Carolyn Rose Gimian's Articles on Lion's Roar

Being Genuine in Meditation

by Carolyn Rose Gimian| January 5, 2018

How can we be sure we’re following the path of meditation genuinely? Carolyn Rose Gimian has tips for keeping it real.

We all recognize monkey mind—that wild mind going in more than one direction at a time, swinging from one branch of thought to the next. It wants the next banana, the next big thing, the next small thing. It wants to keep moving. Monkey mind likes texting and online gaming. It’s the mind that likes […]

Your Dissatisfaction is Good News

by Carolyn Rose Gimian| July 10, 2015

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Carolyn Rose Gimian explains why the experience of dissatisfaction — which the Rolling Stones so aptly described — might be just what we need.

Lighten Up

by Carolyn Rose Gimian| June 27, 2012

An attitude of humor, says Carolyn Rose Gimian, cuts through seriousness and stress and makes life cheerful and light.

Are We Really Taking Refuge?

by Carolyn Rose Gimian| May 14, 2012

Carolyn Rose Gimian reflects on modern-day practitioners’ ambivalent commitment to the three jewels and considers what we might be losing.

I Want To Be… Genuine

by Carolyn Rose Gimian| May 9, 2012

Great meditators before us have laid out the path, but how can we be sure we’re following it genuinely? There are no guarantees, but CAROLYN ROSE GIMIAN has some tips for keeping it real. When the Shambhala Sun asked me to write an article about how to make meditation practice genuine and real, I wasn’t […]