According to Frank Ostaseski, offering care to someone who’s dying is like meditation: there’s no one right way, but practice helps, and so do basic guidelines. A friend or family member shares the [...]
Sister Chan Khong on Thich Nhat Hanh: He’s Getting Stronger Every Day
Thich Nhat Hanh’s closest collaborator, Sister Chan Khong, brings us up to date on his health and the future of his [...]
Waves of Impermanence 🌊
Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, Lion's Roar deputy editor [...]
Before You Go on a Long Retreat
Andrew Holecek offers some practical advice for anyone considering a long-term retreat. If you’re thinking about [...]
The Power of Buddhism
If you ignore power, you ignore powerful Buddhist teachings. Pema Khandro Rinpoche says that Buddhism teaches us how to [...]
In Our Magazines
Inside the July 2018
Lion’s Roar magazine
The July 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine features Buddhist teachings on the real reasons to meditate. Inside, you’ll also find a profile of Oakland’s East Bay Meditation Center, the story of a childhood bully-turned-Buddhist, Roshi Joan Halifax on the five “edge states,” 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.
5 ways Buddhist communities can take part in social change
Like fish in water, it's easy for us to ignore the systems of injustice that surround us. Colin Beavan offers [...]
The Sacred Feminine
In Vajrayana Buddhism, dakinis are seen as unbridled and enlightened feminine energy. Lama Tsultrim Allione on [...]
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 [...]
Is Mine Bigger than Yours?
Charles Johnson explores our endless capacity to compare ourselves to others, and the Buddha’s antidote to [...]
Where I Make Sense
Buddhism teaches us that the buddhas can appear in different bodies. Finn Enke chronicles a lifelong journey [...]
