigue, John Coltrane, and Philip Glass.
Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter
James Kullander
Towering stacks of newspapers, a mountain of clippings — James Kullander feels they might contain some fact that would transform his life.
THE MAGAZINE
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The July 2021 issue of Lion’s Roar features five ways to keep it together when things fall apart.
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Your true nature is like the sky, says Mingyur Rinpoche, its love and wisdom unaffected by the clouds of life. You can access it with this awareness meditation.
Stream of Tears
Cecilia Mitra
Grief offers a unique opportunity, says bereaved mother Cecilia Mitra, but only if we’re not afraid to discover its primal source.
Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love
Melvin McLeod
Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture.
Grandmother’s Wisdom
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu’s grandmother taught him that it’s the human condition to be lonely. Being mindful of our loneliness connects us to all others who are feeling the same way.
BUDDHADHARMA
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The Summer 2021 issue of Buddhadharma features in-depth teachings on the nature of mind for cultivating your Buddhist practice and manifesting those teachings meaningfully in everyday life.
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Ejo McMullen on the total response of Avalokiteshvara — with a thousand arms, an eye on the palm of each hand — as the model of the bodhisattva path.
How Equanimity Powers Love
Kaira Jewel Lingo
True equanimity, says Kaira Jewel Lingo, is not in any way detached or uncaring—it’s inclusive, and loving, and the foundation for spiritual courage.
Deconstructing Whiteness
Joy Brennan
Joy Brennan shows how Yogacara teachings reveal whiteness as a constructed identity—and how they offer a path through it, to bodhisattva activity.
Behind “the Global Goenka”
Lauren Leve
Lauren Leve reviews “S. N. Goenka: Emissary of Insight” by Daniel M. Stuart.